Content summary: Today is FIR’s third anniversary; new FIR discussion forum is up; latest IABC Cafe2Go podcast posted; vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; announcing the FIR listener contest; GMnext: the launch by General Motors, exclusive FIR Interview posted; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; the art and science of blogger relations; PR ethics issue in Grand Rapids; pushing terms of service to the edge as Facebook ejects Robert Scoble; will users revolt against online advertising? Dan York reports on creating a corporate blog portal with WordPress MU, Twitter and follower reciprocity; listeners’ comments discussion; music by Twilight Hotel; and more.
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Show notes for January 3, 2008
Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 62-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Download the file here (MP3, 28.6MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod, subscribe with iTunes; good podcatchers include Juice and DopplerRadio, and RSS aggregators that supports podcasts such as FeedDemon.)
In This Edition:
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If you have comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for our future shows, email us at fircomments@gmail.com; or call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America) or +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe); or Skype: fircomments; or comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR; or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
So, until Monday January 7…
(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)
