Show #551 - June 14, 2010

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Content summary

Shel's in Prague; two new FIR Speakers & Speeches podcasts up: more sessions from NewComm Forum 2010; 5 minute on... Impressions of the FIFA World Cup: North Korea broadcasts World Cup opener illegally, the internet has busiest news day, surge in activity on Twitter predicted, the World Cup in digital stats; listener comment and Friendfeed FIR Room round-up; News That Fits: Kraft Foods vs the slime mold moms, the Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop, Vocus acquires HARO to expand journalist-driven PR service, Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on the growing role of employee communication and industrial relations in China, brands must embrace social media to guard reputations says Havas Worldwide, Dan York reports on Facebook issues and more, Nike 'Write The Future' video ad helps steal Adidas' World Cup thunder; music from Null Device; and more.

Time Codes Here!

• 00:00 Intros
• 00:45 Shel's in Prague
• 01:45 two new FIR Speakers & Speeches podcasts up: more sessions from NewComm? Forum 2010;
• 04:00 5 minute on...
  • 04:10 Impressions of the FIFA World Cup:
  • 05:30 North Korea broadcasts World Cup opener illegally,
  • 06:20 the internet has busiest news day,
  • 07:45 surge in activity on Twitter predicted,
  • 09:30 the World Cup in digital stats;
• 12:25 listener comment and
  • 14:28 Friendfeed FIR Room round-up;
• 16:18 News That Fits: Kraft Foods vs the slime mold moms,
• 24:30 the Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop?,
• 25:34 Vocus acquires HARO to expand journalist-driven PR service,
• 28:42 Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on the growing role of employee communication and industrial relations in China,
• 33:48 brands must embrace social media to guard reputations says Havas Worldwide,
• 37:00 Dan York reports on Facebook issues and more,
• 43:15 Nike 'Write The Future' video ad helps steal Adidas' World Cup thunder;
• 49:05 music from Null Device - Travelog 2009

Contributions and Comments from these Listeners

Michael Netzley
Dan York
Michael Procopio
Friendfeed FIR Room

Links

http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php?/weblog/comments/fir_speakers_and_speeches_alex_plant_on_corporate_video_channels/
http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php?/weblog/comments/speakers_and_speeches_jen_mcclure_and_vinay_iyer_on_social_crm/
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gOsRQ4dUjE4Qc1whNd_vMyrE6fhg
http://www.beet.tv/2010/06/world-cup-fever-internet-has-busiest-day-ever-.html
http://engineering.twitter.com/2010/06/perfect-stormof-whales.html
http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419-world-cup-in-numbers-digital-stats-for-the-greatest-show-on-earth/
http://friendfeed.com/fir
http://wearesocial.net/blog/2010/06/kraft-foods-slime-mold-moms/
http://www.facebook.com/KraftFoods
http://consumerist.com/2010/06/whats-this-in-the-capri-sun-box.html
http://mashable.com/2010/06/10/vocus-acquires-haro/
http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php?/weblog/comments/fir_interview_peter_shankman_of_help_a_reporter_out/
http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/1009221/Brands-embrace-social-media-guard-reputations-claims-report/
http://www.oneyoungworld.com/downloads/Who%20Cares%20Wins.pdf
http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/1009382/Nike-ad-helps-steal-Adidas-World-Cup-thunder/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE
Today's music: Travelogue 2009 by Null Device. http://www.nulldevice.com/

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

• Neville Hobson