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Full story: The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #328: March 17, 2008
Content summary: Next FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio on March 22; first FIR video interview to be posted; initial impressions of EuroBlog 2008; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; changes at the top in Linden Lab herald next stage of development for Second Life; Gartner recommends employee access to social networks; Deloitte says US presidential campaigns are harbinger of business marketing efforts; the blogroll re-invented from Thornley Fallis; new tools: Friendfeed and Wiki.is; listeners’ comments discussion; news about Thursday’s show;…
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Full story: Podcasting and digital rights
If you’re a UK-based podcaster and concerned about digital rights, an upcoming event from the UK Podcasters Association (UKPA) may interest you: UKPA is hosting a seminar on rights with the Open Rights Group at the Guardian, Farringdon, London, Saturday March 29th 2pm – 5pm and it would be great if you would come and take part. Becky Hogge and Matt Wells (heads of ORG and Guardian Audio respectively) will be there, as well as representatives from MCPS-PRS and AIM…
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Full story: The political cynicism of Quaero
I’m probably one of the relatively few Englishmen who think the European Union is a good thing. After all, I am from a country that talks about Europe generally as a separate place, as in "I’m going to Europe" rather than "I’m going to continental Europe." Or even "I’m going to the Continent," always with a capital C. The big problem with the EU, though, is that political meddling and vested national political (and commercial) interests make a mockery of…
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Full story: FIR Interview: CNW Group’s Melanie Kurzuk – March 14, 2008
CNW Group – formerly Canada News Wire – has launched Access CNW, a web-based service that puts press release distribution into the hands of clients. The service includes a number of features in common with the social media release, including multimedia, RSS, and tags (employing NewsML and NewsReleaseML). In this FIR Interview, Shel Holtz talked with CNW Group’s Melanie Kurzuk, Senior Vice President of the firm’s News and Information Technology Division. About our Conversation Partner Melanie Kurzuk is a seasoned…











