Show #447 - May 11, 2009

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Content summary

Shel's in Rio de Janeiro; FIR Listener Contest to win a ticket to Somesso London 09 extended to May 12; Michael Netzley discusses the Sichuan earthquake in China one year on; Andrea Vascellari interviews, Brian Solis, Steve Rubel and Stowe Boyd at Next09 in Hanburg; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: the customer is in control as Marks & Spencer gives in to Busts 4 Justice over bras, the rush to create social media for brands, tweeting from space isn't the first time NASA has pushed a social medium, the internet is the most useful swine flu news source Pew says; listeners' comments discussion; Dan York and Sallie Goetsch to present the next FIR #448; music from Clear Blue 22; and more.

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Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Michael Netzley
Andrea Vascellari
James Curtain
Mike Kelliher
Sallie Goetsch

Links

http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php?/weblog/comments/win_a_free_ticket_to_somesso_london_09/
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODIyOTQ2MzI=.html
http://cnreviews.com/life/events/in-memory-1-year-anniversary-512-sichuan-earthquake_20090511.html
http://www.anthro.uci.edu/html/Programs/Anthro_Money/GhostMoney.htm
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090508/tuk-m-s-admits-boob-over-bra-wars-dba1618.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8039332.stm
http://news.google.co.uk/news?q=M%26S%20bras
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18589103563
http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/direct/e3i5b8b0ca04d790c489a74dba8b4f425cd
http://www.crn.com/software/217300729;jsessionid=12TV43T1LMEK0QSNDLRSKH0CJUNN2JVN
http://blogs.forrester.com/groundswell/2009/05/social-strategy-for-exciting-and-boring-brands.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/05/nasa-astronaut-will-tweet-take-youtube-questions-live-from-space.html
http://www.nevon.net/nevon/2005/08/first_podcast_f.html
http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/crew/robinson_podcast.html
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1216/swine-flu-internet-information-most-useful
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2009/05/public-service-announcement-swine-flu-news-aggregation.html
Today's music: The Devil In Me by Clear Blue 22. http://www.myspace.com/clearblue22

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

• Neville Hobson