Show #291 - November 8, 2007

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Content summary

A Brand You World 2007 Global Telesummit takes place today; follow up on Wired's Chris Anderson posting lame PRs? email addresses; discussion: allow or ban anonymous commenting on blogs?; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Office Depot deploys mobile online marketing; what happens when Microsoft fires a senior executive in a communication vacuum?; the power of commenting on blogs; Google coming to a filling station near you; Dan York reports on Google's Open Social initiative, and more; listeners comments discussion; music by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; and more.

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Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Dan York
Richard Gatarski
Matt O'Neill
Sebastian Keil

Links

http://www.personalbrandingsummit.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/technology/05flacks.html
http://tinyurl.com/35vvu5 (Steve Crescenzo post)
http://blog.ragan.com/archives/shadesofgray/2007/11/am_i_being_hysterical_or_is_sh.html
http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/14060155/Office-Depot-Deploys-Mobile-Marketing-Solutions-Targeting
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=909
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/stuartsc/default.mspx
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Microsoft-Chief-Information-Exec-Fired/2007/11/07/1194329265723.html
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2824241.ece
http://www.pollsb.com/polls/poll/3617/microsoft-fires-cio-stuart-scott-possibly-for-inter-office-affair-with-hi
http://msft.bloggingstocks.com/2007/11/07/microsoft-boots-cio-stuart-scott-over-company-violations/
http://truemors.com/?p=16647
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/microsoft-fires-cio-stuart-l-scott-suspects-l-stands-for-li/#comments
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/11/04/the-power-of-commenting-on-blogs/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/07/google-coming-to-a-gas-station-near-you/
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/07/google-gas-pumps-the-savior-of-lost-men/
Today's music: Berlin by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - http://www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com/

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• Neville Hobson