Tag: instagram

  • For Immediate Release 100: Locked and Loaded

    For Immediate Release 100: Locked and Loaded

    In the August episode of The Hobson & Holtz Report, Shel and I talked about these topics: The Society for New Communications Research has launched an initiative to assess options for the communications industry to address fake news. An artificial…

  • For Immediate Release 96: The crisis that keeps on giving

    For Immediate Release 96: The crisis that keeps on giving

    In the July installment of The Hobson & Holtz Report, Shel and I talked about these topics: A 15-year-old participating in a work experience program took over the Twitter account of the beleaguered Southern Rail in the UK. The response…

  • Instagramming NYFW

    A frequent topic over the past year on the FIR podcast that my co-host Shel Holtz and I have pondered and discussed is the rise of visual communication. A key reference point for us was the interview we did in…

  • Instagram ups the game with video

    The stakes in the market for quick-video apps on mobile devices were raised a few bars yesterday with the release of a new version of Instagram that enables you to record video clips. Twitter-owned quick-video app Vine captured imaginations when…

  • Are you going to quit Instagram?

    [Update Dec 21:] Instagram announced a reversal of its plan to implement changes to the terms of service in regard to advertising – an issue at the heart of the current kerfuffle. Details at the end of this post.] To…