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This episode launches a new chapter in The New Mediology as some new voices are added to the podcast. Along with Nathan Moore and Bill Seaver, Ray Sadler of LifeWay Christian Stores, and Alison Groves of Raven Internet Marketing Tools.

In this episode the discussion was based on a reported case from Knoxville, Tennessee, where the advertising agency Low and Tritt sued former client, The Pizza Kitchen, because of the statements made by the Pizza Kitchen’s owner on Facebook and Twitter. Alison shared some insights from a recent presentation by a lawyer about what constitutes defamation and what doesn’t. The group also discusses the broader issues with branding perceptions that need to be dealt with as well looking at public relations angles with online criticism.

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In this episode, Bill and Nathan interviewed Tom Cheredar about social news sites, specifically Digg and Reddit. Tom has great insight and experience with Digg, Reddit, and other social news sites as both a freelance reporter and active blogger. Tom blogs at at TomCheredar.com.

In the interview Tom gives a little history on social news and some new social news sites that are more specific like Tipd.com. Tom also mentioned the 10 rules of social media post by Brian Wallace.

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In this episode, Bill and Nathan discuss the recent decision by Hulu to ban their videos from being used by Boxee. The Boxee team discussed it on their blog. The Hulu team discussed it on their blog. Bill and Nathan had opposing views on this particular topic and in time we’ll see who was right.