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The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #718: August 26, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 04:07 am

Intro: FIR Interview with Jean Valin and Dan Tisch about the Melbourne Mandate is up; interview with Craig Jolley on marketing automation coming; reflections on Bloggade 2013; Quick News: Volkswagen’...

Friday Wrap #64: Upbeat stories get better engagement, Google+ goes internal, bye-bye Tag, and more 24 Aug 2013 | 02:18 pm

(c) Can Stock PhotoSocial media was front and center in the news this week. Facebook announced it was leading an initiative to bring the Internet to the two-thirds of the world that doesn’t have acces...

As Huffington Post moves against trolls, what about anonymity on intranets? 23 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm

(c) Can Stock PhotoThe announcement that the Huffington Post will reject anonymous comments beginning next month has sparked debate over online anonymity. The desire to eliminate trolls from the conve...

FIR Interview: Jean Valin and Dan Tisch on the Melbourne Mandate 22 Aug 2013 | 02:28 pm

At the World Public Relations Forum 2012 in Melbourne, Australia, almost 800 public relations practitioners endorsed the Melbourne Mandate, a call to action of new areas of value for public relations ...

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #717: August 19, 2013 19 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm

Intro: Bloggade 2013 on Aug 21, FIR Live coming on Google’s new link rules, FIR Interviews coming on the Melbourne Mandate with Jean Valin and Dan Tisch and on marketing automation with Craig Jolley; ...

Friday Wrap #63: Crisis fail, WeChat surge, mobile news snacking, preference for keyboards, and more 16 Aug 2013 | 08:26 pm

(c) Can Stock PhotoDuring the week The New York Times went down and The Washington Post was hacked, one is left to wonder whether these online news services might have been well served with an unhacka...

Spelling and grammar DO count, according to consumers 15 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm

(c) Can Stock PhotoI was in a meeting to discuss marketing plans for a new organization. The founder of the company had already developed some collateral he was showing off. I noticed immediately a pr...

MixBit is tailor-made for brands 13 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm

If marketers love Vine and Instagram, it should take about 15 seconds for them to jump on MixBit. Launched last Thursday by YouTube co-founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley, MixBit is the latest social...

Introducing Social, Visual, a new Flipboard magazine 13 Aug 2013 | 04:31 am

A few months back, Flipboard introduced magazines. As you flip through stories, you can tap the plus sign that now appears with each article and add it to any of the magazines you’ve created. These al...

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #716: August 12, 2013 12 Aug 2013 | 05:42 pm

Intro: FIR Interview with Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer, AirPR CEO, is up; FIR Interviews coming with Craig Jolley on marketing automation, and with Jean Valin and Dan Tisch on the Melbourne Mandate; Blogga...

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