Posted on May 5, 2014 12:39 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Quick News: Consequences from a lack of common sense on Twitter, Fleishman Hillard launched "Native Newsroom" powered by LinkedIn, Twist Image acquired by WPP, more problems for employee social media policies; Ragan promo;
News That Fits: Are we undergoing the biggest transformation of social media ever?; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: Can LinkedIn overcome culture differences and succeed in China?, and more; the fashion…
Posted on May 2, 2014 10:39 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Hundreds of new top-level domains are being released by ICANN, the international organization that oversees Internet names and numbers. New domains like .guru, .london, .photography and .sexy are now available. And while companies aren’t exactly falling over themselves to pay the fee to register their trademarks and brands, other entities are reserving and registering domains—and they could be registering trademarked names.
According to a…
Posted on April 28, 2014 6:25 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: New FIR Interview coming with Howard Greenstein and David Mitnick of DomainSkate;
Quick News: SEC issues guidance on use of social media in offerings and proxy fights, 3D printers print ten houses in 24 hours, two NFL teams post their 2014 schedules on Snapchat, the LinkedIn crowd decoded; Ragan promo;
News That Fits: The rise of the mobile addict (and the…
Posted on April 21, 2014 12:59 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
New FIR Interview posted;
Quick News: US court says blogs are not only media they’re also an important source of news and commentary, General Mills’ terms of service could prevent people from liking its brands’ Facebook pages, LinkedIn releases Android app for Slideshare, the American view of technological progress in the next 50 years; Ragan promo;
News That Fits: The US Airways tweet (and the…
Posted on April 15, 2014 11:20 am by Shel Holtz | Brands | For Immediate Release | Technology | Web
The websites of most musicians adhere a highly predictable template. There’s a bio, a page hosting some music, another with photos and video, a tour schedule, and a merchandise store. In developing the recently launched Jerry Garcia website, the team at global digital agency Critical Mass were anxious not only to explode the traditional artist’s site, but to take the website experience…
Posted on April 14, 2014 6:50 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: FIR Interview with Critical Mass coming, no reports this week from Dan York (get well soon, Dan!) or Michael Netzley;
Quick News: FTC investigation of Cole Haan offers insights into how to run a Pinterest contest, Staples wants to bring 3D printing to the masses, journalists are mining Whisper and other secret-sharing apps, report says 44% of Twitter accounts have…
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