• Speedo, the world leader in swimwear, has just started podcasting. The first episode of “Speedo Make Waves” is out now and features a conversation with Michael Phelps, the US champion swimmer who won eight medals at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Michael talks about his recent competitive activities, his move back to Ann Arbor, prep for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, some of the things he’s doing to increase broad awareness of swimming as a sport in the US, plus…

    Full story: Speedo starts podcasting
  • Back online after my unplugged week. It’s the first time in well over a year that five consecutive days have passed during which I didn’t write anything, read any RSS feeds nor take part in any online conversations. An odd feeling, actually. One particular conversation continued in this blog, though (twists in the tale of Jupiter Research), which proves that a hot topic as perceived by others doesn’t require the topic starter to be present in order for the conversation to…

    Full story: Reconnected
  • Content summary: Eric Schwartzman is guest co-host; Amanda Congdon departs Rocketboom; Gawker Media lays off staff and closes two blogs; a report from Dan York; the impact of customer service complaints on blogs; a report from Neville Hobson; listener comments; the music; and more. Show notes for July 6, 2006 Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 93-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Hollywood, California, USA (with a contribution from the UK). Download…

    Full story: The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #152: July 6, 2006
  • This will likely be the last post for the rest of this week. I’m taking time out and going unplugged. No blogging, little RSS reading, maybe a bit of moblogging, but not much else. Not even Second Life! I’ll be checking in from time to time to see how conversations are going. If you post a comment or trackback and you don’t see it appearing, bear with me as first-timers require moderation and I may not get to that in as…

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  • Content summary: Vote at Podcast Alley and Podcast Awards 2006; Office 2007 delays and our impressions of the beta; BluBrry launches; Robert Scoble’s exit interviews: Wired magazine and on his blog; PR community action on social press release; Pay Per Post: non-disclosure of interest is bad; Lee Hopkins reports; Google’s answer to PayPal and a communications snafu; more twists in the Jupiter Research tale; David Phillips reports; listeners’ comments discussion; Lee Hopkins’ Frappr map; Eric Schwartzman guest co-host in next…

    Full story: The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #151: July 3, 2006