Author: Neville Hobson

  • FIR Interview: Shashi Bellamkonda, Social Media Swami, Network Solutions

    Shashi Bellamkonda joined Network Solutions – which once held the monopoly on dot-com domain registrations – as a customer service representative. His use of social media in all of his jobs led to his appointment as the coordinator of social…

  • Animoto video comes to iPhone

    If you have an iPhone, I advise you to visit the iTunes App Store immediately and install Animoto, a free app and one of the coolest I’ve yet seen for iPhone. I’m a huge fan of Animoto, the service that…

  • FIR Cut: the iPhone is Apple’s netbook

    Overflow from FIR #408 on December 22, 2009. News That Fits: The iPhone is Apple’s Netbook: Almost Half of All Traffic from WiFi Networks Apple’s iPhone drives WiFi growth Download this podcast (4.65Mb, 10:03) If you want to automatically receive…

  • FIR Cut: IBM launches enterprise social network for research purposes

    Overflow from FIR #408 on December 22, 2009. News That Fits: Research on the Use of Social Software in the Workplace (PDF) Download this podcast (2.68Mb, 5:45) If you want to automatically receive FIR Cuts as they’re published, subscribe to…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #408: December 22, 2008

    Content summary: New FIR Interview, FIR Live, posted; more FIR content coming; thanks Heather Gorringe who says FIR an inspiration for Wiggly Wigglers; FIR also a fave for ReadWriteWeb; Michael Netzley looks at how Asia’s internet is different; the Media…