Posted on June 1, 2007 12:57 am by Shel Holtz | Politics | Social Media
Think social media doesn’t change things? Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shut down Radio Caracas Television to silence criticism. So the station has simply begun producing shortened programming with a reduced staff, and making the content available through YouTube.
CNN has the story.
Posted on May 29, 2007 7:47 pm by Shel Holtz | Media | PR | Social Media
Todd Defren pointed me (and everyone else reading his Twitter tweets) to a post by Geoffrey Livingston detailing his success with a social media news release. The case study involves the launch of a client’s website; in it, Livingston goes through the process of creating the release and chronicles the results, which included solid media and blog coverage.
A couple things are…
Posted on May 21, 2007 8:08 am by Shel Holtz | IABC | Social Media
There’s still time for professional associations to redefine their value to members, but I’m not aware of any such initiatives among any of these groups. The clock is ticking.
I’m only aware of the associations that serve my profession, the likes of PRSA, CPRS, and the organization to which I’ve belonged since 1977, IABC.
These associations have fulfilled several vital needs for a long time, primarily…
Posted on May 14, 2007 2:48 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Social Media | Social Networking
It’s ironic, isn’t it, that the Lulu Blooker prize for for books based on blogs went to an American soldier writing an account of his time in Iraq at about the same time the U.S. military has blocked its soldiers’ access to resources like MySpace and YouTube.
The book, “My War: Killing Time in Iraq, by Colby Buzzell,” may be the last “frank and open military…
Posted on April 30, 2007 9:12 am by Shel Holtz | Social Media | Technology
A couple weeks back, the Economist Intelligence Unit reported the results of a study that revealed 80% of companies believe the range of technologies that fall under the Web 2.0 label can lead to improvements in their businesses. Since then, a couple companies have announced significant initiatives.
On last Thursday’s “Hobson & Holtz Report,” I talked about Accenture’s efforts to remake the consulting firm’s…
Posted on April 23, 2007 4:06 pm by Shel Holtz | Social Media
I delivered the opening talk at today’s E-Commerce Summit in Toronto, presented to merchants by Visa Canada. Later, I was able to catch Mitch Joel do his thing in a marketing-focused breakout session. Mitch and I have never seen each other speak before; today was a first for both of us. Fortunately, I had my digital video camera with me, and was…
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