Author: Neville Hobson

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #354: June 16, 2008

    Content summary: Shel on the road; latest FIR Live call-in show; dealing with a troll in FriendFeed; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on China’s good PR following the earthquake, digital media in South Korea fueling public debate, the website from…

  • If AP asks for help, answer the call

    At a time when news is fast becoming a commodity – you don’t care so much where the news comes from as it’s the news itself you’re interested in – the behaviour of the Associated Press news agency looks distinctly…

  • The ultimate role of the iPhone

    Watching the video of Apple CEO Steve Jobs giving his keynote address at Apple’s developer conference last Monday, I was struck by two things. First, Jobs is a compelling presenter, a true showman and storyteller. Not a showman in the…

  • Getting rid of unwelcome attention in FriendFeed

    One of the reasons why FriendFeed has captured so many imaginations, certainly in the tech community, is the way in which it has rapidly developed as a place where conversations happen. Originally started in October 2007 as an aggregator for…

  • Government to ban product placement on TV

    One of the great things about digital TV and a personal video recorder (PVR) is the ease with which you as a viewer can wholly control what you watch. With the exception of the news, I rarely watch TV as…