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    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 enable passengers to use their mobile phones while in flight. Note it’s not for making voice calls, only data. The airline is involving passengers in…

    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 terms of service, saying that Twitter isn’t an authorized third-party service and so won’t be allowed. In fact, Twitter itself has a caution about using…

    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 Rave, that will be shown only on MySpace: […] ‘Beyond the Rave’ is MySpaceTV’s first UK co-production and will broadcast in spring 2008 as 20…

    Full story: Hammer Films lives again on MySpace
  • For Immediate Release

    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 to automatically receive FIR Cuts as they’re published, subscribe to the RSS feed. (What are FIR Cuts?)

    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 Open Web Awards and more; listeners’ comments discussion; music by Feels Like Friday; and more. [Messages from our sponsors: FIR is brought to you with…

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