Category: For Immediate Release

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #166: August 24, 2006

    Content summary: With guest co-host Heidi Miller; Northwest Airlines employee communication kerfuffle; Donna Papacosta asks is podcasting creeping into the business mainstream; business communicators in Second Life; Shel reports on the low state of employee communication and intranets; sex and…

  • 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…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #164: August 17, 2006

    Content summary: Listener feedback on the 2006 Podcast Awards; Apple’s cease-and-desist orders concerning use of the iPod name; employee at UK telco Orange suspended for racial post on political blog; blogs, wikis and forums sway consumer opinion; podcast transcription and…

  • 2006 Podcast Awards – Results

    The results for the 2006 Podcast Awards contest were announced late yesterday and the list of nearly all winners posted. FIR was a contender for the Best Business Podcast award – but we didn’t win. Winner of this category was…