Author: Neville Hobson

  • Drive a million miles, get a new Saab free

    If you love classic Saab cars as I do, you’ll love this story on GM’s FastLane Blog of a Saab 900 Aero turbo owner in the US who has just completed one million miles in his car since he bought…

  • FIR Interview – Alex Laats, Chairman & CEO, Podzinger: December 19, 2006

    In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Shel and Neville enjoyed a 25-minute conversation with Alex Laats, Chairman and CEO of Podzinger, the world’s most powerful audio and video search engine and online advertising network. Podzinger is a…

  • Second Life: Just say yes

    Mention Second Life to some people and you open a door to skepticism and dismissive opinions. It reminds me of similar reactions about blogging just a couple of years ago. While I strongly believe that Second Life has enormous potential…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #199: December 18, 2006

    Content summary: CaseCamp Second Life review; Lee Hopkins reports; traditional media far from dead, says Ketchum/USC media usage survey; Circuit City opens store in Second Life; Nick Denton on last days of the media embargo; Edelman and NewsGator to create…

  • Filling the TechCrunch UK void

    It’s nearly a week since Le Web 3 in Paris and it’s still hard to find any meaningful commentary about the event that isn’t overshadowed by talk about the political hijacking of the two-day conference. Much blog commentary late last…