If I said to you “You must come over for dinner sometime,” what would you think I meant? You’d probably think, “That’s nice, he’s inviting me to dinner.” Unless you’re British, that is. And then you’d know that I was just being polite and have no intention of inviting you to dinner. Ever. This is […]
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Four invitations
Google have given me four invitations for free Gmail accounts. If you’re in the communication business – PR, marketing, employee communication, or related fields, or a student taking a communication-related subject – and would like a Gmail invitation, here’s how to get one: State which part of the communication business you’re in. Leave your request […]
Oracle plans big cuts
Following completion of its PeopleSoft acquisition, Oracle is in the process of a mass layoff of staff that’s expected to cut thousands of jobs, Infoworld reports. And it’s not just PeopleSoft employees who will go – reports such as Infoworld’s talk only of ‘cuts’ and ‘layoffs’ without specifying which company. Some financial analysts are expecting […]
Smart apple
From a BBC News report today by BBC North America business correspondent Stephen Evans on what is it about Apple and its products that inspires such near-religious devotion from users: Clearly, [Apple] is getting a lot right. Its devotees (disciples?) swear by their products as being effective and easy to use. It’s just that there’s […]
EU commissioner starts blogging
Margot Wallström, the first-ever European Union Commissioner for Communications, appointed last August, will start a blog today. A news announcement late yesterday in the EU Observer said: From Friday (14 January) onwards, the Swedish Commissioner’s thoughts will be aired for all to see. The online journal is to be updated two to three times a […]
Caveats with new Microsoft AntiSpyware
I’ve been using the new free Microsoft AntiSpyware tool released in beta last week. What impressed me in particular is it’s real-time preventative approach. Not only does it do what products like Ad-Aware do – searching, finding and killing nasty stuff on your PC – it also sits there in your system tray monitoring what’s […]
The harsh reality for PeopleSoft employees
CNET News: Oracle appears to be adding insult to injury in its merger with PeopleSoft – taking the unusual step of notifying workers of their termination by sending pinks slips via express mail to their homes. Shipments to thousands of PeopleSoft employees across the [United States] are expected over the weekend, according to sources close […]
Doing the iPod shuffle
iPodlounge: Apple’s retail store in San Francisco sold 20,000 iPod shuffle units in its first four hours of availability this week, depleting its entire inventory. […] While some individuals purchased four, six, and nine of the 512MB, $99 units, the day’s record was apparently set by someone who purchased 24 at once. iPod shuffles are […]
Searls and Curry: iPod Shuffle not for podcasting
The talk about the iPod Shuffle, launched this week, just goes on. Here’s a different dimension – a focus on podcasting and why the Shuffle may not measure up for that use. Internetnews.com carries a story today, saying: […] But while a 40GB iPod or even a 20GB iPod mini is great for holding an […]
The business goal is the only goal
eWeek: After last year’s buyout of Scala Business Solutions, ERP and supply-chain vendor Epicor Software Corp. is now giving serious thought to more acquisitions, especially in vertical markets, said Epicor president and CEO George Klaus. Completed during the first half of 2004, Epicor’s purchase of Scala has turned out to be "a very, very good […]
Yes, use your iPod Shuffle for podcasts
The iPod Shuffle is not for podcasting, according to Doc Searls and Adam Curry. Yes it is, according to Eric Rice: The iPod Shuffle gives us the chance to be more creative. It gives people the chance to experience the idea of podcasts by virtually a zero-dollar investment. To me, the Shuffle’s a neat toy […]
Sunrise
Sunrise, 9:30am this morning, looking south-east across the World Trade Center in Amsterdam. A wonderful start to the day.
A slightly new look
I’ve made some changes to the appearance of this blog. Primarily, I’ve made the overall layout now occupy the full screen area. Before, the layout was a specific pixel width with space at the left and right, a common layout on many blogs. I’ve also re-done the banner graphic at the top. My thinking about […]
Blogging or ‘horrendous journalism’
My post last Friday with caveats about Microsoft AntiSpyware has drawn the ire of one person who read that post here as well as the one republished by WebProNews. An email today from Anthony Shields begins: Your article, which is also found in an email from WebProNews at their site, is horrendous journalism. That got […]
Breaking news blogger style
Steve Rubel has a very interesting story on a news story that’s not yet a news story (in the traditional sense) but probably will be soon – once the the media pick up on what blogs are already saying. He talks about the posts and comments in blogs about an apparent rift between Hewlett-Packard and […]
How to enhance your search engine ranking
If you want to know why the relationship between blogs and search engines is important, here’s a good place to start. T. L. Pakii Pierce of How to Blog for Fun and Profit! has written "Search Engine Marketing for Beginning Bloggers." The bottom line: […] Blogs are natural search engine optimization tools. The search engines […]
Tsunami help wiki for broadcasters launched
Launched yesterday – Broadcasters-Tsunamihelp, a new wiki-based portal that aims to ensure there is coordination between broadcasters and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the wake of the Asian tsunami disaster: This site attempts to get an overview of how various organisations around the world have reacted to help broadcasters affected by the December 26th Earthquake and […]
Online ad market in Europe set for shake up
New York Times: A motor scooter in Manchester, an apartment in Amsterdam, a poster in Paris. All are available via Craigslist, an online bulletin board that presents a new challenge to the established players in the estimated $100 billion global market for classified advertising. This story in today’s NY Times highlights changes in a relatively […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #3: January 17, 2005
Show notes for January 17, 2005. Welcome to our third weekly podcast, a 54:28-minute conversation recorded live via Skype from Concord, California, USA, and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Download the file here (MP3, 24.9MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For this, you’ll need ipodder, software that lets […]
Using blogs to get global awareness
Elizabeth Albrycht has written a terrific article about business blogging, just published in IABC’s online member newsletter, CW Bulletin. This isn’t the usual kind of article about how cool blogs are and let’s do one. What I like in particular about it is that it addresses the topic from the point of view of how […]