Show #238 - May 7, 2007

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Content summary

Shel in Chicago for the Ragan Corporate Communicators Conference; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; social networks for communicators from Ragan and Melcrum; no more wasting time with PR agencies, says ResearchTalk podcast; LinkedIn changes invitation policy; companies' IT departments blocking Libsyn; Technorati now shows blog authority ranking; Lee Hopkins reports on choosing your words carefully, Melcrum's communication summit in Sydney; vlog it with Adobe; listeners' comments discussion; news about next Thursday's show; the music; and more.

Time Codes Here!

01:01 – welcome

02:17 - Shel in Chicago for the Ragan Corporate Communicators Conference

06:25 - the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop?

07:44 - social networks for communicators from Ragan and Melcrum

12:14 - no more wasting time with PR agencies, says ResearchTalk? podcast

17:06 - LinkedIn? changes invitation policy

19:07 - companies' IT departments blocking Libsyn

24:08 - Technorati now shows blog authority ranking

29:05 - Lee Hopkins reports on choosing your words carefully, Melcrum's communication summit in Sydney

37:35 - vlog it with Adobe

38:53 - listeners' comments discussion

39:06 – comment from Daniel Cornwall

39:47 – comment from Heidi Miller on CustomScoop? Media Monitoring Minute

41:12 – comment from Bernie Goldbach on podcasting textbook and CustomScoop?

45:46 - Comment from Alice Marshall on discussion lists

48:06 - news about next Thursday's show and a guest co-host

51:10 - the music “We Rock” by Lifted Culture

Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Lee Hopkins
Daniel Cornwall
Heidi Miller
Bernie Goldbach
Alice Marshall

Links

http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/05/07/the-ragan-and-melcrum-competition/
http://www.researchtalk.co.uk/rt/2007/05/04/message-for-pr-folks/
http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2007/05/03/linkedin-makes-major-change-in-invitations-policy
http://technorati.com/weblog/2007/05/354.html
http://www.leehopkins.net
http://technoflak.blogspot.com/2007/05/email-discussion-lists-neglected-part.html
Today's music: We Rock by Lifted Culture - http://www.myspace.com/liftedculture

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

• Neville Hobson
• Chip Griffin