Beginning NaPodPoMo – 30 Podcast Episodes in 30 Days

Can I publish one podcast episode each day for the month of November? That’s the premise of "National Podcast Post Month" or "NaPodPoMo". Similar to the idea of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), where writers sign up to write a…

TDYR 336 – Beginning NaPodPoMo 2017 – 30 podcasts in 30 days

Today (Nov 1) marks the start of National Podcast Post Month (NaPodPoMo) where participants commit to publishing 30 podcast episodes in 30 days. I’m going to give it a try this year… let’s see how I do! More info is at http://napodpomo.org/

TDYR 335 – Loving Me Some MindNode

I’ve been a longtime user of “mind mapping” software to capture thoughts, brainstorm, take notes, organize plans and more. Lately I have found myself really enjoying using MindNode on my Macs and iOS devices. In this episode I talk about why I like using MindNode so much…

TDYR 334 – Chat Fiction, Chat Stories: Love it? Read it? Don’t know about it?

This morning my mind was a bit blown learning about the whole world of “chat fiction” or “chat stories” – stories told in the form of chat message exchanges. If you are not under 25, you probably don’t know about them… but they are there! In this episode I talk about chat fiction and ask a number of questions about the tools, statistics and more. I would love to hear from any listeners who have done anything with chat fiction….

For Immediate Release #109: CEOs Torturing English

Neville Hobson joined Shel Holtz for the October edition of the monthly Hobson & Holtz Report. This month’s topics covered a proposed Magna Carta for Artificial Intelligence, a connection between CEOs mangling English and falling share prices, what PR needs to do to look after its own reputation in the wake of the Bell Pottinger scandal, new studies add to the body of evidence supporting companies taking positions on social and political issues, an app in the UK is enabling activists to influence votes at party conferences, and a pair of crises (from Facebook and Unilever) were both completely avoidable. Dan York reports on a Twitter boycott that led some people to try out Mastodon and a podcast app that includes in-audio search.
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New Policy Brief published on Community Networks and Access to Spectrum

Yesterday we published a new policy brief: Spectrum Approaches for Community Networks Access to affordable and available spectrum is critical for Community Networks. Policy makers can play a key role in ensuring adequate access to spectrum. The policy brief examines the various ways that Community Networks can gain access to spectrum, including: the use of unlicensed […]

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For Immediate Release #108: Communicators’ Steep Technology Adoption Curve

Kami Huyse and Lee Odden joined host Shel Holtz for conversations about the challenges of fake news and trolling during a crisis, the issues that arise when your public actions and your corporate behaviors don’t align, cause marketing and the rise of the “belief-driven buyer,” the slow adoption of technology by communicators, and the continuing benefits of business blogging. Dan York reports on another data breach (this time it’s Disqus); Yahoo’s data breach, which affects all 3 billion accounts; AOL’s decision to shut down AIM; and Tim O’Reilly’s new book, “WTF: What’s the Future and Why It’s Up to Us.”
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Learn to Curl at Petersham Curling Club: Oct 7, 14, 21 and 28

If you live in the Monadnock region and want to try out the sport of curling, the closest curling club is the Petersham Curling Club in Petersham, Massachusetts. It is about a 45 minute drive down Route 32 from Keene, NH.  This year “PCC” will be offering “Learn To Curl” sessions at the following times: […]

Learn to Curl at Petersham Curling Club: Oct 7, 14, 21 and 28

If you live in the Monadnock region and want to try out the sport of curling, the closest curling club is the Petersham Curling Club in Petersham, Massachusetts. It is about a 45 minute drive down Route 32 from Keene, NH.  This year “PCC” will be offering “Learn To Curl” sessions at the following …

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For Immediate Release #107: Words and Music

Deirdre Breakenridge and Elizabeth Sosnow joined host Shel Holtz to talk about Twitter doubling its character count, companies engaging in “AI-washing,” whether words are on the wane as marketers rely more and more on music, the increasing number of communicators navigating the world of blockchain, and whether the pivot to video may have been a mistake. Dan York reports on developments in live video streaming.
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