The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #700: April 22, 2013

Intro: Donna’s FIR Interview with Shel and Neville coming, Google Voice call-in line notifications, one week until Viral Video Summit, The B2B Huddle on May 2 and keynote speeches will be FIR podcasts;

Quick News: UK PR agencies investigated for use of unpaid interns, free career advice for Millennials that’s worth a fortune from Todd Defren and Steve Earl, Qantas gives up on Twitter for PR purposes, the top 100 banks on social media; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: Donna Papacosta’s interview with Neville and Shel: a clip from the 50-minute interview (to be published on April 23); Michael Netzley reports from Singapore with news from Asia and a China e-tail report from McKinsey; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments; copyright and online content licensing: Meltwater and PRCA win UK legal judgement as Supreme Court refers case to European Court of Justice; Dan York reports with musings on 700 shows, loving the trend of posting photos in the G+ community, G+ comments to Blogger, WordPress security, SIPNO; the Boston Marathon Bombing and the debate over business social media;

Shel’s in New Orleans during FIR 701 next week: Neville will be joined for a show segment by Stephen Waddington; music from Cruisebox; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for April 22, 2013: A 101-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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So, until Monday April 29…

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