Show #419 - February 2, 2009

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Content summary

Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on Feb 7; upcoming FIR Interview with Lee Aase, Mayo Clinic; Michael Netzley reports on a kerfuffle over reporting about the Mumbai terrorist outrage last November; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: company blogs lead social media options says Hubspot survey, Reuters editor on twittering away standards or tweeting the future of journalism, Anheuser-Busch fuses PR and social media, Twitter domain squatting in the UK, the BBC claims control of a rogue Twitter account; Andrea Vascellari reports on the DLD conference in Munich, Germany; listeners' comments and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; news about next Thursday's show; music from Butta Skotch; and more.

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Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Michael Netzley
Andrea Vascellari
Sallie Goetsch
FIR Friendfeed Room

Links

http://www.podcastalley.com
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fir
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/30/india-blogger-silenced/
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=52492265639&topic=5983
http://ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/showcolumns.aspx?id=COLEN20080075194#
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=99389
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/on/false_media_rumor_rocks_twitter_107397.asp
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2009/01/how-niche-bloggers-fill-gaps-left-by-local-newspapers-alt-weeklies030.html
http://www.inflighthq.com/archives/2009/01/bad-week-for-virgin-america-blogger-black-eye-and-imminent-competitive-harm.htm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4398221/Virgins-funniest-ever-complaint-letter-rumoured-to-be-PR-stunt.html
http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2009/01/30/twittering-away-standards-or-tweeting-the-future-of-journalism/
http://www.briansolis.com/2009/01/anheuser-busch-debuts-ab-extrascom.html
http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2009/01/30/twitter-domain-squatting-in-the-uk.aspx
http://www.nativehq.com/index.php/2009/01/bbc-takes-back-control-of-rogue-twitter-account-lessons-for-brands/
http://www.dld-conference.com
http://www.dld-conference.com/liveblog/index.php
http://video.dld-conference.com/watch/Q1G0GQv
http://www.andreavascellari.com/?p=1750
http://www.theprintedblog.com
http://friendfeed.com/rooms/fir
Today's music: The Sun Rises, The Sun Sets by Butta Skotch. http://www.myspace.com/buttaskotchthemack

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

• Neville Hobson