TWiT 189

TWiT Episode 189

"The Twitter Episode"Hosts: Leo Laporte Guests: Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Brian Brushwood Recorded: April 5, 2009 Published: April 6, 2009 Duration: 1:25:16 Transcript  • Article links Previous episode – Next episode

Contents 1 This Week In Tech 189: The Twitter Episode 1.1 Panel 1.2 Topics 1.3 Notable Quotes 1.4 Significant Products 2 Sponsors 2.1 Carbonite 2.2 Audible 2.2.1 Picks 2.3 GoToMeeting 3 Production Information

This Week In Tech 189: The Twitter Episode

Panel

• Leo Laporte (@leolaporte)
  • Leoville.com
• Sarah Lane (@sarahlane)
  • SarahLane.com
• Roger Chang(@jollyroger)
• Brian Brushwood (@shwood)
  • shwood.com

Topics

• Time Warner Bandwidth caps
  • anti competitive?
  • p2p?
  • is this just to get more money?
• NetFlix
  • Ships 2 billionth disk
  • Blu-Ray costs 6 bucks more
  • Does high-def matter that much?
  • 33% more money = 33% better?
• Hulu
  • Hulu is trying to keep people going to their website, and not going to other services to watch their content
  • are they just playing lip service to the content providers?
• Wired lays off a lot of their online force
  • Trying to save the print copy?
  • Is it the aesthetic of the printed medium that matters?
• What is the future of work?
  • Do you only work 40 hours a week
• Online media?
  • Is high budget going away in return for low budget high content?
  • What should we teach about technology to students?
• The End of Encarta
  • Who has used encarta in recent years?
  • Killed by the internet?
  • Was often given out for free
  • Blu-Ray the next Encarta?
• Cloud Gaming
  • On-Live
  • Conspiracy theory - pay more for no bandwidth caps?
  • is Steam the example of cloud gaming done right, but only doing the distribution?
  • Casual gaming for the non-gamer type of person

Notable Quotes

• "We didn't say the "T" word once during this show."
• "That was one more for the Sarah Lane soundboard right there."

Significant Products

• Product / Service Name
  • Link URL
  • Description

Sponsors

Carbonite

• http://carbonite.com offer code "TWiT"

Ad Time 1:09-1:24 and 15:50-19:48

Audible

• Audible URL

Picks

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Simon Jones

Ad Time: 0:41-0:56 and 58:24-1:07:28

GoToMeeting

• GoToMeeting

Ad Time: 0:57-1:07 and 40:08-43:21

Production Information

• Recorded Date: April 05, 2009
• Release Date: April 06, 2009
• Duration: 1:25:16
• Log line:
• Edited by: Tony
• Notes:
• removed wrong coupon code for Carbonite and replaced it with the correct one. 18:37
• laughter included in the opening right after the episode name
• blooper: PSA for G Forces.

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