Content summary: Shel’s in Baltimore; Michael Netzley reports on the growth of the Tencent QQ instant messaging service in China; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Nicole Simon introduces an FIR listener contest to win free entry to Next09 in Hamburg, Germany; News That Fits: instant audio reporting with an iPhone and Audioboo, Monsanto takes to social media; listeners’ comments discussion; news about Thursday’s show; music from Perpetual Groove; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for March 30, 2009: A 56-minute podcast recorded live from Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)
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