For Immediate Release Podcast

For Immediate Release: 07/02/09

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:00 GMT

Welcome guest co-host Lee Aase; vote for FIR on Podcast Alley; discussion on social media in health care; Media Monitoring Minute; Dan York reports; News That Fits: Maclolm Gladwell vs. Chris Anderson, Johns Hopkins exec blogs and tweets a kidney donation, monitor your URLs on Twitter, Blog Council becomes Social Media Business Council, half of intranets have adopted Enterprise 2.0; David PHillips reports; listener comments; music from Chester Bay; and more.

For Immediate Release: 06/29/09

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:00 GMT

Welcome guest co-host Steve Crescenzo; Lee Aase to guest co-host on Thursday; FIR Live is up; follow-up on the value of paid conferences; Michael Netzley's Asia report; Media Monitoring Minute; discussion on getting organizations to do social media well; News that Fits: the cost and payoff of investing in social media, how to get your company to pay you to blog; listeners' comments; the music from Uncle Seth; and more.

For Immediate Release: 06/26/09

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:00 GMT

FIR Live call-in show on BlogTalk Radio features a fast-and-furious discussion on influencer outreach with special guests Gary Vaynerchuk, John Cass, Kaitlyn Wilkins, Connie Bensen and Connie Reece.

For Immediate Release: 06/25/09

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:00 GMT

FIR Live tomorrow; sign up for FIR mailing list; interview-book review coming; Habitat Twitter controversy follow-up; Dan York interviews Eric Schwartzman; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: Steve Jobs rumored liver transplant fuels SEC violation speculation, FTC to become blogging Big Brother, email patterns can offer early warnings of company crises, DC Metro crashes exposes state of emergency communications, King of Shaves asks customers to fund marketing, study reveals how Fortune 100 CEOs use social media; the music; and more.

For Immediate Release: 06/22/09

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:30 GMT

FIR Live set for June 26; sign up for FIR mailing list; NMRCast on social media release is up; discussion on value of paid conferences; Michael Netzley's report; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: how to be a Twitter spammer like Habitat UK, Zicam integrates social media into recall notification; listeners' comments; music from Zoolab; and more.

For Immediate Release: 06/18/09

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:30 GMT

FIR Live set for June 26 with guests including Gary Vaynerchuk; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: top PR firms fail to make the online grade, British Airways asks employees to work for free, Deloitte recommends crowdsourcing and blogs for stimulus oversight, leveraging an oportunity to make news; listener comments; the music; and more.

For Immediate Release: 06/15/09

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:30 GMT

Visit Google Groups to subscribe to FIR Update; FIR Live set for June 20 on influencer outreach; Eric Schartzman's report; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: social media for political expression in Iran and Australia, research reveals companies using blogs to reach employees, social media's role in Refugree Week campaign, linking as a communication strategy; listener comments; music from The Watermarks; and more.

For Immediate Release Speakers and Speeches: Shel Holtz's Presentation from IABC World Conference, 06/09/09

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:00 GMT

Shel Holtz presents an "All-Star" session on the traditional and social media news release.

For Immediate Release: 06/11/09

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:30 GMT

Neville's back in the UK and Shel's in Washington, DC; review of the IABC World Conference and FIR Listener Dinner; Dan York reports; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: Harvard Business School survey on Twitter usage, Hewlett-Packard tests new mobile social network; listener comments' discussion; music from Runaway Dorothy; and more.

For Immediate Release: 06/08/09

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:00 GMT

Neville and Shel together live at the IABC World Conference in San Francisco, California; also, Michael Netzley's Asia report, Media Monitoring Minute, and more.

For Immediate Release: 06/04/09

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:00 GMT

FIR listener dinner update; subscribe to the FIR mailing list; GM CEO in a live chat; Ulitzer story follow-up; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring Minute: News That Fits: Web 2.0 at work gains traction, NYSE Euronext stock exchange's social networking site; listener comments; next FIR is live from IABC World Conference; music from Tom Smith; and more.

For Immediate Release: 06/01/09

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:45 GMT

Shel's in Las Vegas; update on FIR Dinner in San Francisco; next Monday at the IABC conference; no Michael Netzley report this week; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: Pepsi's 'open newsroom' experiment, Google Wave, what brands want from a Twitter application, Facebook vanity URLs coming; Friendfeed FIR Room roundup; music from Digital Dream Society; and more.

For Immediate Release: 05/28/09

Thu, 28 May 2009 20:00 GMT

Neville's remote speaking gig; FIR Live is up; Luke Armour's podcast interview with Shel and Neville is up; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: some interesting launches, update on Domino's 40 days later, more signs of social networking's ubiquity, how to be a Sky News iPhone reporter; Eric Schwartzman's report; listeners' comments; and more.

For Immediate Release: 05/26/09

Tue, 26 May 2009 18:00 GMT

FIR Live call-in show on BlogTalk Radio explores the relationship between communicators and attorneys in addressing organizational reputation issues.

For Immediate Release: 05/25/09

Mon, 25 May 2009 18:00 GMT

FIR Live set for tomorrow on communicators vs. lawyers; FIR listener dinner down to eight open spots; FIR email newsletter coming; Shel and Neville were on Luke Armour's Rundown and Grizzly Smith's 100th podcast; Michael Netzley's Asia report; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: IABC launches social media guidelines, Bloomberg's restrictive social media rules, CDC shares its analytics, Audioboo may be next big thing in social networking; music from Fall Out Boy; and more.

For Immediate Release: 05/21/09

Thu, 21 May 2009 20:00 GMT

FIR Live set for Tuesday, May 26; FIR listener dinner set for June 7; thanks to Dan York for the FIR listing on Wikipedia; Dan York's report; Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits: should Twitter be left to the marketing department?, debate over The Wall Street Journal's social media rules, GlaxoSmithKline USA launches a blog and joins Twitter, Hyatt's new approach to Twitter for customer service; listener comments; music from Epic16; and more.

For Immediate Release: 05/18/09

Mon, 18 May 2009 17:30 GMT

Thanks to Dan York and Sallie Goetsch; Somesso London 09 wrap-up; FIR listener dinner at IABC conference set for June 7; Shel's doing a free IABC Webinar on May 20; best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ben McConnell; Eric Schwartzman interviews Danny Sullivan; News That Fits: hospitals tweet surgeries, UK government apoints Director of Digital Engagement, Jennifer Leggio's second social PR survey, BusinessWeek report on social media; Michael Netzley's report; Media Monitoring Minute; listeners comments; music from My Little Radio; and more.

For Immediate Release: 05/14/09

Fri, 15 May 2009 14:00 GMT

Special guest co-hosts Dan York and Sallie Goetsch: looking back one year; Google changes; Media Monitoring Minute; the Twitter reply saga; News That Fits: ADM podcast statistics, Jay Moonah's Pligg website for nonprofits and associations, Papermotion adds interactivity to newspapers, what your Facebook profile says about you, why PR agencies fail at social media, David Phillips' report, the ePub format; listeners comments; music from Mighty Mullane; and more.

For Immediate Release Interview: Mathys van Abbe, Mobypicture

Tue, 12 May 2009 13:30 GMT

Neville Hobson in conversation with Mobypicture CEO Mathys van Abbe about the Twitter backchannel at Somesso London 09 and developments in online content-sharing including the potential in organizations.