Show #177 - October 02, 2006

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Content summary

Welcome Donna Papacosta as guest co-host; please vote for us at Podcast Alley;One Minute News: PRESSFeed? simplifies news feeds, lots of RSS deals last week, NoteMesh? lets students share notebooks, Nikon uses Flickr photographers in co-creation ad, Facebook opens its doors to everyone, Knight News challenges journalists and others to create web content to improve real communities, a report suggests email is as addictive as crack coaine; a commentary from Neville Hobson; Shel's Mac died; a look back at Podcast Expo; a brief talk about HP's handling of its crisis; listener comments; the music; and more.

Intro

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

3:07 Intro to Donna Papacosta

Commentary

8:10 One Minute News

16:37 Neville Hobson Reports

26:46 Privacy

28:00 Shel killed his Mac

32:16 Podcast expo

44:40 HP's handling of crisis

Listener Comments

47:41 Carmine Van Kerchove emails about becoming the 3rd team member
48:45 Tac Anderson talks about Macs
52:10 Leo Davis sends in an article
53:16 Robert talks about podcast expo
53:50 Paul Young sends a note about the latest Forward podcast
57:05 Jed sends a note Lenovo has a battery recall
57:28 Alice Marshal sends an excerpt of West Wing leaks
58:10 Tom Russle writes about the Lincon Group Affair
61:18 Vishnu writes about Edelman-Consumerist kerfuffle
63:58 Wrap Up

67:52 Music - Soulphood "New York View"

Links

Edelman-Consumerist kerfuffle
Edelman-Consumerist comments
Alice Marshall's post quoting Toby Ziegler of The West Wing on leaks
Lenovo's battery recall
Leo LaPorte on long and technical podcasts
PRESSFeed
Note Mesh
Donna Papacosta

Contributors to show notes for this show (add your name here):
* Shel Holtz

• Donna Papacosta
• Michael Vanderdonk