Show #460 - June 25, 2009

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Content summary

Join us for FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on June 26; sign up to the FIR mailing list; follow-up on Habitat UK and Twitter: blame the intern!; Dan York reports from Enterpise 2.0 in Boston with Eric Schwartzman and Christopher Penn; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - Apple plus Steve Jobs' health and a cult of secrecy, FTC becomes blogging's Big Brother, research suggests email patterns provide early warning of organization crisis point, Washington Metro train crash exposes the sad state of emergency communications, King of Shaves asks customers for cash to bump up its marketing spend, how are Fortune 100 CEOs? using social media?; news about next week's shows; music from Sarah Fimm; and more.

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Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Dan York
Eric Schwartzman
Christopher Penn

Links

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fir
http://groups.google.com/group/fir-update
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8116869.stm
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Habitat-Twitter-Row-UK-Furniture-Chain-Blame-Intern-For-Using-Iran-To-Promote-Spring-Sale/Article/200906415319105?lpos=Business_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_6&lid=ARTICLE_15319105_Habitat_Twitter_Row:_UK_Furniture_Chain_Blame_Intern_For_Using_Iran_To_Promote_Spring_Sale
http://daringfireball.net/2009/06/apples_secrecy
http://daringfireball.net/2009/06/wsj_steve_jobs_liver_transplant
http://cultofmac.com/apple-broke-the-law-by-lying-about-steve-jobs-health/12082
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/090624-002902
http://www.crn.com/security/218100716;jsessionid=IOTEFALUCY1V2QSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVN
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227135.900-email-patterns-can-predict-impending-doom.html
http://crisisblogger.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/dc-train-crash-highlights-some-of-biggest-problems-in-agency-emergency-communications/
http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/915009/King-Shaves-asks-customers-cash-bump-its-marketing-spend/
http://www.shavingbond.com/
http://www.shavingbond.com/more.htm
http://www.shave.com/
http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2009/06/uberceo_survey.php
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/24/top-ceos-leave-social-media-to-the-plebs/
http://www.uberceo.com/home/2009/6/23/its-official-fortune-100-ceos-are-social-media-slackers.html
Today's music: I'm Losing Me by Zoolab. http://www.myspace.com/zoolabrip

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

• Neville Hobson