Show #386 - October 6, 2008

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Content summary

FIR Listener Contest closes for entries, review begins; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on the melamine food contamination case and also PodCamp Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - brands enter the blogosphere, CIPR seeks views on social media guidelines, GM's Olympic-sized PR blunder, iSense: 'Welcome to Targeting 2.0'; listeners' comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; news about the next three shows; music from The Alice Project; and more.

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Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Michael Netzley
Michael Miller
Kris Gallagher
Alice Marshall
Fiona Kearney and Helen Murray
David Phillips
Friendfeed FIR Room round-up

Links

http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php?/weblog/comments/win_conference_tickets_in_fir_listener_contest/
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/Frontpage/20081004183300/Article/index_html
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gYWTr1uigoGZVg0OL7SMP494ukdQ
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/fonterra-desperate-clear-air-chinese-baby-death-toll-escalates-35351
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33637152693
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31378066675
http://technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/brands-enter-the-blogosphere/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3129150/Disney-attacked-for-promoting-The-Boy-In-The-Striped-Pyjamas-with-blog-quotes.html
http://www.cipr.co.uk/consultation/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081004.BCMASON04/TPStory/?query=Gary+Mason
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/6921555.stm
http://www.brandrepublic.com/MediaWeek/News/842385/Misplaced-online-ads-damage-brands-image/
http://www.isense.net/
http://technoflak.blogspot.com/2008/10/why-you-should-read-that-boring-press.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/topgold/2906900214/
http://friendfeed.com/rooms/fir
Today's music: October Sky by The Alice Project. http://www.thealiceproject.com/

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

• Neville Hobson