Content summary: The live call-in episode on BlogTalk Radio. Our topic: The relationship between intranets and strong strategic internal communications. Discussion topic prompted by Craig Thomler: “I’ve often wondered about the strength of the relationship between an organisation’s commitment to internal communications and its commitment to an effective intranet. I have worked in organisations with strong internal comms cultures, but with very poor intranets.” Listen to FIR Live now: [display_podcast] Get FIR Live: Download the MP3 file (24.7Mb, 54:01) Subscribe…

Content summary: Shel’s in Minneapolis; Neville’s traveling but web woes kept him from contributing items for today’s show; the live call-in show is this Saturday; David Phillips’ interview with Jane Rowe is up; Eric Schwartzman is hosting an online video conference; Dan York’s report; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: Metrolink’s ethical spokesperson is forced to resign, LiveWorld releases LiveBar to introduce simple social media to company websites, Awareness Networks study shows companies are increasing use of social media for…

By 1803, having already demonstrated his inventive nature by inventing a new kind of paper for cannon cartridges, John Dickinson started his company and designed and built a new machine capable of the continuous manufacture of paper to replace the handmade techniques then used, notably by the Frenchman Henry Fourdriner. These innovations made the company that bore his name both successful and famous. Today, his company now merged into Hamelin Paperbrands is adopting Web 2.0 both in marketing and, interestingly,…