Continuing the tradition I started back in 2010 (see past years), here are three words that describe themes I intend to focus on this year. They aren’t "resolutions" as much as areas of activity. "Themes" is a good way to think about them. HEALTH I have let my weight creep up to where I am about 30 pounds over where I should be (and where I was back in 2011). I haven’t been exercising. I have some dental issues to take care of. My last physical exam was… (I’m not sure… but I don’t think I’ve ever met the doctor…
Dec 31
TDYR 319 – Watching 100 Girls Throw Rocks At Houses
What is it like to watch 100 girls throw rocks at houses? In this episode I talk about our recent trip to Toronto where I got to do exactly that…
Dec 26
For Immediate Release #67: Let’s launch a startup!
Not much news of interest to communicators is reported over the holidays, so Ayelet Baron, Eden Spodek, and Brad Whitworth joined host Shel Holtz for a higher-level conversation Facebook’s obligations as a new kind of media company, the wisdom of choosing to launch a startup as your first job, how companies can attract younger workers more inclined to launch a startup, how cultures need to change to embrace a corporate narrative, whistleblowing, and suicide by overwork. There’s much more, including Dan York’s report on Facebook Live Audio.
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Dec 26
Will Facebook Live Audio be good for podcasting? So many questions…
Will "Facebook Live Audio" be good for podcasters? Will it help us engage with our audiences? Will it compete with SoundCloud and other similar platforms? Or will it pull people away from traditional podcasts to keep people within Facebook’s shiny…
Dec 19
For Immediate Release #66: Detached from the real world
Kami Huyse, Marshall Kirkpatrick, and Laura Pevehouse join host Shel Holtz for an update on the latest news about fake news, including the steps Facebook is taking to call it out, Germany’s new law that could cost Facebook 500,000 euros for each fake news item it publishes, how big brands are inadvertently funding fake news, how fake news is inspiring people to turn their attention back to mainstream media, and why owned media (especially corporate blogs) are more important than ever; a look at a new app that lets employees engage anonymously with other workers in their company led 200-plus Amazon employees to critique their employer’s handling of a colleague’s attempted suicide; conversation about how blockchain could play a part in marketing and advertising, and much more (including Dan York’s weekly tech report).
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Dec 18
Celebrating 10 Years of Blogging at Disruptive Telephony
Ten years ago today, on December 18, 2006, I launched this blog with a very short 1-paragraph post: Welcome to Disruptive Telephony! For a number of years, I have been blogging about VoIP as part of my personal blog, "Blog.DanYork.com"….
Dec 12
For Immediate Release #65: The Inhuman Experience
Maris Callahan, Justin Goldsborough, and Tim Hayden join host Shel Holtz for an update on the latest news about fake news, including a boycott of the new Star Wars movie, companies waking up to the threat, and data showing most Americans believe fake news headlines when they see them. Also in the rundown: PR is still saddled with a reputation as spin doctors, liars, and sharks circling startups in order to take a chunk of their flesh; as automated systems replace real people, what happens to the human-fueled customer experience? do marketers need to move beyond branded content if they’re going to contribute to the company’s revenue stream? corporate values used to be fairly mundane but today they can provoke partisan anger and blowback, and much more.
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Dec 12
Call for Participation – ICANN DNSSEC Workshop at ICANN58 in Copenhagen (Featured Blog)
Do you have new information about DNSSEC or DANE that you would like to share with the wider community? Have you created a new tool or service? Have you found a way to use DNSSEC to secure some other service? Do you have new statistics about the growth…
Dec 12
Call for Participation – ICANN DNSSEC Workshop at ICANN58 in Copenhagen
The DNSSEC Deployment Initiative and the Internet Society Deploy360 Programme, in cooperation with the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), are planning a DNSSEC Workshop during the ICANN58 meeting held from 11-16 March 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The DNSSEC Workshop has been a part of ICANN meetings for several years and has provided a […]
