Apr 27

The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #805: April 27, 2015

Quick News: The fewer likes your Facebook page has the better its organic reach, NHL bans media from using Periscope and Meerkat, explosion of mobile messaging apps continues, Twitter sells sports tickets in tweets; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: Twitter begins to embrace its role as a destination for people who will never be active tweeters; Dan York’s Tech Report; the sudden interest in mobile video streaming apps; listener comments in the FIR Podcast Community on Google+; Igloo Software promo; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: video advocating a day of rest for domestic workers ruffles feathers in Singapore; the past week on the FIR Podcast Network; what journalists have to say about pitches.
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Apr 27

FIR #805 – 4/27/15 – For Immediate Release

Gini Dietrich to guest co-host in two weeks, review of Geeks Bearing Gifts is coming; Quick News: Facebook tweaks its algorithm again, NHL bans media from using Periscope and Meerkat, explosion of mobile messaging apps continues, twittr sells sports ti…

Apr 24

Facebook News Feeds Load 20-40% Faster Over IPv6

Want to read your Facebook News Feed faster?  Ask your Internet Service Provider (ISP) if you can get IPv6!  That’s one of the key quotes to me in this article published this month on ComputerWorld: As for the speed boost that may come with IPv6, it’s too early to say whether you’ll see it or Read more…

Apr 24

Sally Wentworth Speaking At National Press Club Today On “Net Vitality” Panel

This morning Sally Shipman Wentworth, our Vice President of Global Policy Development, will be speaking on a panel sponsored by The Media Institute on the topic of “Net Vitality: Identifying the Top-Tier Global Broadband Internet Leaders“. The event is happening from 9:00-11:00am US EDT at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.  The panel discussion follows the release of this “Net Vitality” report authored by  Stuart N. Brotman. The panelists include:

Dan York

Apr 23

TDYR 240 – Perhaps The Greatest Challenge of the Internet Age: Being Present Where We Are

TDYR 240 – Perhaps The Greatest Challenge of the Internet Age: Being Present Where We Are by Dan York

Apr 23

WhatsApp Calling Arrives on iOS – More Telecom Disruption Ahead!

As I checked my AppStore updates on my iPhone this week I was surprised but pleased to see that WhatsApp now includes "WhatsApp Calling". As it says: "Call your friends and family using WhatsApp for free, even if they’re in…

Apr 22

Congrats to the Jitsi Team On Their Acquistion By Atlassian

Congratulations to Emil Ivov and the whole team behind Jitsi for their acquisition by Atlassian! As they say on the Jitsi news page: The Jitsi Community just got a lot stronger! BlueJimp, founder of Jitsi, is now part of Atlasssian!…

Apr 22

At RSA Conference Apr 23: Can DNSSEC and DANE Add a Layer Of Trust to TLS and DNS?

Can DNSSEC and DANE add a layer of trust to TLS and DNS? That will be the question up for discussion tomorrow, April 23, 2015, at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. As part of the “Peer2Peer” small discussion sessions, Wes Hardaker from Parsons will be facilitating a session from 9:10-10:00am (PDT) with the description: Read more…

Apr 21

Watching Known Evolve… And Being Intrigued By Convoy…

While I haven’t posted here very often at all, I’ve definitely been following the impressive growth of Known.  I’m subscribed to the notifications of the Github repo and as a result get an email whenever issues are opened/closed, etc…

Apr 20

The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #804: April 20, 2015

IN THIS EPISODE: News from the world of podcasting, the viability of the “full-stack” employee, the employee engagement-employee ambassador connection, five reasons why Google+ died, The top companies for employee engagement, US federal government workers get a social media policy, Millennials want to connect with brands via email, Spain’s gag law produces a hologram protest, mobilegeddon, China’s Great Firewall.
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