Monday, January 22, 2007

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #208: January 22, 2007

Content summary: Two new FIR podcasts posted; marketers upset about changes to Outlook; track website analytics with RSS feeds; online newspaper blog traffic grows 210%; blogger, not splog, hijacks blog content; increasing criticism of Celebrity Big Brother and the UK’s Channel 4 as advertisers pull out: what does this TV show say about society?; David Phillips reports on social media on steroids; the social media press release kerfuffle; listener’s comment discussion; reminder about the New Communications Forum in March; the music; and more.

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Show notes for January 22, 2007

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Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 56-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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So, until Thursday January 25…

Posted by neville on 01/22 at 11:25 AM
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