Category: For Immediate Release

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #684: December 31, 2012

    Intro: We conclude our 7th year of FIR (and begin our 8th year) on January 3, on the audio quality in episode 683, FIR Interview with Ekaterina Walter coming early in the New Year; Quick News: Mobile malware will be…

  • FIR Cut: Starbucks Twitter hashtag hijacked by critics

    Overflow from FIR #683 on December 24, 2012. Mashable: Starbucks Twitter Hashtag Campaign Becomes Forum for Brand-Bashing Telegraph: Starbucks Twitter campaign hijacked by tax protests Twitter: #SpreadTheCheer Listen Now: Download this podcast (MP3, 3.95Mb; length 9:47) If you want to…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #683: December 24, 2012

    Intro: FIR Interview with Dell’s Cy Jervis is up, Ekaterina Walter interview is coming in the New Year; FIR Android app is now in the Amazon app store, not the Google Play store; Quick News: New York Times points a…

  • FIR Interview: Dell IdeaStorm Project Manager Cy Jervis

    Dell was one of the first companies to make a serious commitment to social media and today is one of the most frequently cited companies when conversation turns to businesses that do social media well. Starting with its first blog,…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #682: December 17, 2012

    Intro: A word on the Newtown tragedy, communication and contemporary society; FIR Interviews coming with Ekaterina Walter of Intel and Cy Jervis of Dell’s IdeaStorm; some thoughts about show length; Quick News: Report offers best practices for social media in…