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….
Oct 16
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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Oct 12
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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Oct 09
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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Oct 07
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: […]
Oct 07
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 …
Oct 02
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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Sep 28
ICANN Postpones DNSSEC Root KSK Rollover – October 11 will NOT be the big day
People involved with DNS security no longer have to be focused on October 11. News broke yesterday that ICANN has decided to postpone the Root KSK Rollover to an unspecified future date. To be clear: The Root KSK Rollover will NOT happen on October 11, 2017. ICANN’s announcement states the the KSK rollover is being […]
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Sep 25
For Immediate Release #106: Toot Your Own Horn
Melissa Agnes and Dave Fleet joined host Shel Holtz for conversations about the FTC’s settlement with social media influencers who failed to disclose their relationship with the brand that paid them, sending a signal that the regulator will no longer confine its actions to the brands; content creators who have seen their advertising revenues plummet in the wake of YouTube’s use of Artificial Intelligence to prevent advertising from being injected into potentially offensive content (most of them aren’t producing offensive content); the New York Yankees’ terrible response to a young girl in the stands who injured by a line-drive foul ball; whether brands should communicate their efforts to assist in relief efforts after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; and a new data breach — this time at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and whether the public is being desensitized to the issue.
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Sep 23
TDYR 333 – Returning Into The Light
It’s done. It shipped. The new https://www.internetsociety.org/ website shipped! And with that, I can finally return to the writing, recording and other content creation I so love to do…
