The Drill Down

• Published:April 28th, 2008
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• Category:Show Notes, The Drill Down

This week Mu regales us with tales of his trip to Web 2.0 Expo 2008, and we discuss Ning.com, More 3G iPhone rumors, the new Ubuntu, Muxtape, and KipKay’s big payday.

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3G IPhone Due on June 9, Analysts Say
The second-gen iPhone: 3G, GPS, only slightly thicker
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Released
10 Percent of Broadband Subscribers Suck Up 80 Percent of Bandwidth But P2P No Longer to Blame
The Pirate Bay Smashes 12,000,000 BitTorrent Users
Muxtape With Coverflow Using Fluid


Making Money, the How-To Way


Experiential Typography | One Day Poem Pavilion

• Published:April 27th, 2008
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• Category:Show Notes, The Round Up

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, with a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down.

In the tenth episode of The Round Up, Andy gives us a preview of Forgetting Sarah Marshall with a tune from a rock opera about Dracula! Greg returns to his metal roots with a song called Weight of the World played by Gold Tooth - a hard rock / metal band from Saint Louis, Missouri.

Be sure to check out The Drill Down at http://www.thedrilldown.com/ - and you can listen to Social Blend at http://www.mixxingbowl.com/

Show Links:

Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Trailer and Official Site

Gold Tooth - MySpace Page

Donut-Eye Joe

• Published:April 21st, 2008
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This week we hold an impromptu podcast clinic on optimizing your presence to social media with Kellvin Chavez of LatinoReview.com. Later we discuss Twitter saving lives in Egypt, the return of the Mac Clone, Pirate Bay’s new blogging service, and iJustine does Madonna.

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Demonoid.com is back!
‘OpenMac’ Promises $399 Headless Mac… But Not From Apple
German Startup Community Makes Us Proud Once Again: Freundefeed
Senator: Let’s Spend $1B to monitor P2P for illegal file
Twitter Saves Berkeley Student Arrested in Egypt
The Pirate Bay Launches Uncensored Blogging Service
New Facebook Feature: Import Your Digg Stories!
How to make a Sawed-off USB Key

• Published:April 20th, 2008
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• Category:Show Notes, The Round Up

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, with a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down.

In the ninth episode of The Round Up, we celebrate 4/20. Greg takes a look at the upcoming film Pineapple Express starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. Continuing with the theme of the day, Andy plays the original version of the classic song Smoke Two Joints by The Toyes.

Be sure to check out The Drill Down at http://www.thedrilldown.com/ - and you can listen to Social Blend at http://www.mixxingbowl.com/

Show Links:

Pineapple Express - Trailers and Official Site

The Toyes - Official Site

• Published:April 14th, 2008
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This week Andy, Mu & Reg talk about Yahoo vs. Microsoft (Chapter XXXVIII), Flickr does Video, The top 25 blogs (as voted by Time), and the nightmare that makes Mu wake up in cold sweats.

Yahoo responds to Microsoft ultimatum: more money please
Yahoo, AOL may tie-up; News Corp. may make bid
Flickr Video Launches - A Unique Experience
Rumor: Walt Says 3G iPhone Coming in 60 Days
Google Jumps Head First Into Web Services With Google App Engine
The Top 25 Blogs - Time.com’s First Annual Blog Index
Viruses Expected to Hit 1 Million This Year
Every Click You Make
Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 faster on Mac OS X than Safari 3.1