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Intro: Neville speaking on CIPR-organized panel about Wikipedia and PR at Social Media Week London on Sept 28;

Quick News: Report from #DIF12 Digital Ireland Forum in Dublin: are companies really ready for the connected consumer?; Gnip offers full Twitter archive – for a price; Boeing to outfit planes for in-flight mobile phone calls; the best place to be in a plane crash is in the back; interactive quizzes coming to YouTube videos; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: Plagiarism, patchwriting and content marketing; Dan York reports on Apple iOS6, iPhone 5, the issue with mapping, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; rethinking the rules on social media in contemporary society; listener comments; how many times can you tweet the same tweet?; TemboSocial promo; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report;

Music from Elijah Tucker; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for September 24, 2012: An 85-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.


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So, until Monday October 1…

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

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