Content summary: FIR Interview with Forrester Research posted; still time to enter the FIR Listener Contest; discussion: Twitter, British Airways and an aircraft emergency; discussion: Ford’s and Hasbro’s approaches to protecting trademarks and brands; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; new services help bloggers bring in ad revenue; DreamHost’s communication informality crosses a line for some customers; Dan York reports with an update on addressing online attacks on your business and reputation, and more; listeners’ comments discussion; news about upcoming shows; FIR on BlogTalk Radio on Feb 9; the music from Three Blind Mice; and more.
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Show notes for January 17, 2008
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(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)
