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    Le Web 3: A French farce (or is it a tragedy?)

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    Neville Hobson

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    13 December 2006

    An extraordinary event took place in Paris this week, one that I was due to be part of as a presenter but could not make it. Le Web 3, the third in a series of Web 2.0-ish events organized by Loic Le Meur, attracted nearly 1,000 people from over 35 countries, all of whom showed up expecting to be part of two days and nights of stimulating discussion, learning and socializing. While it looks as though the socializing was a…

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  • Gadgets, Hardware, Podcasting, Public Relations, Reputation

    Update: Dolphin Music does care about its customers

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    Neville Hobson

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    12 December 2006

    [Update May 29, 2007: The title of this post has been changed to reflect some developments since I wrote the post in December 2006. The original title was: “Recommendation: Don’t buy from Dolphin Music.” Read on to see why I’ve changed that title.] In the five months since I wrote this post, quite a conversation has developed in the comments, below. That conversation included contributions by Jake Seabrook, the Customer Services Manager at Dolphin Music. The negative experience I had…

    Full story: Update: Dolphin Music does care about its customers
  • Business, Communication, Europe, Software, Web

    Windows Vista global release date

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    Neville Hobson

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    12 December 2006

    If knowing the precise date when Windows Vista will be released to the world at large is important to you, mark January 30, 2007, in your diary now: Microsoft’s founder and chairman Bill Gates will launch the software giant’s long-awaited Windows Vista operating system to home consumers worldwide on a visit to Scotland, it has emerged. Gates will be in Edinburgh for the fourth Microsoft European government leaders’ two-day forum, the first time the event has been staged in the…

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  • For Immediate Release

    The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #197: December 11, 2006

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    Neville Hobson

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    11 December 2006

    Content summary: What a gathering of communicators in New Orleans thinks of social media; do journalists want a social media news release?; marketers tour of Second Life planned; using YouTube to spot 2007 trends; YouTube demographics may not be what you might think; David Phillips reflects on the digital tsunami; the Thresher 40% wine discount: great viral marketing or a business mistake?; Steve Mallison-Jones with conversations from The World’s Leading… party; listeners’ comments discussion; CaseCamp Second Life; upcoming FIR interviews;…

    Full story: The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #197: December 11, 2006
  • Law, Politics, Society, Technology, Travel, Trends

    Travel to the US and get a terrorist rating

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    Neville Hobson

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    11 December 2006

    All British travellers who have visited the United States over the past four years have been given a terrorist rating, according to a Daily Telegraph report. This is one of the outcomes of the implementation of the Automated Targeting System (ATS), which the US government uses as part of its ‘war on terror‘: […] Personally identifiable information is collected to ensure that people and cargo entering or exiting the United States comply with all applicable U.S. laws. Relevant data, including…

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