Content summary: Vote for FIR at Podcast Alley; FIR Interview with Ashley Howland posted, Joseph Jaffe interview postponed but coming in November; listener comments and discussion; News That Fits: participation is marketing at Home Depot, how the Tea Party uses digital media to campaign in the US mid-term elections, the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop, Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on Google in China, social media at its worst in Canada, tips from Donna Papacosta on producing the CEO audio broadcast, Dan York reports; music from Blue Turtle Seduction; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for November 1, 2010: A 70-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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So, until Monday November 8…

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