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Full story: FT conference bots to star at #FTInnovate
I’m looking forward to being at FT Innovate 2014 that takes place in London on November 19-20. This latest edition of the Financial Times’ annual tech-focused business conference will concentrate on the digital “big bang” – and the digital natives, digital pioneers, digital technologies and digital practices it is spawning – and how it’s transforming the way businesses innovate. The speaker line-up is impressive, and the agenda for the two days looks pretty compelling. And here’s a nice bit of…
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Full story: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #781: November 10, 2014
Back to normal with Shel in California and Neville in the UK, both connected via a Skype call; Quick News: Facebook bans “like our page” campaigns, consumers want more from the wearables market says PwC report, small businesses put their trust in reviews of vendors, Samaritans charity pulls “suicide watch” Radar app; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Trust me, PR isn’t dead, says Stephen Waddington in a new call to action for PR professionals; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: how Singapore’s…
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Full story: Samsung Gear 2 Neo smartwatch – some initial impressions
Last month, I bought a Samsung Gear 2 Neo smartwatch. It’s been on my wrist every day over the past few weeks, replacing my usual traditional watch that tells the time and shows me the date. Of course, a digital smartwatch can do a lot more than just that, one of the reasons why people buy them. You want to check your heartbeat? Count how many steps you take walking, or running or hiking? Track your sleeping time? The Gear…
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Full story: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #780: November 3, 2014
Intro: Some reflections on Shel’s visit to the UK, new FIR Interview coming with Philip Young about ‘digital naturals’, Neville on new London digital radio station Share Radio on November 4; Quick News: Can About.me replace the business card?, Instagram’s video ads are now here; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Sanofi fires its German-Canadian CEO for “being insufficiently French”; Dan York’s Tech Report: Episode 2 of ‘Dan York on Tech’ published, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener…
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Full story: Magna Carta: The foundation of modern democracy
Some places you visit give you a palpable feeling of the event or events they mark or commemorate. You can literally breathe in and feel what it was like at the time it happened. That certainly was my experience on a visit to Runnymede on October 31, from the moment we drove into the car park past The National Trust sign stating that we had arrived at “The birthplace of modern democracy.” This place, in between Windsor and Staines in…











