Intro: Welcome new listeners via the CIPR and MyNewsDesk, FIR Inteview with PRCA’s Francis Ingham published, upcoming FIR Interview with Allan Schoenberg of CME Group, today is Data Privacy/Protection Day;

Quick News: Many ways brands can use Vine and a caveat, social media branding is key for company reputation, the Pope urges Catholics to flock to Twitter, Pew says libraries and print still have a place in an ebook world; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: Discussion on the 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on the latest internet statistics from China from WeAreSocial’s research; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments; Boeing keeps key buyer informed during Dreamliner crisis; Dan York  reports on Data Privacy Day, and more; if you don’t participate in online social networks, will you become disenfranchised?;

Music from Steph Barrak; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for January 28, 2013: A 79-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.

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So, until Monday February 4…