Posted on October 10, 2014 5:14 am by Shel Holtz | Visual Communication | Advertising | Brands | Business | Content Curation | Facebook | Marketing | Measurement | Mobile | PR | RSS | Social Media | Social networks | Technology
Flickr image courtesy of Tim GreenWelcome to the Friday Wrap, my weekly summary of stuff I have found in the last seven days that didn’t grab the big headlines but is still important, interesting, and/or worthwhile for communicators and marketers. I collect these on my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
Privacy advocates will hate Sensiya—A new tool, Sensiya, will tap smartphone…
Posted on October 3, 2014 8:23 am by Shel Holtz | Sharing and Collaborating | Content | Instagram | Advertising | Brands | Business | Ethics | Facebook | Instant Messaging | Marketing | Mobile | Research | Social Media | Twitter
Flickr photo by Michael CoghlanWelcome to the Friday Wrap, my weekly summary of stuff I have found in the last seven days that didn’t grab the big headlines but is still important, interesting, and/or worthwhile for communicators and marketers. I collect these on my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
Social media front and center in Hong Kong protests—China’s leaders weren’t worried about much of…
Posted on September 29, 2014 8:09 am by Shel Holtz | Advertising | Business | Facebook | Social Media
Ello, the new social network attracting a lot of users, proclaims that on Facebook and other social networks, “You’re the product that’s being bought and sold.” In fact, co-founder Paul Budnitz told Mashable he doesn’t even think Facebook is a social network, since on Facebook, “The advertisers are the customer and the user is the product that’s being bought and sold.”
This is a familiar mantra. Google reports more than…
Posted on September 5, 2014 10:35 am by Shel Holtz | Sharing and Collaborating | Content | Visual Communication | Advertising | Brands | Business | External | Marketing | Mobile | PR | Research | Social networks | Twitter
Flickr photo courtesy of Michael CotéWelcome to the Friday Wrap, Holtz Communication’s weekly review of news, posts, and reports that should be on your radar if you’re a communicator. I’m starting a new category for the Wrap this week dealing with the collaborative economy. The implications of this fast-moving trend will affect every communicator sooner or later. All the stories I report on…
Posted on August 22, 2014 8:20 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Visual Communication | Advertising | Brands | Business | Customer Service | Facebook | Marketing | Media | Podcasting | PR | Publishing | Social Media | Twitter | Video
Flickr image courtesy of Michael CoghlanThe Friday Wrap (which is what you’re reading) is a curated rundown of news, reports and posts from the past week that, while they didn’t go viral or attract much attention, are still interesting and useful for communications professionals. I select Wrap items from my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
Vine allows video import—Casual users and…
Posted on August 6, 2014 3:03 pm by Shel Holtz | Content | Advertising | Media
I was prepared to have all kinds of issues with John Oliver’s report on native advertising. Watching it, though, I had a problem with only one thing he said, and that one thing wasn’t that big of a deal.
From the time I was about 15, I wanted to be a newspaper reporter. I got a degree in Journalism and worked in the field…
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