Content summary: On conference experiences in Newcastle, Montreal and San Diego; surveys show Web 2.0 making its way into the enterprise; PR briefings about journalists: Microsoft example shows be careful when you click to send that email; growth of advertising in computer games; MySpace cock-up for US presidential hopeful John McCain; Dan York reports on Twitter and spam; discussion: the death threats against Kathy Sierra and calls for blogger codes; listeners’ comments discussion; the music; and more.
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Show notes for March 29, 2007
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