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Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz got together for the monthly “Hobson & Holtz Report” to talk about…

• The change management implications of Artificial Intelligence
• The content management tactics being employed by critics of organizations
• The rise of drone journalism
• A study that found social sentiment analysis doesn’t line up with what your customers really think
• What to expect from Facebook’s new head of communications, former UK Deputy Minister Nick Clegg
• The wariness consumers have of social media chatbots

Dan York’s Tech Report covers what’s new in Gutenberg, Twitter Moments, the Pinterest API, and the unintended consequences of regulating the Internet.

Special thanks to Jay Moonah for the opening and closing music.

You can find the stories from which FIR content is selected at Shel’s Link Blog.

About Neville Hobson

Neville Hobson was co-host of The Hobson & Holtz Report for over 10 years. For over 15 years, Neville has been a voice of experience and influence when it comes to speaking about digital technologies, disruptive change in workplaces and marketplaces, relevant trends to pay close attention to, and what it all means for your business. His experiences embrace deep understanding and subject-matter expertise in contemporary business issues that include social, digital and cognitive technologies, connecting that with a career in traditional public relations, marketing communication, employee compensation and benefits communication, and investor relations. Based in the Thames Valley some 30 miles west of London, Neville works either from his home office or from a client’s location; or from wherever he has a good network connection.

Links from this episode

• AI will impact 100% of jobs, professions, and industries, says IBM’s Ginni Rometty
• Third Point Stirs Up Its Fight for Campbell Soup Board Seats with Video
• Anonymous Microsoft and Amazon employees speak out on Medium
• Drone journalism’s battle for airspace
• Brands Shouldn’t Believe Everything They Read About Themselves Online
• Nick Clegg Appointed Facebook Head of Global Affairs and Communications
• Facebook hires Nick Clegg as head of global affairs
• Why Facebook Hired Nick Clegg
• Nick Clegg’s Facebook Post
• Users Wary Of Bots, But Businesses Utilize Them In Customer Communications
• Social Media Bots Draw Public’s Attention and Concern

Links from Dan York’s Tech Report

• What’s new in Gutenberg? (19th October)
• Call for Testers: Community Gutenberg Accessibility Tests
• >Twitter Tweets: No More In-App “Moments” Creation
• Twitter makes Moments creation a desktop exclusive as it drops support from Android app
• Pinterest launches API that lets brands find and track influencers
• Splintering the Internet: The Unintended Consequence of Regulation

About Shel Holtz

Shel Holtz, ABC (Accredited Business Communicator), is director of Internal Communications at Webcor, a commercial general contractor headquartered in San Francisco. Before joining Webcor, Shel spent 21 years as principal of Holtz Communication + Technology. In addition to integrating technology into communications strategies, his expertise includes strategic communications planning, change management, organizational culture, business initiatives and communications research. Full bio