TWiT 225

TWiT Episode 225

This Week In Tech 225: Schmidt Happens

Panel

• Leo Laporte (@leolaporte)
  • Leoville.com
• Brian Brushwood (@shwood)
  • Shwood.com
• Jason Calacanis (@jason)
  • Calacanis.com
• John C. Dvorak (@therealdvorak)
  • dvorak.org/blog, channeldvorak.com
• Robert Heron (@robertheron)
  • HeronFidelity.com
• Jason Howell (@raygun01)
  • JasonHowell.net
• Mrs. Laporte

Topics

• Google Phone / Nexus One makes first Twitter appearance?
• Google Goggles' visual search headed for Chrome
• Is Facebook unethical, clueless or unlucky?
• Facebook and Google: Contrasts in Privacy
  • Eric Schmidt, Google and privacy
• Health Insurers Caught Paying Facebook Gamers Virtual Currency To Oppose Reform Bill
  • How a Few Private Health Insurers Are on the Way to Controlling Health Care
• Bad JooJoo: Fusion Garage tablet is a cool device, but who wants it?
• Gowalla vs. FourSquare: Who Will Win?
• Tru2Way Eliminate your cable box 1:33:00
• Video now available for select TWiT Network episodes

Notable Quotes

• "Notable remark or comment."
  • -- Panelist @ MP3 time code

Significant Products

• Product / Service Name
  • Link URL
  • 1:13:54 - Audio Technica Noise Cancelling Headphones (rec. by Jascon Calacanis)
  • Description

Sponsors

Audible

• Audible.com/twit2
• ad time: 00:00:38-00:00:53 and 01:10:29-01:16:39

Picks

Up in the Air by Walter Kirn (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Sean Runnette

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Other Sponsors

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• GoToMyPC.com/twit
• GoToMyPC-5
• ad time: 00:00:54-00:01:06 and 00:40:13-00:42:22

FordSYNC

• SyncMyRidePodcast.com
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• ad time: 00:01:08-00:01:23 and 00:21:38-00:25:13

Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes: Inserted promo for holiday special TWiT: 01:46:09

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