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Quick News: A steady percentage of Americans continue to stay offline according to Pew, LinkedIn starts building a syndicated content network, what Millennials expect from employee communications, Snapchat tweak boosts traffic for publishers; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop;

News That Fits: The ad-blocking revolution is just months away; listener comments; what’s the fate of Google+, and should communicators remain engaged?; Igloo Software promo; Dan York’s Tech Report: Cecil the lion and mob rule, latest WordPress update breaks websites, Facebook owns 20 percent of smartphone minutes; the past week on the FIR Podcast Network;

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for August 3, 2015: An 80-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.

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So, until Monday, August 10…