Category: For Immediate Release

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #524: February 8, 2010

    Content summary: MediaFunnel FIR interview is up; Help A PR Pro Out; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: what Vodafone did when an employee tweeted obscenely, wide and mostly negative reaction to…

  • FIR Interview: Andreas Wilkens and Michele Macpherson of MediaFunnel

    MediaFunnel is a web-based platform for managing team contributions to an organization’s social media output. Initially developed for teams contributing content to branded Twitter accounts, it is expanding into Facebook and other social media channels. In this FIR Interview, co-host…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #523: February 4, 2010

    Content summary: New FIR Speakers & Speeches podcast is up; upcoming FIR Interview with Marc Wright; Dan York’s report; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: new Pew study on social media/mobile internet use among teens and young…

  • FIR Speakers and Speeches: Chris Christensen on online business communities

    Content summary: Chris Christensen, former Executive Vice President of Engineering and Operations for LiveWorld and host of the Amateur Traveler podcast, spoke at the February 3, 2010 Social Media Breakfast/East Bay in San Francisco. His remarks focused on the various…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #522: February 1, 2010

    Content summary: Congratulations to Doug Haslam who joins Voce Communications; vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; update on pending FIR iPhone app from iSites.us; the Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop; News That Fits: recruiters really care about your online reputation…