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Full story: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #514: January 4, 2010
Content summary: Welcome to the 5th anniversary episode; how FIR started; first test audio from Dec 2004; clip from FIR #1 on Jan 3, 2005; some listener comments; please vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; acknowledging our correspondents, past and present: Lee Hopkins, Michael Netzley, Dan York, Eric Schwartzman, David Phillips, Sallie Goetsch; the Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop; a five-year retrospective (details below); more listener comments; thanks to our sponsors Ragan Communications and CustomScoop; acknowledging our voice talents: Donna…
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Full story: Apple’s tablet as the killer e-reader
Ellee Seymour asked me if I’ve tried an e-reader yet, one of those gadgets that you use to read e-books. Something like a Sony Reader, perhaps, or an Amazon Kindle. I told Ellee that I hadn’t yet. I do read a great deal of material on a computer screen, either a laptop or desktop, but not on a device designed only for that purpose. I sometimes read content on the iPhone, especially in planes and other public transport, but that’s…
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Full story: Stamps for collecting not for posting
The Royal Mail has a terrific series of stamp designs it plans to release on January 7 that features the covers of some iconic British rock music albums over the last 40 years. The Classic Album Covers collection features album covers from these bands: from left to right, top row – Pink Floyd: The Division Bell, Coldplay: A Rush Of Blood To The Head, Blur: Parklife, New Order: Power Corruption And Lies, Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed; bottom row –…











