Show #415 - January 19, 2009

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Content summary

An intro from Steve Crescenzo; Shel's in Hawaii; Dan York's FIR Interview with PSNH's Martin Murray posted; upcoming FIR Interview with Jack O'Dwyer; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: Ketchum exec's Twitter embarrassment, a look at brands on Twitter: Tesco's Fresh and Easy, is it possible to mass-email a pitch and do it right?, first looks at Windows 7 beta; Eric Schwartzman interviews Harvey Johnson, outgoing Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of FEMA; listeners' comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; music from The Matthew Show via Ewan Spence; and more.

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Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Steve Crescenzo
Michael Netzley
Eric Schwzartzman
Neil Chapman
FIR Friendfeed Room

Links

http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php?/weblog/comments/fir_interview_martin_murray_public_service_new_hampshire/
http://56minus1.com/2009/01/the-internet-in-china-11408/
http://www.connexion.sg/web/guest/home
http://www.slideshare.net/communicateasia
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jan/16/pr-firm-employee-apologize-slap-memphis/
http://www.adrants.com/2009/01/on-twitter-ketchum-exec-trashes-memphis.php
http://shankman.com/be-careful-what-you-post/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/4285536/Tesco-tunes-in-to-the-art-of-Twitter.html
http://twitter.com/fresh_and_easy
http://www.freshandeasy.com/blog/2009/01/fresh-easy-tweets.html
http://freshneasybuzz.blogspot.com/2009/01/uk-telegraph-reports-on-tesco-fresh.html
http://jburg.typepad.com/future/2009/01/perfecting-the-cold-pitch.html
http://marketingconversation.com/2009/01/15/can-you-nail-an-email-pitch-to-a-list-bloggers/
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/default.aspx
http://news.google.co.uk/news?q=windows%207%20beta
http://technorati.com/search/windows+7+beta?type=search&authority=a7&language=en
http://www.nevillehobson.com/2009/01/19/video-installing-windows-7-beta/
http://www.ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/default.aspx
http://friendfeed.com/rooms/fir
http://www.ewanspence.com/blog/
Today's music: King of The Bastards by The Matthew Show. http://www.thematthewshow.com/

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

• Neville Hobson