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Full story: Is there such a thing as a British accent?The British accent is the most attractive in the world according to a survey of 11,000 people globally, says a report in yesterday’s print edition of the Telegraph newspaper (and also in the online edition). The Telegraph’s concise report notes that 27 percent of respondents to the survey rated British as the “sexiest” and “most dateable” accent, way ahead of the American accent in second place with 8.7 percent and Irish in third place with 8.1 percent. The survey the…
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Full story: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #794: February 9, 2015Quick News: New podcast ‘Context Matters’ from Brian Solis and Chris Saad, workers want employer perspective on political and public policy issues, Madonna premieres new music video on Snapchat, U.S universities banning smartwatches; Ragan promo; News That Fits: The Internet of Things and “intimate data”; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: reflections about communicating in a collectivist culture; future tech today: the hotel in Japan staffed by multi-lingual robots; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments in audio, email and in…
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Full story: Brian Solis and Chris Saad launch Context Matters podcastA new voice joined the ranks of business podcasts this week in the form of Context Matters, a new audio podcast from Brian Solis and Chris Saad. The podcast’s focus is clear: Context Matters is a podcast featuring discussions at the intersection of business, technology & culture. The first episode was posted on February 4 in which the two hosts discussed Uber, Microsoft HoloLens and “why ‘Women Shouldn’t Code’ according to some people.” It’s just over 35 minutes. Give it…
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Full story: FIR Interview: Steve Rubel on Storytelling in the Age of Social News ConsumptionAmong the hundreds of thousands of news items distributed online every day, a precious few gain traction and spread across social networks (mostly Facebook, but even including “dark social” channels like messaging apps and email). Journalists are under increasing pressure to produce content people will share, and they are adopting practices they believe can increase the odds that their stories will lead to greater reach and more views. PR practitioners who understand these issues can tailor their outreach to editors…
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Full story: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #793: February 2, 2015
Nominate FIR for 10th Annual People’s Podcast Awards; we could use iTunes reviews, too; Quick News: People still share most of their content on Facebook, British Army sets up new brigade “to win in the Information Age”, Uber’s pricing model comes to the workplace, Battenhall PR firm launches WhatsApp information service; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Microchipped employees pros and cons; Dan York’s Tech Report: Markdown language, Internet Society media relations opening, ICANN in Singapore; Seven scientific reasons to use…
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