CrankyGeeks 134: Politics and Patents
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Apple’s Upgraded iPods, VA Court Rejects Anti-Spam Law, Obama: McCain is an Ignotech, and more…
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CrankyGeeks 143
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 Show Guests:
Sebastian Rupley, Co-Crank, Editorial Director, PCMagCast.com
Natali Del Conte, Senior Editor, CNET TV’s “Loaded”
Bill Schmelzer, Tech Analyst, Ziff Davis Media
The Topics:
Sun to Help Old Foe Microsoft Get Search Traffic
Microsoft has turned to an old rival, Sun Microsystems, for marketing help in its latest move to increase Internet search traffic. Sun will advertise a Microsoft toolbar for the Internet Explorer browser to U.S.-based Web searchers when they download Sun’s Java software. This decision was made because of reserach showing that 35 percent of Web surfers are conducted from the browser’s address line, built-in search boxes and add-on search toolbars.
YouTube Channels Google with Search-Driven Ads
YouTube is experiencing increased pressure to profit from its massive audience and therefore is letting advertisers promote their commercial clips alongside the search results at the Internet’s most popular video site. Just as they do at Google, advertisers can now attach their commercials to specific terms entered into YouTube’s search box.
Unlicensed Stories Reel In Online Readers
A study from Attributor Corp. proved that on average, the audience perusing unauthorized online copies of newspaper and magazine articles is nearly 1.5 times larger than the readership on their own Web sites. Will media companies discover a way to extract advertising revenue from the traffic swarming to their stolen articles on blogs and other sites?
Obama’s Web Reach Expands
Transition officials call it Obama 2.0 — an ambitious effort to transform the president-elect’s vast Web operation into a modern new tool to accomplish his goals in the White House. Obama’s team is determining how best to convert his army of online activists into a viral lobbying and communications machine. Staffers are reluctant to discuss specifics, but Obama clearly is poised to become the first truly “wired” president of the digital age.
Apple Executive Claims iPhone the Future of Portable Gaming
Apple’s vice president of iPod marketing Greg Joswiak believes that the iPhone is the future of portable gameplay. He also sees the The Nintendo DS and Sony PSP becoming continually obsolete. “A big part of that is not just the device itself… but it’s the electronic distribution of the apps as well,” he says. Is he right?
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CrankyGeeks Episode 144
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 Show Guests:
Sebastian Rupley, Co-Crank, Editorial Director, PCMagCast.com
Garnett Lee , Executive Editor, 1Up.com
David Spark , Tech Journalist
The Topics:
Microsoft CEO Must Testify in Vista Capable Debacle
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, has been mandated by a federal judge to testify in a class action lawsuit over the “Vista Capable” fiasco. US District Judge Marsha Pechman gave consumers approval in February to file a class action lawsuit against Microsoft for giving false information about Windows XP computers being able to run Vista. Plaintiffs in the case allege that Microsoft artificially inflated demand in the run-up to Christmas 2006, by advertising that PCs would be capable of running the full version of the firm’s delayed Vista operating system.
eBooks Are Now Thriving!
Random House announced Monday that it is making thousands of additional eBooks available in digital form, now that sales are exploding, even in the currently sluggish market. Products include novels by John Updike and Harlan Coben, as well as several volumes of the children’s series, “Magic Treehouse”.
Obama’s Cell Phone Privacy Violation
After some nosey employees took a peek at President-Elect Obama’s cell-phone records, Verizon Wireless had to apologize however privacy advocates say what happened to Obama is just an example of what is happening to the broader whole of the American public.
Facebook Wins $873 Million Judgment Against Spammer
In a recent court case against Adam Guerbuez of Montreal, Facebook has won a $873 million. The Canadian, who bombarded users with millions of unsolicited messages about drugs and sex, was targeted his business, Atlantis Blue Capital. Facebook claimed that Guerbuez had tricked users into giving their passwords so he could send out over 4 million messages that included promos for marijuana.
The Pentagon Bans Flash Drives
Due to a serious virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks, the Pentagon has temporarily banned the use of external computer flash drives. Friday, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman provided no details on the virus, but he described it as a “global virus” that has been the subject of several public alerts.
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CrankyGeeks Episode 151
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Today’s Guests:
Sebastian Rupley, Co-Crank, Editorial Director, PCMagCast.com
Adam Curry, President, Mevio
Tom Merritt, Executive Editor, CNET
The Topics:
House Defeats DTV Transition Delay Bill
Wikipedia Considers Limiting User Edits
Obama Calls On Scott McNealy for Input on Open Source
Study Slams Brain-Training Games
Extreme Porn Law Goes Live
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CrankyGeeks Episode 152
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Today’s Guests:
Sebastian Rupley, Co-Crank, Editorial Director, PCMagCast.com
David Spark, Host, The Spark Minute
Roger Chang, Senior Producer, Revision3
The Topics:
Google’s Bogus Warning Deems The Whole Net Malware
How Can Obama Fix Tech?
DTV Delay May Be Back On
YouTube’s Hollywood Partnership
Is Your ISP Throttling Bandwidth?
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