This week, TDD regulars Devindra Hardawar, Dwayne DeFreitas, Chris Burnor, Andrew Sorcini & semi-regular Lidija Davis discuss the US Justice Department’s bust of filesharing site Megaupload, in the wake of the fall of SOPA & PIPA, and whether or not those measures really mattered in the first place. Also we talk about a plan to kill Hollywood, and what to replace it with. Later we discuss Apple’s new textbook initiative, and their amazing 1st quarter profits. But first, we look at some other tech headlines…
We look at the President’s State of the Union speech as it pertains to tech, Facebook launches Timeline apps, RIM intros a new CEO, Google Plus allows pseudonyms, and Google tracks user info across all its products.
The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted.
For episode 3 of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Andy takes a look at the trailer for The Grey, directed by Joe Carnahan, and starring Liam Neeson. For our music selection this week, Greg pays tribute to Etta James, who sadly passed away last week – we remember her with her signature song “At Last”.
Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up – a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, what’s happening at Geeks Of Doom, and a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down.
The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted.
For 2nd edition of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Greg takes a look at the trailer for West Of Memphis, produced by Peter Jackson, which focuses on the long running West Memphis Three case. For our music selection this week, Andy takes a listen to Pogo, and his Fresh Prince mashup song, “Jaaam.”
Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up – a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, what’s happening at Geeks Of Doom, and a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down.
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This week, regular TDD panelists Andrew Sorcini, Devindra Hardawar, Dwayne DeFreitas & Christopher Burnor discuss the Internet’s reaction to the U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act & Protect IP Bill, including a nationwide blackout of several prominent websites, in protest.
But first, the headlines: Facebook adds simultaneous music listening, Zappos gets hacked, Sarah Lacy launches PandoDaily (with a $2.5 M investment from the VC community), and Yahoo’s chief Yahoo, Jerry Yang resigns.
Finally, Devindra summarizes the highlights of his trip to CES, the Consumer Electronics Show.
The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted.
The Round Up podcast returns, and now in its new home at Geeks of Doom! For those who are new to this mini-podcast, we take a look at some movies, music, and podcast previews from around the web.
For our new episode 1 (reboot, if you will) of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Andy takes a look at the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Christian Bale. For our music selection this week, Greg takes a listen to Stepdad, and their trippy but unique song, “My Leather, My Fur, My Nails” – they are an independent band with their music available at bandcamp.com.
Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up – a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, what’s happening at Geeks Of Doom, and a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down.
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