Author: Neville Hobson

  • Understanding climate change and what to do about it

    Climate change is a hot topic much in the news these days with increasing messages from our governments telling us we need to act now to save the planet. We’re hearing new phrases like ‘carbon neutrality,’ ‘carbon footprint,’ ‘personal CO2…

  • WordPress 2.2 released

    A few weeks late but it’s now available – version 2.2 of the WordPress blog platform. This version includes many new features and over two hundred bug fixes. If you’re running any previous version, the time is now to upgrade.…

  • Twitter overload?

    Is Twitter creaking under the strain? I’ve not been able to tweet anything all morning (shock! horror!). Can usually log in ok, although it’s terribly slow, but not add anything. Is it just me? Looking at Twitter just now, I…

  • Dancing the virtual night away

    What a blast! A great party last night at the Coca-Cola Virtual Thirst pavilion in Second Life. Organized by my crayon colleague CC Chapman (aka Cleon Goff), the event featured MoShang Zhao live from Taiwan playing his unique Chinese Chill…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #240: May 14, 2007

    Content summary: Sallie’s FIR guest slot appreciated; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Helvetica celebrates 50; the employee role in brand innovation; low employee understanding of benefits; employers identify wellness and employee education initiatives; a manifesto for the 21st century…