The Drill Down

The King of Pop is gone forever, and The Drill Down crew reminisce about him and discuss the impact his death had on the web. Also we discuss the shot heard ’round the world, the shooting death of Iranian protester Neda Agha-Soltan, Steve Jobs returns to work after successful liver transplant, and Richard Marx (?!) defends convicted downloader Jammie Thomas-Rassett.

 

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Web slows after Jackson’s death

Iranian Girl Shot: Neda Becomes Symbol Of Rebellion In Iran
Jobs Had Liver Transplant
Apple Chief Steve Jobs Spotted at Work
Richard Marx (!) attacks RIAA after $1.92M Thomas verdict
American IT grads unprepared and unemployable: Indian CEO Vineet Nayar
Windows 7 Pricing: Good News, Mostly
MySpace To Terminate 2/3 Of International Staff

The Drill Down crew stand witness to a social media revolution as Twitter is the communication tool of choice for disenfranchised supporters of Iran Presidential reform candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who lost in a highly contested election to incumbent hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Later, they discuss the federal jury ruling against Jammie Thomas-Rasset that has fined her $80,000 a song for for illegally downloading tracks and violating copyright laws. Plus, why you should never Twitter in the bath.

 

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Iran’s Protests: Why Twitter is the Medium of the Movement
Social Networks Spread Iranian Defiance Online
TED Blog: Q&A with Clay Shirky on Twitter and Iran
Web Users in Iran Reach Overseas for Proxies
Twitter Postpones Maintenance as Iran Furor Builds
Opera “Reinvents the Web” with Unite, Makes Every Computer a Server
Woman fined to tune of $1.9 million for illegal downloads
China’s Crackdown on Internet Porn Sows Anger, Confusion
China starts meddling with Google results because of porn
Wikipedia Gets Ready for a Video Upgrade
Twitter bath death

The non-Gilmor Gang talk about Apple’s 2009 WorldWide Developer’s Conference and the announcement of the 3GS iPhone, the Pirate Party’s inclusion in the European Parliament, Facebook vanity URLs, Left4Dead2 protests, Leo Laporte blows up, annnnndd….Keyboard Cat!

 

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Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference 2009

The iPhone 3G S is announced, although the actual costs seem a little different from AT&T POV. PC magazine explains the numbers.

You can watch the keynote in full here.

Pirate Party Wins and Enters The European Parliament via Torrent Freak

You Have Three Days To Pick Your Facebook Vanity URL. Choose Wisely, Or You’re Screwed via TechCrunch

MPAA Says Making Even “One Copy” of a DVD is Illegal via ZeroPaid

Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Announced via ReadWriteWeb

18,500 Join Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott Group via Edge

Leo Laporte Blows up at Mike Arrington on the Gillmor Gang YouTube

Conan’s New Set Sure looks familiar via Gizmodo

DEADLINE Post-it stop motion YouTube

Play ‘im off, Keyboard Cat!

The stories we’ll be talking about tonight – in the order that we hope to cover them.  If you can think of anything we haven’t included in this lineup – please let us know in the comments.

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference 2009

The iPhone 3G S is announced, although the actual costs seem a little different from AT&T POV.  PC magazine explains the numbers.

You can watch the keynote in full here.

Pirate Party Wins and Enters The European Parliament via Torrent Freak

You Have Three Days To Pick Your Facebook Vanity URL. Choose Wisely, Or You’re Screwed via TechCrunch

MPAA Says Making Even “One Copy” of a DVD is Illegal via ZeroPaid

Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Announced via ReadWriteWeb

18,500 Join Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott Group via Edge

Leo Laporte Blows up at Mike Arrington on the Gillmor Gang YouTube

Conan’s New Set Sure looks familiar via Gizmodo

DEADLINE Post-it stop motion YouTube

This week we bring the spectacle and glory of the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo home with two guest commentators, Nelson Abalos, Jr. of PixelatedGeek.com and gamer/web content producer Krystyn Chong. Lidija, Mu and Andy also cover a potential pay model for Hulu, a stem cell cure for blindness, the upcoming Apple WWDC, Digg Ads and the passing of a legend, David Carradine (good night, sweet prince!).

 

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Kung Fu star Carradine found dead
SF Mayor Newsom Announces citizens can Access City Services with a ‘Tweet’
Want Your Service Integrated With TweetDeck? It’ll Cost You A Cool $50,000
Stem Cell Contact Lenses Cure Blindness in Less Than a Month
WWDC 2009: 3rd generation iPhone graphical rumor round-up
Ads You Can Digg…or Bury
Microsoft announces “Project Natal” motion controller for Xbox 360!
You can believe in Microsoft’s Project Natal
PSP Go first hands-on!
E3 2009: Left 4 Dead 2 Announced! 4 New Survivors, 5 New Campaigns
E3 2009: The Best and Worst of E3
E3 2009: “If anybody wants to see, there’s a Donkey Kong kill screen coming up.”*