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FIR #263: It's Alive! (AI, That Is. Or Is it?)
The June Edition of the For Immediate Release Hobson & Holtz Report
89 min
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FIR #262: You're Hired! Or Not...
Consider the Optics of Rescinding a Job Offer
13 min
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FIR #261: Crossing the Line When Surveilling Em...
Tesla Hired a PR Agency to Snoop on Employees in a Semi-Private Facebook Group During a 2017 Unionization Effort
16 min
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FIR #260: Grappling with Authenticity
How Communicators Can Help Leaders Solve the Authenticity Paradox
14 min
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FIR #259: Trust Rises in Companies That Left Ru...
Special Edelman Trust Barometer Report Shows Rising Trust in Western Democracies
15 min
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FIR #257: Purpose Vs. Polarization
FIR Tackles Two Thorny Social Issues -- and More
101 min
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FIR #256: Comms Influence in the C-Suite
Data from a Gartner Survey Show Influence Has Risen. Is it Too Good to be True?
15 min
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FIR #255: How TikTok Makes Spreadsheets Cool
Micro-Learning Videos Have Built a Model Community and Made Serious Bank for Influencer/Creators
14 min
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FIR #254: AR You Ready?
Google Unveils Technology that Could Be AR's Killer App
13 min
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FIR #253: Blockchain In Your House
Some May Be Skeptical, But You May Already Be Using the Core Web3 Technology
14 min
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FIR #252: Managers, Not Bosses
A list of "promises" from a manager serves as the foundation for great leadership
12 min
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FIR #251: Proof of Attendance
A POAP NFT offers organizations new ways to reward those who attend events
13 min
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FIR #250: Go for a Drive in the Metaverse
Toyota and Nissan Join Other Automakers Staking Claims in the Metaverse
15 min
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FIR #249: Getting Authentic with BeReal
App Aims to Be the Antidote to Curated Instagram Images
14 min
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FIR #248: Cross-Posting Do's and Don'ts
Extend Your Reach, But Be Strategic About It
11 min
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FIR #247: Permission to Scrape
An Appeals Court Has Cleared the Way for Anyone to Scrape Publicly-Accessible Web Content
12 min
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FIR #246: Who Wants to Live Forever?
The April Edition of The Hobson and Holtz Report
91 min
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FIR #245: Chatbots for Search? It Depends.
Google is working on a technology that will deliver one authoritative answer to a search query
14 min
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FIR #244: April Fool's! Or Not.
Twitter Pranked April Fool's Day
11 min
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FIR #243: New Creator Tools from LinkedIn
Are You Getting A Flood of LinkedIn Newsletter Invites?
11 min
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FIR #242: Can't Brands All Just Get Along?
Research Finds Consumers Buy More from Nice Brands
11 min
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FIR #241: Your Personal Brand, Journalist Edition
Managing Your Reputation in the Social Media Era
13 min
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FIR #240: You're Fired! Get Off Our Boat!
P&O Ferries Establishes a New Low in How to Handle a Layoff
17 min
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FIR #239: Communicating Climate Risk
New Regulations Put Companies' Climate Profiles in the Public Eye
13 min
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FIR #238: Deepfakes and Other Weapons of War
AI Technology is Among Propaganda Tools Used to Promote Misinformation
89 min