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Full story: Feel the brand with Braille
Ever since I got back from Stockholm a couple of weeks ago, where I participated in the Disruptive Media conference, I’ve been dogged with a dreadful cold that doesn’t want to go away. Earlier this week, it evolved into nasal congestion, resulting in a continuous inflow of pills and potions plus a serious investment in […]
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Full story: The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #341: May 1, 2008
Content summary: Upcoming FIR Book Reviews and FIR Interviews podcasts; Dan York reports on blog security, Twubble and finding Twitter followers; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Reuters Thomson publishes code of business practice and ethics: how good is it for employer and employee?; in emergencies, people turn to Facebook; Twitter talk; listeners’ comments discussion; […]
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Full story: A nice little earner from mobile roaming
Channel 4 broadcast a hard-hitting report on Monday by its Dispatches investigative reporting team on the UK mobile phone business. Allegations of sharp practices by mobile phone retailers (an outfit called Phones4U came under especially severe criticism), denial of responsibility by mobile operators when things go wrong with changing contracts, and government collusion to keep […]
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Full story: The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #340: April 28, 2008
Content summary: Reflections on FIR 339; Lee Hopkins’ transition and introducing Michael Netzley; great content in IABC Cafe2Go April podcast; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on PR and digital media in Asia; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; does blogging need rules like journalism?; Twitter mashups; coming soon: Wikipedia the book; influence and trust; RSS […]











