This week on For Immediate Release podcast #636 I share stories around Twitter’s recent announcement regarding blocking some posts, investor activism in Japan aimed at Olympus, and Mozilla’s badge initiative within the context of emerging market education.

Looking for the latest book on social media? 

I wondered what that big package was in my mailbox and I was very pleased to receive my hard copy of The Social Media MBA.  The Kindle version has been out for some weeks, and the list of contributing authors reveals a deep experience base that informs the pages of this book.

The first reviews are available on Amazon.com.  But better yet, check the book out for yourself in either hard copy or Kindle.Many thanks to Christer Holloman (@holloman) of Sky News for inviting me to be a part of this project. If my mother is reading this….Mom, my stuff is in chapter 20.

Last week the Reputation Institute released an interesting white paper about how Chinese businesses can build more competitive reputation.  The full report, titled What Chinese Companies Must Do to Secure Globally Competitive Reputations, is worth a read.  You can hear my summary of the report here, or even better listen to the entire FIR podcast #634.

For the fourth year, students studying Digital Media Across Asia at SMU have launched a survey study of Singapore’s Internet users.  The survey takes only 7-9 minutes of your time, and the findings will be shared publicly and used in the class.  Please take a few minutes and follow the link below to participate.  Alternatively, let the QR code lead you to the promised land. 

http://svy.mk/zgP4bJ