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For Immediate Release Podcast

For Immediate Release Podcast

For Immediate Release Podcast

The Hobson and Holtz Report is a twice-weekly podcast covering the intersection of organizational communications and the online world.

For Immediate Release: 12/3/09

Neville's back from Las Vegas; Shel's in Chicago; please vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: would you trust a social media certification?, Coca-Cola launches face-recognition Facebook app; SEO as part of ...
7 days ago

For Immediate Release: 11/30/09

Neville's in Sin City; Michael Netzley's missing in action; Media Monitoring : News That Fits: Twitter inspiring growth in mobile web access, eConsultancy research reveals social media opportunities in the UK, one bad tweet can cost you 30 customers, ...
7 days ago

For Immediate Release: 11/26/09

Happy Thanksgiving to our US listeners; Mark Story joins FIR as a correspondent; watch for a video episode using VodBurner; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: will BusinessWeek pull the plug on its blogs?, IKEA taps Facebook to promote ...
2 weeks ago

For Immediate Release: 11/23/09

Tac Anderson interview is up, Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: Texas hospital applies social media to Fort Hood shootings, Facebook for Business coming from Salesforce.com, Goldman Sachs tackles reputation woes, when too much information is bad for the ...
2 weeks ago

For Immediate Release Interview: Tac Anderson, Director of Social Media, Waggener Edstrom

Waggener Edstrom Social Media Director Tac Anderson describes the use to which Microsoft put Posterous and explains the new Twendz Pro service.
2 weeks ago

For Immediate Release Interview: Tac Anderson, Director of Social Media, Waggener Edstrom

Waggener Edstrom Social Media Director Tac Anderson describes the use to which Microsoft put Posterous and explains the new Twendz Pro service.
2 weeks ago

For Immediate Release: 11/19/09

Special Mitch Joel book offer; Tac Anderson interview on Friday; Twitter list update; more listener predictions; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: calling on your Facebook community to validate your credentials in a job aplication, ...
3 weeks ago

For Immediate Release: 11/16/09

Steve Rubel interview is up; Michael Netzley's report; Media Monitoring ; more insights from listeners on our next 500 episodes; News That Fits: PR agency challenges client's bad press with Google adwords, is your company ready and able to listen?; ...
3 weeks ago

For Immediate Release Interview: Steve Rubel, Sr. Vice President, Edelman Digital

Edelman Digital Insights Director Steve Rubel talks about lifestreaming and the future of PR.
3 weeks ago

For Immediate Release: 11/12/09

Steve Rubel interview set for Friday; Edelman launches TweetLevel while TwendZ Pro is due from Waggener Edstrom; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring ; listenerof what FIR will be reporting in the next 500 episodes, with commentary from Neville and Shel; ...
4 weeks ago

For Immediate Release: 11/09/09

Introducing FIR Phone Quicks; Steve Rubel interview set for Friday; FIR Twitter list reminder; 500th episode details; Michael Netzley's report; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: why social media is vital to corporate social responsibility, CEO ...
4 weeks ago

For Immediate Release: 11/05/09

Shel's on his own in Toronto; Google Wave and Twitter List reminders; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: Novell introduces Pulse with Google Wave integration, the move from stickiness to spreadability, more on Twitter lists, Life takes ...
1 month ago

For Immediate Release: 11/02/09

FIR Listener Wave is up and running; an FIR Listener Twitter list is in the works; vote for us on Podcast Alley; Michael Netzley's Asia report; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: bridging the gap between corporate culture and the Web 2.0 society, what a ...
1 month ago

For Immediate Release: 10/29/09

Episode 500 grows ever closer; interested in a Friends of FIR Google Wave experiment?; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: Edelman blasted for reverse-mentoring initiative, IT firm claims Twitter costs UK billions in productivity ...
1 month ago

For Immediate Release: 10/26/09

Shel's in Nashville; assembling today's show; Neville's conference experiences last week; Michael Netzley reports on Edelman's Digital Brand Index in Asia; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: Twitter is the killer app for customer service, Pepsi withdraws ...
1 month ago

For Immediate Release: 10/22/09

Neville's in Manchester while Shel's in Montreal; a focus on web accessibility; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: ATT asks employees to astroturf, Coca-Cola sends three bloggers on a world tour, the start of Google Wave spam, Procter ...
2 months ago

For Immediate Release: 10/19/09

Not your usual show; Shel's in Cleveland and back from BlogWorld; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: TSA blog opens conversation on a controversy, Technorati relaunches and issues a new State of the Blogosphere; listener comments; music; and more.
2 months ago

For Immediate Release: 10/15/09

Shel's at BlogWorld Expo; follow-ups on Pepsi iPhone app and employers blocking social media access; Dan York reports; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: Twitter routes around media injunction, results of PRWeek's social media survey, HSBC launches ...
2 months ago

For Immediate Release: 10/12/09

Steve Rubel interview postponed; MIchael Netzley reports; Media Monitoring ; News That Fits: CitiBank study finds small businesses getting no value from social media, Pepsi's AMP brand releases iPhone app that could alientate women, study draws ...
2 months ago