Content summary: CDs for first-time commenters; upcoming FIR Interview; East Bay Social Media Breakfast on Feb 25; Michael Netzley interviews Edelman’s Alan VanderMolen on the 2009 Trust Barometer research in Asia; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: How to reach baby boomers with social media, Humana opens up their boardroom via Twitter, two communication jobs to die for, Josh Bernoff’s irrelevant email; listeners’ comments discussion including Simon Young on New Zealand’s controversial S92 regulation and the internet blackout protest; Friendfeed FIR Room round-up; music from Gods n Gurus; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for February 23, 2009: A 65-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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So, until Thursday February 26…

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