FIR Book Reviews

Episodes

1. 7

   FIR Book Review: The Fourth Transformation by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel

   In their last book, "The Age of Context," Robert Scoble and Shel Israel explored the future of the smartphone and how it would be used once we reach the convergence of mobile devices, social media, big data, sensors, location technology. Even though we haven't come close to realizing the vision…

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   Dec 22, 2016

   25m
2. 6

   FIR Book Review: The Fourth Transformation by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel

   In their last book, "The Age of Context," Robert Scoble and Shel Israel explored the future of the smartphone and how it would be used once we reach the convergence of mobile devices, social media, big data, sensors, location technology. Even though we haven't come close to realizing the vision…

   more
   Dec 22, 2016

   25m
3. 5

   FIR Book Review: Blockchain Revolution by Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott

   Blockchain technology -- developed as the foundation of Bitcoin -- will have an impact on business and society that we are only beginning to understand. While financial services will be the first industry to experience some foundational changes as a result of blockchain, the technology could...

   Oct 16, 2016

   17m
4. 4

   FIR Book Review: Blockchain Revolution by Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott

   Blockchain technology -- developed as the foundation of Bitcoin -- will have an impact on business and society that we are only beginning to understand. While financial services will be the first industry to experience some foundational changes as a result of blockchain, the technology could...

   Oct 16, 2016

   17m
5. 3

   FIR Book Review: Lethal Generosity by Shel Israel

   Author Shel Israel calls his latest book -- Lethal Generosity: Contextual Technology & The Competitive Edge -- a sequel to Age of Context, the book he co-authored with Robert Scoble. In this FIR Book Review, Richard Binhammer joins Shel Holtz for a conversation about the book and its relevance to...

   Oct 8, 2015

   21m
6. 2

   FIR Book Review: Lethal Generosity by Shel Israel

   Author Shel Israel calls his latest book -- Lethal Generosity: Contextual Technology & The Competitive Edge -- a sequel to Age of Context, the book he co-authored with Robert Scoble. In this FIR Book Review, Richard Binhammer joins Shel Holtz for a conversation about the book and its relevance to...

   Oct 8, 2015

   21m
7. 1

   FIR Book Review: Lessons for Communicators from David Axelrod's "Believer"

   As a strategic communicator, David Axelrod has seen it all. The communications brains behind Barack Obama's presidential election victories in 2008 and 2012, Axelrod has navigated significant communications crises and developed strategic messaging that moved millions. He shared these stories and...

   Jul 14, 2015

   39m
8. FIR Book Review: Lessons for Communicators from David Axelrod's "Believer"

   As a strategic communicator, David Axelrod has seen it all. The communications brains behind Barack Obama's presidential election victories in 2008 and 2012, Axelrod has navigated significant communications crises and developed strategic messaging that moved millions. He shared these stories and...

   Jul 14, 2015

   39m
9. FIR Book Review: Trust Me, PR is Dead by Robert Phillips

   Robert Phillips stunned the PR agency world when he walked away from his prestigious position as CEO of Edelman EMEA. Phillips explains his decision in Trust Me, PR is Dead, in which he calls for an end to the PR industry and advocates instead for a new model of public leadership (as the...

   Jun 12, 2015

   18m
10. FIR Book Review: Trust Me, PR is Dead by Robert Phillips

    Robert Phillips stunned the PR agency world when he walked away from his prestigious position as CEO of Edelman EMEA. Phillips explains his decision in Trust Me, PR is Dead, in which he calls for an end to the PR industry and advocates instead for a new model of public leadership (as the...

    Jun 12, 2015

    18m
11. FIR Book Review: Geeks Bearing Gifts by Jeff Jarvis

    Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News is CUNY journalism professor Jeff Jarvis's latest book, exploring the pressures on current news models and the directions news organizations need to go in order to thrive in the digital world. FIR co-host Shel Holtz reviews the book, which has...

    May 9, 2015

    10m
12. FIR Book Review: Geeks Bearing Gifts by Jeff Jarvis

    Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News is CUNY journalism professor Jeff Jarvis's latest book, exploring the pressures on current news models and the directions news organizations need to go in order to thrive in the digital world. FIR co-host Shel Holtz reviews the book, which has...

    May 9, 2015

    10m
13. FIR Book Reviews: The Mobile Mind Shift, by Ted Schadler, Josh Bernoff, and Julie Ask

    The Mobile Mind Shift: Engineer Your Business to Win in the Mobile Moment provides the first comprehensive overview of what it takes to develop mobile resources that accommodate the growing expectations of users who increasingly turn first to mobile devices. Continue Reading → The post The Mobile...

    Jul 10, 2014

    16m
14. FIR Book Reviews: The Mobile Mind Shift, by Ted Schadler, Josh Bernoff, and Julie Ask

    The Mobile Mind Shift: Engineer Your Business to Win in the Mobile Moment provides the first comprehensive overview of what it takes to develop mobile resources that accommodate the growing expectations of users who increasingly turn first to mobile devices. Continue Reading → The post The Mobile...

    Jul 10, 2014

    16m