Content summary: Google loses its copyright case in Belgium; 7 branding lessons from the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty; employees take complaint with employer to YouTube; Mercedes-Benz and other Second Life stories; David Phillips’ reports on traditonal web sites going nowhere as social media takes the prize, and what is to happen to PR practice; discussion: why you should pay attention to OpenID; listeners’ comments discussion; the music; and more. [Messages from our sponsors: Save time with the CustomScoop online…

Content summary: Shel’s alone in Indianapolis while Neville flies back to the UK; Robert French speaks out about blogs, press releases, PR, and the Brave New World; Dan York’s report looks at Yahoo Pipes; a bad pitch that worked; listener comments; the music; and more (but not much). Show notes for February 15, 2007 Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 39-minute podcast recorded live from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Download the file here (MP3, 18MB), or…

Content summary: Come to the New Communications Forum in March; claims of website fraud against Best Buy; avoiding legal loopholes in intranet policy management; developments in the world of wikis; hacking Skype: 25 tips to improve your Skype experience; Linden Lab releases detailed demographic and other information about Second Life, Boomer Esiason Foundation’s activities in Second Life, and Comverse demos Second Life on mobile phones: more reasons for communicators to pay attention; listeners’ comments discussion; news about Thursday’s show; the…