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The legacy of Bill Gates

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Neville Hobson

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17 June 2006

Reading the many different opinions of people about the news that Bill Gates will step down as Microsoft’s chief software architect in two years’ time gave me cause to reflect on what an amazing time the past twenty-five years has been in terms of developments in technology that enable people to do amazing things. I can still clearly remember my sense of awe when I got hold of my first ‘real’ computer in the early 1980s – a KayPro portable running…
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Meeting and podcasting in Brussels

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17 June 2006

I had a great day in Brussels yesterday at the IAOC European conference “Where Content and Technology Meet,” during which Shel and I delivered the keynote presentation “Communicating on the Read/Write Web.” We repeated the delivery method we used for the similar IAOC conference in March where Shel was physically there and I was connected via Skype, reversing those roles for the Brussels event. Very early in the morning for Shel but with a couple of cups of coffee under his…
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Events, For Immediate Release, Presentations, Professional Development

FIR Speakers & Speeches – Neville and Shel at IAOC European conference: June 16, 2006

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17 June 2006

Content summary: Neville (in person) and Shel (via Skype) present the keynote address at the IAOC European conference “Where Content and Technology Meet” on Friday, June 16, 2006 at the IBM Forum in Brussels, Belgium. The conference was organized by the International Association of Online Communicators (IAOC), sponsored by Vocus, Rowan University, IBM and PR Newswire. You can download the PowerPoint presentation that accompanied the talk so you can follow along as you listen. Show notes for June 16, 2006…
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Talking about the read/write web

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Neville Hobson

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16 June 2006

Catching an early flight to Brussels this morning to join Philippe Borremans at the IAOC Where Content and Technology Meet two-day conference taking place at the IBM Forum. I’ll be occupying the keynote presentation slot just after lunch today. In that slot, both Shel Holtz and I will be presenting on the theme “Communicating on the Read/Write Web.” Shel will be on the other end of a Skype call from California (at 4.30am his time!), just as we did in…
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For Immediate Release

The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #146: June 15, 2006

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15 June 2006

Content summary: Show notes and contributors at The New PR Wiki; new PR blogs list; PRSA Counselors Academy blog (it’s called ‘For Immediate Release’); Bryan Person’s new PR podcast; on-the-road review; potential new intro music; IAOC conference keynote in Brussels tomorrow; National Semiconductor gives iPods to all employees; David Philips reports (on Stephen Hawking; the PR super race); General Motors, The New York Times and how GM’s FYI Blog fits in to the story; Dan York reports (Podcast Academy; eBay…
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