Show #225 - March 22, 2007

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Content summary

Another bumper listener episode; Lee Hopkins reports with advice on broadband for Irish listeners; Shel from Las Vegas on social media tools for recruiting; Google searches for European lobbyists; survey finds challenges for podcasters; product launches in Second Life from Calvin Klein and Reebok/Scarlett Johansson; when will the 1 billionth blog spam arrive?; Dan York reports from Cairo, Egypt; listeners' comments discussion (including more broadband advice); Bumrush The Charts today; a music pitch from Ethereal; and more.

Intro

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Time Codes

01:01 - Another bumper listener episode

02:15 – Sponsor Messages

03:44 - Lee Hopkins reports with advice on broadband for Irish listeners

07:52 - Shel from Las Vegas on social media tools for recruiting

14:43 - Google searches for European lobbyists

15:45 - survey finds challenges for podcasters

18:51 - product launches in Second Life from Calvin Klein

22:30 – Reebok/Scarlett Johansson in Second Life

23:51 - when will the 1 billionth blog spam arrive

28:07 - Dan York reports from Cairo, Egypt

32:36 - listeners' comments discussion (including more broadband advice)

32:49 – Comment from Chip Griffin on Irish broadband

36:51 - Comment from Angelo Fernando on Conservapedia

38:16 - Comment from Tanja Ryan on public service announcements

41:41 - Comment from Clarence Jones on copyright royalties

45:09 - Comment from Rob Cottingham

50:15 - Comment from Sally Goetsch

51:41 - Comment from Rob Safuto

52:22 - Comment from Stephen Turcotte

54:38 - Comment from Bumrush The Charts today

58:49 - a music pitch from Ethereal

Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Chip Griffin
Angelo Fernando
Tanja Ryan
Clarence Jones
Rob Cottingham
Sally Goetsch
Rob Safuto
Stephen Turcotte

Links

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• Neville Hobson
• Chip Griffin