Content summary: Shel’s on the road; PR Week blog contest; Michael Netzley in Singapore discusses culture differences when making a promise; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits – ExxonMobil and Twitter: looks can be deceptive, lists of brands and media on Twitter, Sky News on Twitter with the Olympic Games, McKinsey survey on building the Web 2.0 Enterprise, a brand dilemma for Guinness, Microsoft instant messaging survey heavily misinterpreted, the Cadbury’s Wispa comeback: why good PR is like a good referee; listener comment and FIR Friendfeed roundup; Crowd Surfing from David Brain; London Girl Geek Dinners’ third anniversary; music from the Manic Street Preachers; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for August 4, 2008: A 61-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Washington, DC, USA.
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(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)
