FIR co-hosts Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz chat with Eric Schwartzman about his AirBnB experience and subsequent thinking about collaborative consumption.

Bob LeDrew reviews "The Like Economy: How Businesses Make Money with Facebook" by Brian Carter

Happy new year; FIR's seventh anniversary; new book reviews; Christopher Barger's new book is now on sale, will be first FIR book club discussion; Hangout with Eric Schwartzman coming; News That Fits: FDA's social media guidelines, Dan York's report, Ragan promo, listener comment on Slideshare discussion, three emerging technologies, Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop, study says business is going social, Michael Netzley's Asia report, TemboSocial promo, lawsuit may determine who owns a Twitter account; how to comment; music from The Scarred; and more.

Bob LeDrew reviews "ROI of Social Media" by Guy R. Powell, et al

Happy holidays from FIR; Queen Elizabeth's Christmas day messages available on Kindle; FIR Book Club launching; News That Fits: McKinsey updates its social technology adoption study, Michael Netzley's Asia report, Ragan promo, parting of ways between client and agency doesn't mean PR isn't needed, getting the most out of SlideShare, Media Monitoring Minute, Dan York's report, Facebook brand pages under attack, TemboSocial promo, listener comments, music from the Cymatics; and more.

Book reviews and a Google Hangout panel discussion are up; announcing the FIR Book Club; welcome guest co-host Dan York; News That Fits: a look at SOPA, startups and entrenched social sites both offer opportunities to brands, Ragan promo, Facebook introduces private Pages messages, Google Plus adds new features, a report from Neville, Michael Netzley's Asia report, Media monitoring Minute from CustomScoop, a look at generic top-level domains, TemboSocial promo, dealing with no-win social situations, a creative DIY holiday video; music from Matthew Ebel; and more.

Bob LeDrew reviews "Humanize" by Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter

FIR co-hosts Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz discuss Le Web 2011 with attendees Tac Anderson, Chris Heuer and Eric Schwartzman.

Bob LeDrew reviews "Think Before You Engage," by Dave Peck

New video interview and Speakers and Speeches are up; Hubspot launches Marketing Grader; News that Fits: UK PR firm in a Wikipedia kerfuffle, Ragan promo, Michael Netzley's Asia report, talking to execs about social media ROI, Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop, policy and Twitter practices in government, Dan York's report, TemboSocial promo, listener comments, working the holiday party; music from Lila Rose; and more.