Windows Live, Google in China, Jeremy Pepper hired by Weber Shandwick, corporate apologies can pay off, examples of blogger relations, listener comments, music, and more.

Search firms' PR woes, a fake Wikipedia entry, dull Davos, the never-ending press release meme, reports from Eric Schartzman and Dan York, a conversation with Jen McClure, listener comments, the music.

The Bad Pitch Blog, a whale of a blog, the Washington Post shuts down blog comments, a science blog network, Neville's visit with Copenhagen bloggers, a report from Lee Hopkins, listener comments, and more.

An upgrade for Skylook, IABC opens a members-only place for "buzz,? IABC Belgium President Gerry Murray starts a podcast, Shel and Neville talk about corporate blogging, listener comments, the music.

Following today's joint announcement by Intelliseek and Buzzmetrics on the merger of those two firms into a new company backed by media group VNU, Shel and Neville spoke to Pete Blackshaw, Intelliseek's Chief Marketing and Customer Satisfaction Officer. Conversation points: The joining together of Intelliseek and Buzzmetrics; VNU and being acquired; developments in tracking and analysis of consumer-generated media; continuing support and development for BlogPulse and other Intelliseek offerings; the growing impact of video on consumer-generated media; the future of podcasting; Pete's observations about Naked Conversations.

A podcast magazine prepares to launch, a PR agency sets a guarantee, the importance of first impressions on the web, Wikipedia uncovers plagiarism, a report from Lee Hopkins, listener comments, an Eric Schwartzman interview, and more.

Content summary: Annoying anonymous comments now illegal in the US; political podcasts in the UK by Prime Minister Tony Blair and Conservative leader David Cameron; US army hires Haas MS&L to pitch editorial content to bloggers; Dan York's report; listeners' comments discussion; the music.

Blogs unjustly attack WalMart, a newspaper relaunches with a blog, banned words for 2006, Google Pack, what "podcast" means, a report from Lee Hopkins, a report from David Jones, communications and the West Virginia coal mine tragedy, listener comments, and more.

Top 10 Sources, new media job hunting, podcasts from the World Economic Forum, a study of CEO bloggers, a report from Dan York, comments from listeners on our 100th show, a couple regular comments, and more.

Intel update, more pay-for-play from The Lincoln Group, a podcast transcription service, intranet trends, an IM bot communicators could use, a report from Lee Hopkins, listener comments, and more.