A fascinating milestone in social sharing online was passed on September 17 when the five-billionth photo was publicly shared on Flickr, the online photo-sharing service that was in at the beginning of the social media revolution. So for posterity, here’s that picture, taken by self-described man of the media Aaron Yeo. Given the impressive number [...]
The Dell Streak: more than a smartphone
"Is it a phone? Is it a tablet? An iPad killer? Or what?" These are the questions that stood out to me in much of the online commentary about the Dell Streak, the new mobile device launched by Dell a few months ago. And many people answer such questions by describing it as a smartphone. [...]
For now, Twitter is what you make it
Twitter‘s all over the news today, not only tech but also general, reporting and commenting on its announcement yesterday of "a new, re-engineered Twitter.com that provides an easier, faster, and richer experience." In essence, Twitter has re-designed the website with some significant technical enhancements and interface improvements in how you use it and interact with [...]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #564: September 13, 2010
Content summary: Shel’s in Hawaii, Neville solo today; two FIR Interviews posted: Susan Beebe and Richard Binhammer, Dell, on chief listeners, and Kaitlyn Wilkins, Ogilvy on the Ford S-MAX London event; Karen Hoegh’s new book on podcasting is published in Denmark; listener comments and discussion; News That Fits: the demise of Bloglines doesn’t mean the [...]
FIR Interview: Kaitlyn Wilkins at Ogilvy 360 on the Ford S-MAX London Freeze
Earlier this year, Ford Motor Company launched the new Ford S-MAX in the UK. Its dramatic advertising – featuring ice explorers, skiers, glaciers and snow-covered mountains – was the focus of the Ford S-MAX 3D Projection Event that took place at the Senate House, University College London, on September 9, 2010, featuring a 3D glacial [...]
FIR Interview: Susan Beebe and Richard Binhammer on Chief Listeners at Dell
Does your organization have someone whose prime role is to listen to what people are saying about you online and then know what to do with the results of that listening? Dell does, with ‘chief listeners.’ Dell sees chief listeners as critical to making sure the right people in the organization are aware of what [...]
Remembering 9/11 in 2010
It seems like only yesterday that I watched those terrible images on CNN of the Twin Towers burning and collapsing on this day in 2001. Nine years on and who can forget all the images of tragedy? Nearly 3,000 people died in this mass murder in all the places touched by terror on this day [...]
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