Content summary: Podcast Awards 2007 winners announced; Dan York reports on social network portability, Tris Hussey’s Mediasphere podcast, data sharing summit, IABC Heritage Region conference; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; US report refutes claims of social networking dangers; editing Wikipedia, and WikiScanner; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to stage concert in Second Life; university emergency broadcast system sends text messages to student cell phones; listeners’ comments discussion; the music; and more.

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Show notes for August 16, 2007

Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 57-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Syracuse, New York, USA.

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So, until Monday August 20…

(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)