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FIR app issue resolved; Schoenberg interview on hold; Quick News:companies failing to accommodate shift to mobile, IBM security tool can flag disgruntled employees, YouTube introducing paid subscriptions, Swedish bloggers commot to 50,000 posts in 100 days; Ragan promo; News That Fits: closing the gap between social media use and usefulness, Dan York's report, three social media kerfuffles, Media...

Welcome new listeners, Francis Ingham interview is up, Allan Schoenberg interview is coming; today is data Protection day; Quick News: introducing Vine, social branding is key to reputation, Pope urges evangelism via Twitter, Pew says libraries still have a place; Ragan promo, News That Fits: 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer, Michael Netzley's Asia report, listener comments, Boeing communicates with c...

Latest Edelman Trust Barometer released; interview update; Quick News: CEO online sociability has doubled, Starbucks says seismic consumer behavior changes are linked to technology, court rules against news agencies that used photos posted to Twitter, what marketers should learn from Lance Armstrong; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Tesco and the horsemeat kerfuffle, Dan York's report, big trouble in...

Math correction; new outro from Donna Papacosta; PRCA interview coming; Quick News: LinkedIn the preferred recruiter's tool, brand sites remain important, the end of regret-the-error as we know it, a look at Betterific; Ragan promo; News That Fits: PR's move into paid content, Dan York's report, customer service in social media age, Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop, listener comments, soci...

We kick off our eight year; Ekaterina Walter interview is up, another on PR Apprenticeship is coming; Quick News: Brands are experimenting with sexting services, Hawaii Five-0 to let viewers choosing episode ending in real time, doctors are using social media more, father hires in-game hitmen to deter son from planing; Ragan promo; News That Fits: will PR take over the world in 2013?, Michael Netz...

FIR co-hosts Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz Intel social media strategist Ekaterina Walter about her new book, Think Like Zuck.

Happy new year; wrapping up FIR's seventh year; audio quality sucked in episode 683; Ekaterina Walter interview coming this week; Quick News: mobile malware is getting serious, Facebook is top site for sharing product info, it takes less than 10 seconds to decide to follow someone on Twitter, Home Depot doubles mobile conversions; Ragan promo; News That Fits: reading habits vary according to Pew s...

Cy Jervis interview is up, Ekaterina Walter interview is coming; FIR Android app is in Amazon app store; Quick News: Kudos to New York Times for integrating multimedia into an article, 18 UK government departments publish digital strategies, study shows quality content earns word of mouth, anonymous social network Social Number launches; Ragan promo; News That Fits: social media press release temp...

Cut from FIR 683 - An online protest over Starbucks' UK tax status undermines a brand hashtag campaign

FIR co-host Shel Holtz speaks with Cy Jervis, who manages Dell's crowdsourced idea site, IdeaStorm, during Dell World 2012 in Austin, Texas.

Thoughts on Newtown tragedy; new interviews coming; FIR length discussion; Quick News: best practices for social media in the workplace, input for Creative Agency of the Future book, On the Media makes timely use of its podcast, Twitter will let you retrieve all your tweets; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Google Plus Communities and brands, Dan York's report, Media Monitoring Minute, the Human API,...

Craig Silverman interview is up, interview coming with Ekaterina Walter; Quick News: Microsoft opens SOCL, PeopleBrowsr battles Twitter, find out if your workforce is happy, GE values Internet of Things at trillions; Ragan promo; News That Fits: IABC misfires on staff layoff communication, Michael Netzley's Asia report, Media Monitoring Minute, research offers insights into FTSE100 social media us...

FIR co-host Neville Hobson interviews Craig Silverman, Director of Content and Product Strategy at Spundge, about content curation.

Interviews coming with Craig Silverman and Ekaterina Walter; Quick News: ITN Productions launches citizen journalism channel, US mobile phone usage metrics, Leveson Inquiry report user experience; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Leveson traditional media oversight challenges; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring Minute; social media surveillance in DC; listener comments; TemboSocial promo; Michael Net...

Quick News: Amazon Pages, authenticity on Twitter, the role of RSS, social monitoring and industrial espionage; Ragan promo; News That Fits: 3D printing, Michael Netzley's Asia report, Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop, respect for PR, listener comments, QR code best practices, TemboSocial promo, Dan York's report, content is king again; music from Burning Shapes; and more.

LinkedIn endorsements, Google's mobile Alternate Reality Game, libel laws include Twitter, big changes at social sites; Ragan promo; News That Fits: sponsored digital content, Dan York's report, Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop, Coca-Cola reimagines the corporate website, listener comments, survey shows desire to social media ROI tool, TemboSocial promo, Michael Netzley's Asia report; musi...

Gartner tech predictions, WordPress alternative could focus on blogging only, proof that blogging and new content produce traffic and leads, Apple-Samsung UK case update; Ragan promo; News That Fits: crisis at the BBC shows lack of communication savvy, Asia Report, Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop, study shows digitally mature companies outperform competition, listener comments, Skype in t...

Lee LeFever interview is up; SNCR Symposium is this week; update on UK court's order to Apple; Quick News: IPR's social media research center, Facebook tests WiFi-for-check-in offer, CIPR to list its members publicly, IABC reboots Gold Quill; Ragan promo; News That Fits: a different perspective on codes of ethics, Dan York's report, Media Monitoring Minute, Tumblr and the future of media, listener...

FIR co-host Shel Holtz interviews Lee Lefever, founder of CommonCraft, about his new book, The Art of Explanation.

FIR co-host Shel Holtz interviews Jeanette Gibson, Charlie Treadwell and Nancy Rivas about Cisco Systems' Social Media Listening Center.

Hurricane Sandy; two new interviews coming; Quick News: international social media use, Europe's business elite adopts social media, Apple's court-ordered apology, Twitter tests a like button; Ragan promo; News That Fits: the rise of the social media listening command center, Nestle's digital acceleration team monitors social media, Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop, Michael Netzley's Asia...

New comment line; What The Plus book review is up; Mayo Clinic social media book is available; our GaggleAmp anniversary; Quick News: a new UK businiess podcast, changes to LinkedIn profiles, Gartner sees rise in fake reviews, Bodyform's sense of humor in responding to a consumer; Ragan promo; News That Fits: the rise of social mobile, Dan York's report, Media Monitoring Minute, UK refocuses onlin...

FIR co-host Neville Hobson reviews the print edition of "What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of Us" by Guy Kawasaki.

Neville records solo today; FIR nominated for European Podcast Award; discount for FIR listeners to Social Media Marketing 2012 conference; Quick News: Ford and PeerIndex influencer outreach programme in Europe; Evernote Smart Notebook from Moleskin; Kickstarter UK launch October 31; Google Wallet for Content; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Is there any point in blogging?; Dan York reports from Mumb...

Shel records solo today; discount for FIR listeners to Our Social Times conference; Quick News: QR codes top direct mail, promoted tweets surveys, Instagram beats Twitter, promoted Facebook posts for individuals, LinkedIn announcements, searching GMail attachments; Ragan promo; News That Fits: reports on content strategies, Michael Netzley's Asia report, Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop, s...