Author: Neville Hobson
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No more fun in the Valley
If you read about Silicon Valley these days, you’ll notice quite a bit of opinion out there that a new dot-com bubble is building. A sense of dot-com deja vu, some say. One of the Silicon Valley movers I give…
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Because it’s there
A British climber has set a world record by making a mobile phone call from the top of Mount Everest: In the early hours of 21 May, Rod Baber made two calls from the mountain’s north ridge. […] To make…
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The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #242: May 21, 2007
Content summary: Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; to create buzz, US TV networks try a little ‘blogola’; delivering breaking news via a breaking news blog; building a list of blogs by accountants; GM rises in reputation index; cross-platform financial exchange…
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The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #241: May 17, 2007
Content summary: The Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; why managers need to engage with grumpy employees; study: consumers trust social media more than corporate sites; BASF starts public podcasting in English and German; PR News survey says video is underutilized;…
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Check the facts or scoop the consequences
Those who think blogs are dangerous and bloggers are people who only set out to destroy reputations will love this story. Just before midday NY time yesterday, gadget blog Engadget posted that Apple’s iPhone would be delayed until October and…