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The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #789: January 5, 2015

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #789: January 5, 2015

FIRMarking the first episode of our 11th year; some reflection on the first 10 years; listener audio comments sprinkled throughout the show;

Quick News: American workers still addicted to email, Swiss luxury brands Montblanc and Tag Heuer reportedly have big plans for smartwatches, it doesn’t pay for brands to try to sound too hip, Barclays Bank launches the first face-to-face video banking service in the UK; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: Five social trends you can expect to see in 2015; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: How Asia is shaping the world’s EdTech scene; let’s talk about podcasting; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments in audio and from the FIR Podcast Community on Google+; is the ‘social media phase of the internet’ over?; Dan York’s Tech Report: Twitter’s new catch-up feature, podcast metrics, and more; Igloo Software promo; the past week on the FIR Podcast Network; PR: the new Mad Men;

Music from Slightly Stoopid; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for January 5, 2014: A 102-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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So, until Monday January 12…

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