Shel Holtz's Lifestream

Technology Is Reducing Face To Face Communication

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:12:36 -0700

Technology Is Reducing Face To Face Communication:

Based on 1,000 responses, research conducted on behalf of communications provider Lumison found 68 per cent of respondents said they have less face-to-face interaction in the office than they d …

RIP William Safire — disagreed on politics but loved “On Language.”...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:45:49 -0700

RIP William Safire — disagreed on politics but loved “On Language.” http://bit.ly/bepT7 via @cbasturea

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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:45:48 -0700

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Grilled a tri-tip from a recipe in @rockinronnie’s book “Barbecue Secrets.” Turned...

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:12:51 -0700

Grilled a tri-tip from a recipe in @rockinronnie’s book “Barbecue Secrets.” Turned out perfect.

Why pay $400/mo for Brands in Public when u can DIY on NetVibes as @hyku did?...

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:12:51 -0700

Why pay $400/mo for Brands in Public when u can DIY on NetVibes as @hyku did? http://SethinPublic.com (w Godin as focus). via @allanjenkins

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #486: September 24, 2009

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:38:48 -0700

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #486: September 24, 2009:

Content summary: Twitter phishing attack; Kris Gallagher’s harmonica meme; Bright One volunteer-led agency announces four ambassadors; Dan York reports from Orlando, Florida; the Media…

Who should own social media? Everybody and nobody

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:38:47 -0700

Who should own social media? Everybody and nobody:

I thought I had seen all the arguments about which function, within an organization, should “own” social media. I’ve argued that PR or communications is the logical home, since PR/comms is…

Free GoGo WiFi on my American Airlines flight today. Nice to be able to tweet from 34,000 feet.

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:19:43 -0700

Free GoGo WiFi on my American Airlines flight today. Nice to be able to tweet from 34,000 feet.

Finally got FIR 486 posted. Now to check email for the first time in four hours. God help me.

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:19:41 -0700

Finally got FIR 486 posted. Now to check email for the first time in four hours. God help me.

Social media is not a car

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:40:52 -0700

Social media is not a car:

There’s an age-old analogy that keeps coming up in social media talks I hear. “You don’t need to know how it works,” the analogy goes, “just like you don’t need to know how internal…

Lkg for sample job description for a comms type tasked with introducing a social media practice to...

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:51 -0700

Lkg for sample job description for a comms type tasked with introducing a social media practice to an agency. Know where I should look?

All-day client mtg is large team working on vision for direction of global inttanet. Should be fun.

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:50 -0700

All-day client mtg is large team working on vision for direction of global inttanet. Should be fun.

Wkg on my 1st blog post in weeks: “Social media is not a car.” Should be up tonight...

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:50 -0700

Wkg on my 1st blog post in weeks: “Social media is not a car.” Should be up tonight (after all-day meeting).

Heavy workload has kept me from much blogging, tweeting, etc. Result:I’m not hearing from...

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:49 -0700

Heavy workload has kept me from much blogging, tweeting, etc. Result:I’m not hearing from people much. You get based on what you give.

Staggering how many Twitter accounts have been hacked, including mine. I did not make $ yesterday...

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:47 -0700

Staggering how many Twitter accounts have been hacked, including mine. I did not make $ yesterday and did not send URL for you to learn how.

I stopped counting at 25 the DMs I’ve received from legit accounts with the same spam....

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:41 -0700

I stopped counting at 25 the DMs I’ve received from legit accounts with the same spam. Spammers are evil bastards. Twitter: Do something.

By the way, my first act on learning spam was sent from my account was to reset my password.

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:31 -0700

By the way, my first act on learning spam was sent from my account was to reset my password.

FYI, here’s an InfoWorld piece on today’s Twitter password theft and spamming scam:...

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:10 -0700

FYI, here’s an InfoWorld piece on today’s Twitter password theft and spamming scam: http://bit.ly/31blrI

Do you know anyone who calls him/herself a social media guru? Mostly I hear other people refer to...

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:05 -0700

Do you know anyone who calls him/herself a social media guru? Mostly I hear other people refer to someone that way.

Just got to my hotel in New York City. Here today, up to Purchase tomorrow pm, home Thurs am. Maybe...

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:44:27 -0700

Just got to my hotel in New York City. Here today, up to Purchase tomorrow pm, home Thurs am. Maybe I’ll find time to write a blog post.