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Neville Hobson joins host Shel Holtz for the January installment of “The Hobson & Holtz Report” to talk about these stories:

• Lost trust in Facebook led to wariness about a user-generated meme.
• Adobe is bringing part of “Minority Report” to life.
• The Internet of Things was everywhere at CES.
• A picture of an egg is the most viewed Instagram post ever. What does that bode for influencer marketing?
• Picture what Google will look like if the EU implements Article 11 of the Copyright Directive.
• Brands are weighing in on the U.S. government shutdown.
• Dan York reports on the web’s growing complexity, Jeff Jarvis’s Facebook screed, stats from the global social network composed of nodes that talk to each other, and how content management systems will shape the future of media.

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 week’s episode:

• Fourth Annual Global Communications Survey from the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations
• Think the #10YearChallenge is fun? It’s a surveillance nightmare
• Facebook’s ’10 Year Challenge is Just a Harmless Meme — Right?
• Adobe To Make DOOH Perform — Is There A Place For Search?
• Procter & Gamble shows off surprisingly cool tech in ordinary products
• Intelligence Brief: Voice and IoT dominate CES
• An Egg, Just a Regular Egg, Is Instagram’s Most-Liked Post Ever
• Opinion: The murky practice of influencer marketing
• This is what Google says search will look like under EU copyright laws
• The Internet is Facing a Catastrophe For Free Expression and Competition: You Could Tip The Balance
• Brands begin weighing in on the shutdown
• ‘Using National Parks as a Lever Is a Mistake’: Columbia’s CEO Elaborates on His Ad Challenging Trump
• Kraft offers ‘pay it forward’ food over government shutdown

Links from Dan York’s Tech Report

• A more complicated web
• Facebook. Sigh.
• Fedeiverse Stats
• How CMS will shape the future of media

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