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Considering the forthcoming metaverse

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25 August 2021

It’s only a vision at this point, but technology companies like Facebook are aiming to make the metaverse the setting for many online activities, including work, play, studying and shopping. How do we ensure everyone has a say in how it develops? It’s a question Shel and I considered in the primary discussion in the […]
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Books, Communication, Politics, Social Media, Social Networks, Society, Trends

Unpicking the vicious cycle of anger, hostility, and outrage on social networks

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15 August 2021

If you’ve been wondering why footballers get racially abused online all the time, why some people make disgusting death threats on social networks, or why presumably otherwise sensible celebrities say offensive things in their tweets about other people, a new book may well provide the light bulb of clarity you’ve been seeking. It’s certainly something […]
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Communication, Experimenting, Hardware, Reviews, Software, Technology

Will Windows 11 be the most beautiful Windows yet?

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11 July 2021

Last month, Microsoft announced Windows 11, the evolution of and replacement for the six-years-old Windows 10. The new version will be released later this year (some reports speculate it might be in October) as a free upgrade to Windows 10. Panos Panay, Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer and the executive in charge of Windows, posted a […]
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Climate Change, Communication, Employee Communication, Marketing, Podcasting, Politics, Public Relations

FIR 208: A timely PR stunt at the G7

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20 June 2021

Shel and I had such a rich selection of topics to discuss in the June episode of The Hobson & Holtz Report podcast, aka FIR 208 – recorded during the weekend of the G7 meeting – that it was quite a job to assemble the order of discussion! As always each of us provides three […]
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Communication, For Immediate Release, Marketing, Podcasting, Small Data Forum, Social Media, Software, Technology, Trends

Moving the podcast market

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Neville Hobson

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30 May 2021

News that Apple’s new podcast subscription service is being delayed until June because Apple needs to tweak the Apple Podcasts app is a good reminder of how important the user experience is and ensuring it delivers on expectations. It’s also a great illustration of how a market moved. In the early homebrew days of podcasting, […]
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