Listeners' comments discussion (pitching journalists; IABC recognition; great iRiver recording; how email spies work); blog etiquette: Steve Rubel and Jeremy Pepper trackback stand-off; Max Hansen's second report from Blog Business Summit; the latest on Dell hell; Lee Hopkins reports from Australia; communication channels in organizations in times of change.

Listeners' comments discussion (Google Talk; being offline for 24 hours; briefer show notes and iTunes Chapter Tool; CBC's ad structure; PRblogs.org; show links; FIR brings Dan the news); Ziepod; Max Hansen reports from Blog Business Summit; Jeff Jarvis gets a result; Eric Schwartzman's Spinfluencer report; CBC follow-up.

Listeners' comments discussion (Josh buys a podcast rig; no problem with anonymous blogging; big thanks to FIR listeners); locked-out CBC employees with podcasts; an interview from the CBC picket line; Share your Story success; PodcastCon UK starts interviews; IABC Belgium starts a blog; no, your email is not private; get used to hearing about splogs; PRblogs.org launches; blog advice for Adobe; WordPress challenges; Skylook success; impressions of McGraw-Hill; an OPML party.

Listeners' comments discussion (blog comment moderation; alternatives to British Airways; FedEx the new 'blogger Satan'; iPod display; news about Furl; why Hill & Knowlton started employee blogging; spicing up web pages; Skype for business calls; cool Jyve; smart Segway; Audacity and ID3); new audio recording equipment; no credibility for anonymous blogger; Cruisebox kick it; a cautionary blogging tale; speaking geek; Dell customer service hell again.

RSS, Atom and phonetic alphabet; listener's comments discussion (global Hill & Knowlton blogging; registering podcasts with iTunes; Yahoo's Blog for Hope); suing anonymous bloggers; finding new voice talent; French PR firestarter; big issues for British Airways and Gate Gourmet; Unilever monitors blogs; the war against blog spammers; Blog Business Summit; challenges with trackbacks on Blogger; changing blog hosting services; upcoming interview.

Listeners' comments discussion (ID3 tags, an open-source RSS tool for audio, Skylook, copyrights and podcast music, pocasting librarians, "Advertising by the Government of Canada,? and Free Government Information); Hill & Knowlton UK's employee blogging initiative; Neville's new computer; Neville's new blog, the redesign of Desirable Roasted Coffee; our interview with Constantin Basturea; the RSS feeds for Google News; would you pay for podcasts?; RSS and podcast password authentication; AttentionTrust; is innovation dead in Japan and the UK?

Content summary: Listeners' comments discussion (get the message out with blogs; new features for Talk Digger; enjoying the show and music; getting a purpose going forward; yes to password-protected RSS feeds; surreal iPod experience; being blown away by show #56 as a great podcasting tutorial; iPod alarm clocks; less time to appreciate podcasts; podcast music copyright); Podcast Awards and pimping for votes; Google blacklists CNET; Skylook plug in to Skype; Yahoo audio search; IBM podcasts and the first one from space; a new book on blogging and a great essay; upcoming interviews.

In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Shel and Neville enjoyed a 55-minute conversation with Jeff De Cagna, founder of Principled Innovation LLC. Topics and themes discussed include: the challenges for volunteers and staff of association; reducing governance in associations; advocacy and taking stands on issues; the dead strategic planning model and what should be in place instead; opening up to new ideas and learning; the uneven distribution of a future that's already here.

Presentation and Q&A with corporate communicators from McGraw-Hill in New York.

Geek News Central comments, Blog digger, Fox Network podcasts, Talkr, GoingOn, Business Blog Consulting, Just Fired, Kryoptonite update, a report from Lee Hopkins, listener comments, and more.