Author: Neville Hobson

  • More choice with WordPress widgets

    Some interesting moves going on with the free WordPress.com hosted blog service in the area of ease of use in design and layout that adds to its attraction as an alternative to TypePad, the hosted service you pay for. Coming…

  • Frameworks for panel moderation

    As someone who’s moderated a few conference panels in recent months, and is preparing for doing another one in June, I found Guy Kawasaki’s tips on how to be a great moderator quite useful: Don’t over-prepare the panelists. Do prepare…

  • WordPress upgraded

    I’ve just upgraded WordPress on this blog to version 2.0.2 which was released last week. It’s described as a security fix with recommendations to do the upgrade. It also look as though there are quite a few bugfixes, so upgrading…

  • Measuring listeners and podcast advertising

    As a podcaster, I could tell you exactly how many copies of each edition of For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report are downloaded. I can also tell you which podcatcher or distribution services downloaders use. I can even…

  • Ask and you might get

    A few weeks ago, I heard about Tom Locke and his $39 Experiment: I was sitting around one day, skimming through a pile of bills that I needed to pay. I looked over at a new, unopened roll of stamps…