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The New Media Release working group podcast
Saturday, June 20, 2009
NMRCast #19 - 06/20/09 - Release of the metadata specification
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Content summary:The usual suspects: Chris Heuer, Shel Holtz, Tom Foremski, and Brian Solis. The Social Media Release working group has released the first draft of the metadata specification for the Social Media Release, which was unveiled at the 2009 World Conference of the International Association of Business Communicators..
Show notes for June 20, 2009
Welcome to NMRCast episode #19, a 29-minute podcast recorded live from the San Francisco Bay Area.
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In This Edition: Sites and information referenced in this episode::
hRelease specification
Shel Holtz’s presentation on the Social Media Release at the IABC World Conference (audio and slides).
SEC Chief Mary Shapiro’s view of online disclosure
Social media release resources:
- The Social Media Release site, home of the social media release requirements (in development)
Friday, August 01, 2008
NMRCast #18 - 08/01/08 - Discussion about impact of SEC announcement
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Content summary:The usual suspects: Chris Heuer, Shel Holtz, Tom Foremski, and Brian Solis. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced it will unveil new Reg FD rules that allow the use of blogs and web pages in some circumstances to satisfy regulations for fair disclosure. The group discusses the impact on wire services and the social media news release.
Show notes for August 1, 2008
Welcome to NMRCast episode #18, a 19-minute podcast recorded live from the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City.
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In This Edition:Key reference sites for the Social Media Press Release:
- Working document referenced by Shannon Whitley
Blog posts referenced in this podcast:
TechCrunch article
Neville Hobson’s post
Tom Foremski’s post
IRWebReport post from Dominic Jones, which kicked off the story
Social media release resources:
- The new Social Media Release site, home of the social media release requirements
- Google Groups mailing list for New Media Release discussion (please join!)
- hRelease wiki
Note! These sites will be updated soon with new sites implemented by IABC.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
NMRCast #17 - 12/22/07 - Pre-spec working document released
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Content summary:The usual suspects: Chris Heuer, Shel Holtz, Tom Foremski, Brian Solis and Shannon Whitley. Shannon runs down the recently-released pre-specification working document, which needs your input. The group discusses the flurry of posts taking pro and con positions about the social media release.
Show notes for December 22, 2007
Welcome to NMRCast episode #17, a 33-minute podcast recorded live from the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City.
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In This Edition:Key reference sites for the Social Media Press Release:
- Working document referenced by Shannon Whitley
Blog posts referenced in this podcast:
- Greg Jarboe’s original post, “Is the Social Media Press Release a Meatball Sundae?”
- Brian Solis’ reply: “Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, the Social Media Release is Not a Meatball Sundae”
- Greg Jarboe’s second post, “Strumpette testifies in social media press release trial”
Social media release resources:
- The new Social Media Release site, home of the social media release requirements
- Google Groups mailing list for New Media Release discussion (please join!)
- hRelease wiki
Saturday, June 30, 2007
NMRCast #16: Shannon Whitley Joins the Conversation
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Content summary:Shannon Whitley assumes leadership of the Social Media Release technical specification effort; Hewlett Packard releases a social media release.
Show notes for Jun 30, 2007
Welcome to NMRCast episode #16, a 19-minute podcast recorded live from the San Francisco Bay Area.
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In This Edition:Key reference sites for the Social Media Press Release:
- The new Social Media Release site, home of the social media release requirements
- Google Groups mailing list for New Media Release discussion (please join!)
- PRXBuilder
- Hewlett Packard’s social media release
Monday, June 04, 2007
NMRCast #15 - 06/04/07 - Todd Defren joins the conversation
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Content summary:Todd Defren, from SHIFT Communications, joins Brian and Shel to talk about the one-year anniversary of SHIFT’s social media press release template. Also up for discussion: SHIFT’s template for a social media newsroom and the status of the social media release working group.
Show notes for Jun 4, 2007
Welcome to NMRCast episode #15, a 28-minute podcast recorded live from the San Francisco Bay Area.
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In This Edition:Key reference sites for the Social Media Press Release:
- The new Social Media Release site, home of the social media release requirements
- Google Groups mailing list for New Media Release discussion (please join!)
Sunday, March 11, 2007
FIR Speakers & Speeches/NMRCast - NCF Panel on the Social Media Press Release: March 8, 2007
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Saturday, January 27, 2007
NMRCast #14 - 01/27/07 - What a week it’s been
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Content summary:Since the Third Thursday event and Stowe Boyd’s subsequent post, there has been a flurry of activity in the blogosphere addressing the value (or lack of value) for a social media news release. Chris Heuer, Tom Foremski, and Shel Holtz review the various points different posts have made and how it can affect the develoment of the social media release..
Show notes for Jan. 27, 2007
Welcome to NMRCast episode #14, a 29-minute podcast recorded live from the San Francisco Bay Area.
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In This Edition:A sampling of posts appearing this week, in reverse chronological order, followed by two key reference sites for the Social Media Press Release:
- Shel Holtz’s post, “Stowe says I don’t get it”
- Stowe Boyd’s post, “Shel Holtz is the Perfect Example of PR People Who Don’t Get It”
- Stowe Boyd’s post, “The Pefect Example of PR People Who Don’t Get It”
- Phil Gomes’ post, “Stowe and Scoble Hate the New Media Release—EVERYBODY PANIC!”
- Lionel Menchaca’s Direct2Dell post, ““Social Media Press Releases” Deep Jive Interests post on the subject, “Why the Social Media Press Release Matters” Shel Holtz’s post, “Throwing out the tool with the blogwater”
- Brian Solis’ post, “Enough Already: Getting the Social Media Press Release All Wrong”
- Robert Scoble’s post, “Stowe’s Right, Let’s Kill the Social Media Press Release Now”
- Stowe Boyd’s post, “Public Relations and Social Media: The Press Release is Dead”
- The new Social Media Release site, home of the social media release requirements
- Google Groups mailing list for New Media Release discussion (please join!)
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