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Full story: Knowledge-enhancers from IABC
I’ve just received my copy of the May/June edition of Communication World, the magazine on communication management published by IABC for its members. It’s a very late arrival this month. But, some really compelling content makes that better late than never. The cover story is an interview with Robert Scoble. Entitled “Speaking Frankly,” the interview by CW executive editor Natasha Spring and contributor William Briggs provides an excellent sense of how blogs work as an engagement device. Of course, all…
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Full story: Three stories from the blogosphere
Being on the road and mostly disconnected from blogs and RSS feeds for the better part of last week provides a great opportunity for an hour’s quiet reviewing today of what’s been happening recently in the PR/tech part of the blogosphere. Three stories in particular that caught my attention: > Around the world in 20+ days. ‘Naked Conversations’ co-author Shel Israel and Canadian VC Rick Segal are embarking on a whirlwind global tour in August to “[…] meet smart people…
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Full story: FIR goes live on June 1
Listeners to For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report will be able to participate actively in the show as we record episode #142 on Thursday, June 1. Since we record the show over Skype anyway, it was not a huge leap to record a Skypecast, a conference call-like service that allows dozens of people to participate. We’ll cover the normal content we usually review in a show, but you’ll be able to join in the discussion with us in…
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Full story: Who is the conscience for corporate ethics?
A new report from the IABC Research Foundation shows that less than half of companies encourage discussion of moral dilemmas and criticism of censurable conduct at the workplace. “The Business of Truth: A Guide to Ethical Communication” says most organizations maintain or practice a generally healthy climate for ethical concerns and issues, with 70 percent of respondents agreeing that their organization makes it clear to employees what is ethically acceptable and what is not. Additionally, IABC says, 67 percent of…
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Full story: No more lectures, just podcasts
The shape of things to come – a UK university lecturer says he will no longer deliver lectures to students and instead will offer them as podcasts: […] Dr Bill Ashraf, a senior lecturer in microbiology at Bradford University, says the move will free up time for more small group teaching. He told The Times Higher Education Supplement that first year biochemistry students would watch or listen to virtual lectures in their own time. Students will access the podcasts via…
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