Author: Neville Hobson

  • Opportunity for podcasters

    Internet radio broadcasters face the alarming prospect of paying much higher royalties to song performers, says the Wall Street Journal, a burden that could silence some online stations. This looks a possibility if you’re an internet station in the US…

  • New Communication Forum gets underway

    A great event starts tomorrow in Las Vegas, USA – the New Communication Forum 2007. I sit here in the UK feeling pretty gutted at not being there. I was due to participate, co-presenting a pre-conference workshop today on podcasting…

  • Second Life: All you need is an open mind

    If you want to really understand all sides of the story about Second Life as a business platform – the genuine potential as well as the current drawbacks – a series of in-depth feature articles published last week by CIO…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #220: March 5, 2007

    Content summary: Best Buy confirms it has secret intranet website; moves in Second Life: Danish Saxo Bank to offer trading, venture funding for property developer Ansche Chung, SL Bounty to make job hunting easier, European Union to open office; despised…

  • Business blogs sell emotions

    Last week, I was interviewed for an article on business blogs in Europe in IFG Online, the web presence of the Istituto “Carlo De Martino” per la Formazione al Giornalismo in Milan, Italy. That interview has been posted. How’s your…