Show #431 - March 16, 2009

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Content summary

About last Thursday's late and long episode; next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio this Wednesday March 18; Brian Clark blood drive; first meeting of the Thames Valley Social Media Cafe; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News Thats Fits: GM Europe launches facts-and-fiction website to support European brands Opel and Vauxhall, employee communications vs corporate PR; listeners' comments discussion with audio comments from five listeners; music from Mates of State; and more.

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Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Michael Netzley
Keith Childs
Jeff Davis
Francis Wooby
Barbara Nixon
Richard Gatarski
Ricardo of Amigo Audio

Links

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fir
http://mwgblog.com/archives/2009/03/11/brian-clark-blood-drive-podcasters-needed/
http://www.nevillehobson.com/2009/03/15/the-first-social-media-cafe-in-the-thames-valley/
http://communicate.os3.sg/
http://gmeuropefactsandfiction.com/
http://gmfactsandfiction.com/
http://www.gmeurope.info/social_media_newsroom/archives/681-GM-and-Opel-Launch-Website-to-Support-Fact-Based-Discussion.html
http://www.nevillehobson.com/2009/03/14/gm-and-the-facts-about-opel-and-vauxhall/
http://ronshewchuk.blogs.com/for_your_approval/2009/03/employee-communication-vs-corporate-pr.html
http://ronshewchuk.blogs.com/for_your_approval/2009/03/a-recipe-for-reputation-renewal.html
http://ronshewchuk.blogs.com/for_your_approval/2009/03/whats-the-inside-story-at-citi-cynical-pr-move-or-internal-gaffe.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/business/11markets.html?_r=1
http://writingboots.typepad.com/writing_boots/2009/03/nothing-more-credible-than-a-leaked-memo.html
http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/2009/03/twitter-sucks-so-change-your-friends/
http://www.marketingpower.com/Community/ARC/Pages/Additional/Definition/default.aspx
http://www.marketingpower.com/_layouts/Dictionary.aspx?dLetter=P (scroll down to public relations)
http://bakwebb.weconverse.com/sufek/imfaceac/
http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/pastpodcasts.html
Today's music: Proofs by Mates of State. http://www.matesofstate.com/

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

• Neville Hobson
• Richard Gatarski