TWiT 216

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TWiT Episode 216

"It's Pimpin' Time"Hosts: Molly Wood, Patrick Norton, Brian Brushwood, and Gina Trapani Recorded: October 11, 2009 Published: October 12, 2009 Duration: 1:16 Transcript  • Article links Previous episode – Next episode

Contents 1 This Week In Tech 216: It's Pimpin' Time 1.1 Panel 1.2 Topics 1.3 Notable Quotes 1.4 Significant Products 2 Sponsors 2.1 Audible 2.1.1 Picks 2.2 Sponsor Name Here 3 Production Information

[edit] This Week In Tech 216: It's Pimpin' Time

Sidekick sideswiped, FCC/Google, Facebookers shut out, NASA bombs the moon, FTC regulates bloggers, and more.

[edit] Panel

• Molly Wood
  • CNET Conversations
• Patrick Norton
  • Tekzilla
  • HD Nation
• Brian Brushwood
  • Scam School
  • Brian Brushwood Live Show
• Gina Trapani
  • Smarterware
  • This WEEK in GOOGLE

[edit] Topics

• T-Mobile: we probably lost all your Sidekick data
• From August: AT&T Fires Up 850MHz 3G In San Francisco
• FCC To Probe Google Voice
• Twitter in talks with Microsoft and Google?
• Downed Facebook accounts still haven't returned
• NASA’s Big Hit: LCROSS Impacts Moon
• NASA to blow up the Moon
• Intel's Light Peak optical links could arrive in 2010
• Netflix boss says DVD has two years left
• Kindle gets a price cut and goes globally wireless
• EOLAS sues 23 companies for patent infringement
• Smoking gun found in Viacom v. YouTube?
• New FTC rules for bloggers: disclose, disclose, disclose!
• Ralph Lauren and BoingBoing battle over Photoshopped model

[edit] Notable Quotes

• "Everybody's, like, favorite club for the stupid, 'Copyright Infringement.'"
  • -- Molly Wood @ 1hr10min40sec

[edit] Significant Products

• Amazon Kindle
  • Amazon Product Page
  • "Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, U.S. & International Wireless, Latest Generation)"

[edit] Sponsors

[edit] Audible

• Audible URL
• ad time: 00:00:38 and 00:00:52; and 01:06:16 and 01:08:43

[edit] Picks

Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by John Lee

[edit] Sponsor Name Here

• Squarespace

• ad times: 00:00:54-00:01:07, 00:23:33-00:25:24

• GoToMyPC-1

• ad times: 00:01:08-00:01:22, 00:46:51-00:49:12

[edit] Production Information

• Edited by: Erik and Dane
• Notes: Removed reconnecting Patrick at 00:45:04

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