Author: Neville Hobson
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Podcast survey: FIR listeners are influential, educated, mobile and global
The results are in from the first FIR Listener Survey that ran during April, providing us with invaluable feedback on a wide range of topics including what listeners think of the show, how and where they listen, and with some…
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Blackberry future in doubt again
“Blackberry saved” was a common theme of news reporting in March after Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the ubiquitous Blackberry wireless phone/email device, came to a $612 million settlement in its legal battle defending a claim for patent infringement.…
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The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #133: May 1, 2006
Content summary: Another pay for placement scandal; the rise of the non English-language blogosphere; FIR Listener Survey results; Lee Hopkins reports; PR and the education curriculum; kids and communication: Part 1; listeners’ comments discussion; FIR Frappr community update; vote at Podcast…
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The multilingual blogosphere
Everyone knows that the blogosphere continues to grow, still doubling in size every six months or so, maintaining a consistent three-year growth trend. But figures so far tend to relate to English-language blogs only. So it’s good to see some…
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The Kremlin’s PR challenge
The Financial Times reports on a big task for any PR agency: Russia’s presidential administration has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Ketchum, a US-based PR firm, to advise on communications with western media during its G8 term, which started on…