Content summary: Winner announced in PR Week blog contest; FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio on Sept 20; Shel on Sun Microsystems call-in show; update on iTunes issue; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits – defending your brand online, GM launches anti-misinformation website, an inslide look at games PR, US Dept of Homeland Security to use social networks for alerts, A-Space for the intelligence community launches this month; Lee Hopkins reports; listeners’ comments discussion; news about Thursday’s show; music from Dave Hole; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for September 8, 2008: A 62-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
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So, until Thursday September 11…
(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)
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