Holtz Communications + Technology

Content summary: Neville’s traveling while Shel assembles the show from the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, site of the Ragan Social Media for Communicators conference; Ragan conference included an unconference featuring Crystal Interactive technology; Media Monitoring Minute; Neville reports on IABC’s launch of eXchange, a blogging utility for members that’s more than just blogs; Eric Schwartzman’s report; IABC has assumed leadership of the social media…

Content summary: New FIR Interview; news about Thursday’s show; vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; David Phillips reports on YouTube live video and other disrupters; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; summary of surveys about mainstream media and the web; Prince Harry in Afghanistan: are media embargoes still valid today?; Ford’s social media initiative in Canada; social media survey says agencies “don’t get…

Mzinga and Prospero—both companies that have grown through acquisition—have merged to become a significant provider of community and social media services for internal and external purposes.

In this FIR Interview, Shel Holtz talked with Mzinga’s Rusty Williams, Sr. VP of Social Media Product Planning and Aaron Strout, VP of New Media about the growing demand for community and social media solutions, and the ongoing…

Content summary: Discussion: can new PR professionals build a media contact list through social media?; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; kerfuffle at the Medill School of Journalism; social network updates: LinkedIn goes mobile, Financial Times launches social networks; can sincere blogging overcome an error in judgement?; FriendFeed tells you what your friends are up to online; Dan York reports…

Content summary: Welcome to Podfinder listeners; FIR Interview on GMnext posted; discussion: how blogging can connect or widen the gap between employers and employees; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; DataPortability.org launches logo contest as response to legal pressure; what is news?; shizzolate your Twitters with Snoop Dogg; can opportunists kill social media?; Lee Hopkins reports; listeners’ comments discussion; music from Fall…

It has been six weeks since the launch of GMnext, General Motors’ ambitious communication effort aimed at tighter integration into the social media space and earnest, comprehensive engagement in conversation with customers and other constituents.

In this FIR Interview, Shel Holtz talked with GM’s Scot Keller and Christopher Barger about the initiative’s first month-and-a-half, lessons learned, surprises, things that have gone as expected and…