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Content summary: New FIR Interview and Book Review posted; three winners of the contest to win free FIR iPhone apps: Ike Pigott, Stephen Waddington, Kris Gallagher; listener comments; 5 minutes on… social messaging dos and don’ts, Foursquare mayors get 25% off at Ann Taylor, paper boarding pass set to disappear, CMS for creating Layar content; […]

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