Holtz Communications + Technology

We were sorely disappointed when the FIR smartphone apps from iSites no longer played the audio files. Luckily, we found a better alternative—at least, for the iPhone.

Wizzard Media, which owns Libsyn (which hosts FIR’s audio files) offers an iPhone app. It costs $2.99, but it’s a terrific app. If you’re looking to take FIR on the road with you—and have it available within seconds…

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in February adopted a new policy toward staff access to social sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube and others. The policy—which everyone covers Pentagon-based staff to soldiers in the field—calls for open access—or, as stated on the Defense Department’s Social Media Hub: “...the default for the DoD non-classified network (the NIPRNET) is for open access so that all of DoD…

Content summary: It’s the first show of the month: please vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; new Speakers & Speeches and FIR Interview podcasts posted, more coming; introducing our new sponsor: Pollstream; listener comments and FIR FriendFeed Room round-up; 5 minutes on… Ann Taylor listens to its customers, Microsoft invention lets you insert batteries in any direction, Best Buy trying to fire employee…

Results Map?? is an online tool for developing a comprehensive strategic communication plan. Developed following several years of research, ResultsMap was unveiled at the IABC World Conference in Toronto by Caroline Kealey, the founder of Ingenium Communication who developed the resource. In this interview, Kealey discussed with Shel Holtz the inspiration for ResultsMap, how it was developed and how it…

Content summary: Shel’s on his own in Atlanta; two surveys for FIR listeners to take; review of Charlene Li’s Open Leadership is coming; listener comments; 5 minutes on…BPGlobalPR Twitter account inspires a similar effort aimed at ATT, the 15 most hated companies in America include Dell, study says people trust companies on Twitter; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: why you should think…

Content summary: FIR video interview and demo of IABC Discovery posted, plus another FIR Speakers & Speeches podcast from the Dell B2B event in London; listener comment and Friendfeed FIR Room round-up; 5 minutes on… Forrester’s call for help with their enterprise social media survey, the social media era ends in 2012, an execution tweeted, ExxonMobil launches a corporate blog; News That Fits:…