Show #232 - April 16, 2007

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Content summary

Talking on other podcasts: podcast411, Melcrum podcast, Forward podcast, PodLeaders, Engaging Brands; Coca-Cola launches Virtual Thirst contest in Second Life; Lee Hopkins is back!; highlights of Poynter's Eyetrack 2007 study; contest to design the new Jardin des Halles in Second Life; social networking update; automatic news makes headlines and money; listeners' comments discussion; news about Thursday's show, and next week's shows; the music; and more.

Intro

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Time Codes

01:03 – welcome

01:31 - Talking on other podcasts: podcast411, Melcrum podcast, Forward podcast, PodLeaders?, Engaging Brands

04:38 – sponsor announcement

05:16 - Coca-Cola launches Virtual Thirst contest in Second Life

13:11 - Lee Hopkins is back!

20:16 – question from Twitter about whether to have a separate blog for a podcast

21:50 – Tweet from Mike Kelliher about Reg FD

24:10 - highlights of Poynter's Eyetrack 2007 study

29:07 - contest to design the new Jardin des Halles in Second Life

31:50 - social networking update

36:26 - automatic news makes headlines and money

39:24 - listeners' comments discussion

39:37 – comment from David Citarelli (sp?) about a web server attack

40:45 – comment from Denise about Twitter and Drive

43:53 – comment from Sallie Goetsch

45:18 – comment from Donna Papacosta on blog portals

45:54 – comment from Clarence Jones

48:52 – comment from Mike Holladay about CustomScoop? ads

50:37 – news about Thursday's show, and next week's shows

55:27 - the music – Assembly of Dust’s “Country Pie”

Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Michael Bellina via Twitter
Mike Keliher via Twitter
Denise
Sallie Goetsch
Donna Papacosta
Donna Papacosta via Twitter Clarence Jones
Mike Holladay

Links

http://www.virtualthirst.com/ (Coca-Cola contest)
http://www.virtualthirst.com/virtualthirst-socialmediarelease.html
http://www.leehopkins.net
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/070414paul/ (Poynter study)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6544377.stm (Jardin des Halles contest)
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0414networks0414.html
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e3988202-eb7c-11db-b290-000b5df10621,_i_rssPage=81cea682-52a8-11da-8d05-0000779e2340.html (automatic news)
http://www.reidgenauer.com/ (today's music: Country Pie from Assembly of Dust)

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

• Neville Hobson
• Chip Griffin