Show #394 - November 3, 2008

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Content summary

Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; thanks Jeremiah Owyang and welcome new listeners!; panel discussion in FIR Live on November 7; new FIR Interview with Paul Pendergrass aka Jack Flack; Michael Netzley reports from the Singapore Geek Dinner with Eric Schwartzman and CNET Asia's Nicholas Aaron Khoo; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - Microsoft gives bloggers laptops again, lessons in crisis management from the Russell Brand-Jonathan Ross-BBC fiasco, bosses should embrace Facebook: Demos study, Virgin Atlantic fires cabin crew over behaviour on Facebook; listeners' comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; news about Thursday's show; music from Matthew Ebel; and more.

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Thanks, volunteers...

Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Michael Netzley
Eric Schwartzman
Nicholas Aaron Khoo
Angelo Fernando
FIR Friendfeed Room round-up

Links

http://www.podcastalley/com/
http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2008/11/01/podcasts-marketing-voices-and-for-immediate-release/
http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php?/weblog/comments/live_panel_discussion_on_the_value_of_pr_for_startups_set_for_november_7/
http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php?/weblog/comments/fir_interview_paul_pendergrass_aka_jack_flack_blogger_for_the_new_york_time/
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=81774840093
http://www.ontherecordpodcast.com/
http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/geekonomics/
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/windows_7/microsoft_gives_bloggers_laptops_again.html
http://blogs.computerworld.com/microsoft_bribes_again?page=1
http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/put_that_facebook_down_facebook_is_for_closers_11592.asp
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7694989.stm
http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/11/02/an-easy-guide-to-destroying-reputations/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7701962.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/03/bbc-online-sachsgate
http://www.demos.co.uk/publications/networkcitizens
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7695716.stm
http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?newsID=106349&pagtype=all
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081031/networking_study_081031/20081031?hub=SciTech
http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=140958&Itemid=32
http://allanjenkins.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/10/demos-bosses-sh.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7703129.stm
http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/856575/Virgin-Atlantic-probes-malicious-staff-comments-Facebook/
http://www.facebook.com/virginatlantic
http://blogs.state.gov/
http://hoipolloi.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/youtube-as-your-briefing-room-state-department-shows-how/
http://friendfeed.com/rooms/fir
Today's music: Lost On Block Island by Matthew Ebel. http://www.matthewebel.com/

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

• Neville Hobson