Show #156 - July 20, 2006

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Content summary

Initial reactions to the speeded-up version of the show; Podshow Pro launch; a Steve Rubel fan blogs about Steve Rubel; BrainJams?; Strumpette in the Washington Post; Dan York reports; Petite Anglaise dooced in France; Wal-Mart's attempt at social networking (verdict: lame); Digg and Jason Calcanis' offer to pay bloggers; listeners' comments discussion (including topic seed for discussion next week on social media and investor relations); FIR Frappr community update; the music; and more.

Intro

2:40 Call the Comment Lines - North America: +1 206 222 2803 | Europe: +44 20 8133 9844 | Skype: fircomments

One Minute News

8:51 Podshow Pro
10:14 SteveRubelIsHot?.blogspot.com
11:27 BrainJams?
12:33 MediaOrchard? "Who is Strumpette?"

Commentary

13:49 Dan York 16:33 Catherine is 'fired for blogging'
30:40 Walmart's 'lame' social networking attempt
38:04 Digg and Jason Calcanis' offer to pay bloggers

Listener Comments Discussion

38:04 Nuno Machado Lopes emails last week about Digg
49:27 Tom Keefe gets a red face
50:40 Luke Armour on iTunes
53:32 Anton Shihoff on social media for use in investor relations
57:24 Sebastian Keil on FIR needing explicit tags in iTunes
59:37 Donna Papacosta on iRiver with iTunes
61:32 Wrap up

66:37 Podsafe Music: Backward Password Institute "If I Could"

71:21 End

Links

Finavera (re Anton Shihoff's comment)
Strumpette

Dan York's Report

Podcamp
New England Podcasting
New England Podcasting blog
Mitch Joel
American Cancer Society's Second Life Relay for Life

Contributors to show notes for show #156 (add your name here):

• Neville Hobson
• Shel Holtz
• Michael Vanderdonk