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    Black Book: A stunning war movie

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    Neville Hobson

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    6 May 2007

    Films about the Second World War war don’t do much for me. I can count on one hand such films that have made an impact, the most recent being Flags of Our Fathers which I saw on a plane journey in February. Then I saw Black Book on DVD this weekend. Released in late 2006, this film is the latest from Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, best known for directing Hollywood blockbusters RoboCop, Basic Instinct, Total Recall and Starship Troopers (all great…

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  • Business, Online Media, Television, Virtual Communities

    Sky News launching newsroom in Second Life

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    Neville Hobson

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    4 May 2007

    Satellite TV broadcaster Sky News will establish a news outpost in Second Life next month, becoming the first TV news channel to create a permanent presence in the virtual world. The 24-hour news channel is building a Second Life replica of the Sky News Centre to give residents a behind-the-scenes, interactive look at its newsroom, according to Brand Republic. Visitors to the virtual studio will be able to sit in presenters’ chairs, read the autocue and visit the gallery. This…

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  • Communication, Events, Podcasting, Professional Development, Public Relations, Social Networks

    Listen to PR Unspun

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    Neville Hobson

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    4 May 2007

    Last week in London, I was on a panel to discuss a broad and thorny question: How is the PR industry adapting now that social media is heading for mainstream adoption? The event was PR Unspun, organized by Chinwag Live. The panel discussion and the Q&A that followed was recorded by Loyd Davis for a podcast. That podcast is now available, either as one MP3 of the complete 90-minute session, or as two smaller MP3s. You can’t download the MP3s…

    Full story: Listen to PR Unspun
  • Communication, Professional Development, Social Networks, Web, Workplace

    Ragan launches social network for communicators

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    Neville Hobson

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    4 May 2007

    A phoned-in comment to yesterday’s FIR podcast from PR podcaster Bryan Person brought news of a new social network for communicators launched by Chicago-based Lawrence Ragan Communications. MyRagan.com quietly opened for business a few days ago. So quiet, in fact, that there’s not yet any reference to it on Ragan’s website. Launched in beta (what isn’t these days?), MyRagan.com offers a raft of services including discussion forums, messaging, chat, groups, your own blog, uploading photos and video, RSS links, and…

    Full story: Ragan launches social network for communicators
  • For Immediate Release

    The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #237: May 3, 2007

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    Neville Hobson

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    3 May 2007

    Content summary: Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Digg tries to stifle community freedom, and fails; BlogPhiladelphia; Second Life community pressures Linden Lab with Project Open Letter; Katie Paine’s social media measurement white paper; Dan York reports on walled gardens; listeners’ comments discussion; news about next week’s shows; the music; and more. [Message from our sponsor: Save time with the CustomScoop online clipping service: sign up for your free two-week trial, at www.customscoop.com/fir.] Show…

    Full story: The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #237: May 3, 2007
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