In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Shel enjoyed a 28-minute conversation with Andy Abramson, CEO of Comunicano, who used his VOIP-focused blog to break the story of RICO charges filed against Skye well ahead of the mainstream news media.?

Content summary: Survey update; a deal for listeners; a new FIR interview; Neville rants about travel; IABC's ConferenceCast; Forrester's podcast report; David Phillips on blogs and relationships; the death of email mailing lists; Neville on Rellatio and other blog-related issues; reports from Dan York, David Phillips and Eric Schwartzman; listener comments (including podsafe music for podcasters); the music; and more.

Content summary: Vote at Podcast Alley; podcast reviews at iTunes; take the FIR listener survey; Kami Huyse and the PR powerwomen; where should employee communications report?; how Mercedes-Benz is redeeming its reputation; David Phillips reports; one more contribution to the employee blogger credibility vs authority debate; Inside PR podcast launches; Strumpette very briefly; April Fool's Day gags; the FIR mashup with Across The Sound; listeners' comments discussion; music from Rob Safuto at PodcastNYC; and more.

Content summary: Social tagging as an enterprise tactic; a look at the eyebrow-raising Strumpette blog; an update on our discussion of employee bloggers as authoritative sources; the CEO's changing responsibilities: the example of Procter & Gamble; a new PR trade weekly in the UK; Dan York reports; listeners' comments discussion (double-act via Skype; sharing FIR; the power of podcasting; Windows Vista communication; Flash websites); the music.

Content summary: The IAOC/PRSA keynote presentation; Allan Jenkins' latest on Mobitype; followup on South West Airlines; Windows Vista "isn't people-ready?; Microsoft employee bloggers: credibility vs. authority; exoneration/whitewash of The Lincoln Group; Eric Schwartzman interviews Jakob Nielsen; RICO lawsuit against Skype: PR and IR implications; David Phillips reports; listeners' comments discussion (Flash-enabled websites; calendar of events; tips for subscribing via iTunes); the music.

Content summary:Shel (in person) and Neville (via Skype) present the keynote address at the luncheon session of "Where Content and Technology Meet? on Friday, March 24, 2006 at the Radisson Hotel in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The conference was organized by the International Association for Online Communications, and members of the Philadelphia chapter of PRSA were invited (about 20 attended). You can download the PowerPoint presentation that accompanied the talk so you can follow along as you listen. Note, the Skype connection wasn't the best, so Neville's voice drops every now and then.

Content summary: Sparklines; Mobitype scraping blog content; Shel's road weary trek; South West Airlines tackles gaming of online check-in; the IAOC conference; Josh Hallett on FPRA Blog Week; Luke Armour's intro music #2; David Phillips reports; listeners' comments and trackbacks discussion (Firefox extension for Bugmenot; conversion rates trump Google juice; the Glenfiddich blog; the purpose of measurement; the podcasting book; subscribing to FIR via iTunes; the French government and iTunes; a promo); the music.

Judging the IABC Gold Quill Awards; is Google Juice the ultimate measure of success?; the rise of memetrackers; Glenfiddich starts a blog; Warren Bickford shouts out; Lee Hopkins reports; listeners' comments discussion; the FIR Frappr community; the music; and more.

Debbie Weil's new podcast; Rob Safuto's new venture and blog; Eric Schwarzman interviews the Washington Post; corporate reputation report from Hill & Knowlton; Forrester Research on social computing; Heidi Miller and Apple's customer service experience; The Guardian launches "Comment is free"; Google doesn't verify press releases; London's Metropolitan Police blog policy angers coppers; Phil Gomes shouts out; more on Wal-Mart and Edelman PR; David Phillips reports; listeners' comments discussion (FIR sponsorship; Wal-Mart/Edelman; hiring a PR pro; IABC podcast provenance; Podbridge podcast services; FIR listener survey); the music.

Citizen marketing hits IABC; measuring podcast listeners; should all PR professionals have a blog?; update on the WalMart blogger relations campaign controversy; the increasing role of Flash; Lee Hopkins' report; listener comments; and more.