Show #298 - December 3, 2007

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Content summary

Thoughts and prayers for Marc Orchant; follow-up on SkypeIn 0207 London number kerfuffle; the Media Monitoring Minuter with CustomScoop; a strong backlash erupts as Facebook Beacon drama continues; Target's misstep on Facebook; do blog rankings like the AdAge Power 150 have any real value?; long versus short articles: which are best?; meet the Russian blogosphere; 'Journalist 2.0': the same for communicators?; listeners' comments discussion; news about Thursday's show; new FIR Interview to be posted; Phil Gomes music recommendation by The Tsunami Experiment; and more.

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Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Kris Gallagher
Sherilynne Starkie
Daniel Cornwall

Links

http://us.blognation.com/2007/12/03/marc-orchant-suffers-massive-coronary/
http://heartbeat.skype.com/2007/11/more_on_london-based_0207_skypein_numbers.html
http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/11/26/a-brewing-pr-problem-for-skype/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/12/nyt-facebooks-zuckerberg-lied-to-us-coke-ditto.html
http://community.ca.com/blogs/securityadvisor/archive/2007/11/29/facebook-s-misrepresentation-of-beacon-s-threat-to-privacy-tracking-users-who-opt-out-or-are-not-logged-in.aspx
http://us.blognation.com/2007/12/01/im-ready-to-bail-on-facebook-the-new-face-of-evil/
http://us.blognation.com/2007/12/01/hey-facebook-buh-bye/
http://leeaase.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/target-misses-on-facebook-page/
http://www.kayesweetser.com/archives/58
http://www.startribune.com/535/story/1584700.html
http://nakedpr.com/2007/12/01/alexa-and-the-power-150-what-are-they-thinking/
http://toddand.com/2007/11/30/power-150-adds-alexa-metric/
http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2007/11/30/online_content_publishing_strategy_long.htm
http://ru.blognation.com/2007/11/26/meet-the-russian-blogosphere/
http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001757.html
Today's music: Bach On The Beach by The Tsunami Experiment - http://btpodshow.com/music/?artist_id=8663

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• Neville Hobson