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    Is IE7 really ready for prime time?

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    Neville Hobson

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    23 October 2006

    Like many people, I’ve upgraded my copy of Internet Explorer to the latest version 7 for Windows XP released last week. My update happened automatically via Microsoft Update. I’ve been using the various betas for a while so I didn’t expect anything radically new in the final release. I think it’s a good app especially with tabbed browing and, most of all, its seamless support for RSS. Yet I wonder whether this release version shouldn’t still be known as a beta.…

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  • Advertising, Business, Communication, crayon, Innovation, Marketing, Professional Development, Projects, Public Relations, Virtual Communities, Web

    It’s time to unveil crayon

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    Neville Hobson

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    22 October 2006

    The teasing is done and it’s time to get specific about the new company I’m now part of alongside founder Joseph Jaffe, veteran communicator Shel Holtz and podcasting pioneer CC Chapman. The new company is called crayon and will be fully open for business this coming Thursday October 26 when we launch from Crayonville Island, our headquarters in Second Life that’s been under construction during the past few months. So the first thing to tell you is that crayon is a…

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  • Blogging, Events, Podcasting, Social Media, Social Networks

    Conversations in the pub

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    Neville Hobson

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    22 October 2006

    Last week during the Melcrum communications conference in London, Debbie Weil and I organized a get-together with some bloggers which took place in a pub on Wednesday evening. Those who came and became part of a great evening were Matt O’Neill, Tom Shelley, Mark White, Alex Manchester, Keith Collins and Martyn Davies. Plus Debbie and me, making a core group of eight. We had a tremendous time as we all have a common and passionate interest in, and lots of…

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  • Blogging, Ethics, Public Relations, Reputation, Web

    Edelman’s fall from blogosphere grace

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    Neville Hobson

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    21 October 2006

    Oh dear. No sooner than it seemed that the blogosphere kerfuffle about Edelman PR and the fake Wal-Mart blog was settling down comes another revelation that the PR firm is behind two more fake blogs it has created for its client Wal-Mart but without disclosing the true nature of those blogs nor its relationship. Following the original kerfuffle, Edelman CEO Richard Edelman outlined steps he says he has put in place to address what clearly is a massive hole in…

    Full story: Edelman’s fall from blogosphere grace
  • Communication, Software, Technology, Web

    Free SkypeOut calls to UK landlines

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    Neville Hobson

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    20 October 2006

    If you use the Skype internet phone service and you’re in the UK, take advantage of this cool promotion Skype announced yesterday where you can make free SkypeOut calls to UK landline numbers for six months: […] During the six months of free calling, you can call any UK landline number that starts with 01 or 02 — this includes the Channel Islands, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man. […] You can claim your free calls until 31st December 2006. This…

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