Content summary: Shel’s in Texas; next FIR Live on Saturday April 25; FIR Listener Contest closes Friday April 24; FIR Listener Survey update, closes May 1; Dan York reports on Earth Day, blo.gs, Google Profiles, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: celebrities and the Terminator on Twitter, survey says journalists want social media links in online newsrooms, Skygrid launches, JP Morgan Chase Bank’s interesting use of social media for debt collection, Heyman study on employee communication; listeners’ comments discussion; music from Little Plastic Stars; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for April 23, 2009: A 58-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Arlington, Texas, USA.

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So, until Monday April 27…

(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)