The IBC 2005 conference and exhibition opens in Amsterdam today and runs until Tuesday 13 September. This annual event, organized by the International Broadcasting Convention, takes place at the RAI conference center. The conference is divided into theme days covering Delivery to the Consumer, High Definition Television, Mobile Applications, Content Production and Protection and D-Cinema. […]
Category: Weblogs
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #66: September 8, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion (podcast junkie; support for parents; Ray Nagin interview case study; non-primary audience listener); Katrina – public service announcements, has Katrina saved the US media?, controversy over the word ‘refugee’; new reports from IBM, Edelman and Intelliseek; wikis, news releases, buttons and podcasting; the critical pieces in the change communication puzzle; […]
Influential Dutch marketing blog in partnering deal
Ilse Media, a Dutch publisher and blog portal, has taken a 25 percent stake in Marketingfacts.nl, one of the most influential marketing and business blogs in The Netherlands. Ilse Media’s strong interest is in “the knowledge power of a community of interactive marketeers,” Marketingfacts pioneer Marco Derksen told me (I’ve known Marco for much of […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #67: September 12, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion (bandwidth, bit rates and listening preferences; jazzed about podcasts; answering the logo call); PR firms with no RSS; emergent journalism with PublicNow.com; IABC’s Katrina initiative; Queen of Sky sues Delta; eBay acquires Skype, Oracle grabs Siebel Systems, America West goes to US Airways; two new European podcasters; 20 uses for […]
A powerful combination for Les Blogs 2.0
Exciting news from Blogging Planet, the communication consultancy in which I’m an alliance partner with Guillaume du Gardier, Elizabeth Albrycht and Christoph Ducamp. Loic Le Meur of Six Apart has invited Blogging Planet to co-produce Les Blogs 2.0, a two-day conference scheduled for 5-6 December in Paris. And, given how close the dates are for […]
FIR Interview: Gerry Murray, President IABC Belgium – September 14, 2005
In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Neville enjoyed a 47-minute conversation with Gerry Murray, President of IABC Belgium, and a management and communication consultant. Topics discussed include: development plans for IABC Belgium, the new Chapter website and new President’s blog, the challenges in engaging members throughout Europe, professional development opportunities for IABC […]
Google Blog Search is fast
Like almost everyone else in the blogosphere, I’ve tried the new Google Blog Search tool, released in beta yesterday. My immediate impression from doing a half dozen searches at various times today is that it’s fast! Much faster than, say, Technorati. Every search I did with Google Blog Search, the results were there in less […]
Let transparency enter your company
Before you next try and explain to your colleagues or your clients why they should pay attention to business blogging, read a terrific pitch from Loic Le Meur that sets out some of the key reasons. Example: […] One of the reasons why you should open your own blogs is now to participate in this […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #68: September 15, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion; new research from IABC Foundation; Google Blog Search; Yahoo! Mail; PodcastCon UK; a how-to ebook on podcasting; new white paper on corporate blogging; Chrysler media blog. Show notes for September 15, 2005 Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 73-minute conversation recorded live from Amsterdam, The […]
London podcasting conference set for success
Europe’s first conference on podcasting takes place in London tomorrow, and it looks clear that it will be a terrific event. So far, 128 people have signed up and paid their ₤30 to participate in PodcastCon UK. The sign-up wiki shows a further 35 people who still might be there once they’ve paid the small […]
PodcastCon UK well underway
The afternoon session at PodcastCon UK has just got underway, with a live recording of the Richard Vobes Radio Show. An opportunity to get online (for the first time since leaving Amsterdam yesterday morning) on the conference hotel’s wifi connection to pick up email and RSS and do this quick post. PodcastCon UK is a […]
Global PR Blog Week 2.0 starts today
The second annual PR blogging summit, Global PR Blog Week 2.0, starts today and runs until the end of this week. Global PR Blog Week 2.0 is an online event that will engage public relations, marketing and business professionals from around the globe in a discussion about how new communication technologies such as weblogs, podcasting, […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #69: September 19, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion (sound improvements; Dmoz.org; podcasting in higher education, and in business schools with RSS and Blackberries; lighting the blogging flame; podcasts at different bit rates); Global PR Blog Week 2.0; review of PodcastCon UK; Sun warns employee bloggers about confidentiality; Phil Gomes starts a podcast; Business Week’s podcasting efforts; viral marketing […]
A wealth of knowledge to share
If you’re in the communication business and haven’t visited Global PR Blog Week 2.0 yet, I urge you to rush over there right now and dive in to an outstanding professional development event. We’re half-way through the week-long online conference and already there are some tremendous articles and papers for you to read and comment […]
Blogging the Frankfurt Motor Show
The Frankfurt Motor Show takes place this week, and a group of bloggers is there courtesy of German car maker BMW. PR blogger Björn Ognibeni writes: I am traveling to Frankfurt [on 16 September] visiting the 61st International Motor Show (IAA). BMW was so kind to invite a bunch of bloggers, including me, to the […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #70: September 22, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion (more on five-assed monkeys; training employees on blogging; teaser samples for podcast subscriptions; bad e-book websites; podcasting in education; software that blocks Skype; a communication challenge update); Dan York’s report; Global PR Blog Week 2.0 update; b5media blog network; is the CEO’s finger really on the pulse at Microsoft?; copyright […]
GM’s Bob Lutz: The disruptive communicator
He was the first General Motors executive blogger when the GM Fastlane Blog launched last January. Now he’s the first GM executive podcaster on FastLane Radio, GM’s podcast series launched in February. GM vice chairman Bob Lutz stars in a Q&A discussion with Bill O’Neill, GM’s executive director of communications. During much of the 20-minute […]
Telling the EU what we want
What do online Europeans want from an e-enabled government? asks William Heath: Public sector computerisation will cost Europe €88bn in 2005. But did we ever say what we wanted? Are e-government projects designed for citizens? Do we use them? Will they make life easier and meet our needs? Should we trust them? Unless we ask, […]
FIR Interview: Charles Pizzo, Katrina evacuee – September 25, 2005
In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Shel and Neville spoke with Charles Pizzo, a 20-year veteran of communications, a top-ranked speaker and writer and a former Chairman of the Board of IABC and its Research Foundation. A native of New Orleans, Charles evacuated from that city following Hurricane Katrina and the total […]
Survey: How bloggers and PR intersect
Technorati and Edelman have teamed up to conduct a survey into bloggers’ opinions about their interactions with PR agencies and companies: […] Is receiving a press release from a PR agency just more spam? What about product discounts or free goods? Are there better ways for traditional marketers and bloggers to interact? What is the […]