Author: Neville Hobson

  • FIR Interview – Podshow CEO Ron Bloom: August 21, 2006

    In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Shel enjoyed a 23-minute conversation with Ron Bloom, co-founder (with Adam Curry) and CEO of Podshow, a media company specializing in the distribution of independently-produced podcasts. Our conversation focuses on business…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #165: August 21, 2006

    Content summary: Terry Fallis of Thornley-Fallis is guest co-host while Neville’s in New York. One-minute news items include a look at a Canadian Internet usage survey, NOAA’s new presence in Second Life, ESPN’s decision to work with a Canadian interview…

  • Back in NYC

    I arrived in New York City late Sunday afternoon where I’ll be for the next few days on client business. Flew in on the direct KLM flight from Amsterdam. As this was my first trip back to the US since…

  • Communication and IT: Still an uneasy alliance

    Dee Rambeau presents a depressing workplace scenario that, in my experience, was all too common ten to twelve years ago as everyone began discovering the web as a business tool. The scenario is broadly to do with who makes decisions…

  • Speedo shows what podcasting can do for marketing

    For a good example of how an organization listens to informal feedback to help them quickly understand the potential benefits of a new-media tool like podcasting, take a look at what swimwear brand Speedo is now doing. Six weeks ago,…