Posted on January 30, 2015 11:48 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Visual Communication | Advertising | Augmented Reality | Brands | Business | Facebook | Location-based Services | Marketing | Media | Mobile | Podcasting | Research | Social Media | Twitter
Flickr photo courtesy of MartialArtsNomad.comIt was another big week for news, reports, posts, and updates of interest to communicators. There’s even more in my link blog, where I collect everything I might consider using for the Wrap—as well as my podcast. You’re welcome to follow it.
FCC warns hotels never to try blocking guest WiFi—After Marriott withdrew its petition for permission to block guest WiFi, the…
Posted on January 23, 2015 4:07 am by Shel Holtz | Sharing and Collaborating | Content | Visual Communication | Wearables | Pinterest | Advertising | Brands | Business | Facebook | Marketing | Media | Mobile | PR | Research | Social Media | Trust | Writing and Editing
Flickr photo of Venice wrapped up in 2011 courtesyt of Kristina D.C. HoeppnerGreetings from 39,000 feet. I have a jam-packed day Friday, so I’m taking advantage of in-flight WiFi to crank out this week’s Wrap. As always the Wrap is a summary of the last week’s news, posts, and other good stuff that has crossed my feeds that may not have gotten a lot of…
Posted on January 16, 2015 10:30 am by Shel Holtz | Sharing and Collaborating | Instagram | Wearables | Pinterest | Advertising | Brands | Business | Content Curation | Customer Service | Facebook | Marketing | Media | Mobile | PR | QR Codes | Social Media | Social networks | Trust | Twitter
Flickr photo courtesy of WetsunThe new year is heating up, as evidenced by a record number of items in today’s Wrap. There’s even more in my link blog, where I collect all the items from the past week I think would be useful or interesting for communication professionals; you’re welcome to follow it.
Marriott backs down—Marriott International has withdrawn its petition to the U.S. Federal…
Posted on December 29, 2014 6:25 pm by Shel Holtz | Content | Attention | Gamification | Mobile | Social Media
Whether Plague takes off or is relegated to the scrap heap of failed apps remains to be seen, but the idea is intriguing (if not downright revolutionary). At its core, Plague democratizes the process of determining what spreads through social media, and even what goes viral. The app bills itself as “an essentially different way to spread information.”
The idea is simple. You share…
Posted on December 26, 2014 9:29 am by Shel Holtz | Instagram | Visual Communication | Brands | Business | Facebook | Legal | Mobile | Research | Social Media | Twitter
Flickr photo courtesy of Matt ReinboldHere’s your post-Christmas Friday Wrap, my weekly collection of news, reports, and posts that are useful for communicators even though they may not have been at the top of the week’s headlines. I collect items I find interesting on my link blog and select stories for the Wrap and my podcast from there. You’re welcome to subscribe. I…
Posted on December 24, 2014 12:08 pm by Shel Holtz | Customer Service | Internal | Social Media
LinkedIn’s list of the most socially engaged companiesIt doesn’t matter what industry you’re in or what position employees hold in your organizational hierarchy. It doesn’t matter if you’re a B2C company or B2B, or whether your workforce is younger or older. Employees in your organization will use collaborative media on the job. There’s not one damn thing you can do to stop it, so you might as well…
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