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  • Communication, Social Media, Social Networks, Society, Technology, Workplace

    Making up the rules as we go along

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    Neville Hobson

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    15 December 2007

    This week’s Economist has a thoughtful leader story on the etiquette of telecommunications. The leader writer talks us through the evolving forms of communication since the 19th century as a parable of manners from Victorian dentists to modern airlines. That last mention is all to do with US airline JetBlue trialling a limited service to […]

    Full story: Making up the rules as we go along
  • Business, Communication, Public Relations, Technology, Twitter

    T-Mobile banning Twitter makes no business sense

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    Neville Hobson

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    15 December 2007

    If you don’t understand it, don’t allow it. That could be the thinking behind why mobile operator T-Mobile has begun blocking Twitter usage in the US, and opening up a customer service debacle, not to mention a public relations one. After contacting T-Mobile’s customer support, some bloggers are quoting responses where T-Mobile simply cites their […]

    Full story: T-Mobile banning Twitter makes no business sense
  • Entertainment, Films, Marketing, Social Networks, Trends, Web

    Hammer Films lives again on MySpace

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    Neville Hobson

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    14 December 2007

    After a 30-year absence, Gothic horror film maker Hammer Films is about to make a comeback, not in cinemas but on the web. Who can forget Hammer’s iconic low-budget horror flicks from the 60s and 70s, especially those starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing? BrandRepublic reports that Hammer has produced a new film, Beyond The […]

    Full story: Hammer Films lives again on MySpace
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    Cuts from FIR #301

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    Neville Hobson

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    13 December 2007

    Overflow from today’s FIR #301: 1-Minute News Movable Type blog platform goes open source LinkedIn makes its move Download FIR Cuts MP3s – Movable Type (9:29) | LinkedIn (2:53). Apologies for the iffy audio quality in these recordings due, we think, to questionable net connectivity at Shel’s hotel affecting the Skype call. If you want […]

    Full story: Cuts from FIR #301
  • For Immediate Release

    The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #301: December 13, 2007

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    Neville Hobson

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    13 December 2007

    Content summary: Eric Schwartzman meets the media: Reuters, AP, Bloomberg, UPI; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Twitter is one man’s conversation ecosystem and another’s massive waste of time; Annenberg study reveals that communicators are out of sync; retailers to embrace virtual worlds; an exodus to virtual worlds is predicted; Dan York reports on the […]

    Full story: The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #301: December 13, 2007
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