Holtz Communications + Technology

Apple Computers may not be able to make much of a dent in Microsoft’s domination of the computer marketplace. The company seems to be making a bid, though, to compete head-to-head with Microsoft when it comes to arrogance. In fact, as Microsoft humanizes itself with employee blogs and an effort to reach out to constituencies (through tools such as Channel 9 for…

I’m a big fan of Doc Searls. Not just the Cluetrain Manifesto, but his blog, his input on the late, lamented Gillmor Gang, his keynotes, his other writing. But based on a brief synopsis of his finishing keynote at Les Blogs, I’ve finally found a point where I can disagree with him. (Not that I’ve been looking, mind you.) On his own blog, Searls…

DM News, the online news site for direct marketers, reports that RSS lets companies with smaller advertising and marketing budgets get content to targeted audiences that otherwise would be prohibitively expensive. The article by Joe Dysart cites Truckflix.com, an online jobs broker for truck drivers and trucking companies. Using RSS (presumably enclosures, although the article doesn’t mention them specifically), the company is…

I head off to Detroit early on Tuesday. I get back Wednesday night, then leave again early Thursday, although this time it’s on vacation: JazzFest in New Orleans. Blogging will be light through next week, but I’m sure I’ll knock out one or two here and there.

Content summary: Listeners’ comments (on character blogs, recording with an ipod, our mention in the New Scientists article on Skype, FeedDemon, our review of Yahoo 360 and employer monitoring of employee e-mail and online activity); Les Blogs update; Business Week’s cover story, “Blogs Will Change Your Business,” communication strategic planning, executive voice in a CEO blog, Wendy’s PR efforts in the wake of a customer finding a…

Thanks to Trevor Cook for pointing to this excellent resource, a listing of public radio podcast feeds.