This WEEK in GOOGLE 28

This WEEK in GOOGLE Episode 28

"Why 2010 Won't Be Like 1984"Hosts: Leo Laporte, Gina Trapani and Jeff Jarvis Guest: Pete Cashmore Recorded: February 6, 2010 Published: February 7, 2010 Duration: 1:35:46 FriendFeed conversation Transcript Previous episode – Next episode

Contents 1 This WEEK in GOOGLE 28: Why 2010 Won't Be Like 1984 1.1 Panel 2 Topics 3 Segments 3.1 "We Do A Little Thing At The End" 3.2 Wish List (What the panelists wish Google would do) 4 External Links 5 Sponsors 5.1 GoToAssist Express 5.2 Carbonite 6 Production Information

This WEEK in GOOGLE 28: Why 2010 Won't Be Like 1984

Panel

• Leo Laporte (@leolaporte • friendfeed.com/leolaporte)
  • Leoville.com
• Gina Trapani (@ginatrapani • friendfeed.com/ginatrapani)
  • Smarterware.org
  • Completewaveguide.com
  • FastCompany.com/WorkSmart
• Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis • friendfeed.com/jeffjarvis)
  • Buzzmachine.com
  • Guardian.co.uk/MediaTalkUSA
• Pete Cashmore
  • Mashable.com

Topics

• Nexus One gets a software update, enables multitouch
• Apple currently angering everyone: Google, Adobe and Amazon.
• Apple Will Reject Apps Using GPS for Location-Aware Ads
• Apple Bans the Word 'Android' From App Store
• iBooks store on iPhone? Will Apple allow the Amazon Kindle app on the iPad?
• Google's alleged tie-up with NSA raises concerns
• Google seeks to patent new Web app tech
• Is Google Street View Taking Its Cameras Indoors? Google StoreView
• Google says "hell is freezing over". In a tweet by Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, we’re instructed to watch out for something during the 3rd quarter of the Superbowl tomorrow.
• Google Apps ads coming during Superbowl?
• An App Store for Google Apps?
• Possible Google ad for Superbowl? Old ad campaign.
• The Flip dance at Davos with Tim Berners-Lee
• Also Happy Birthday to Jeff's son, Jake Jarvis who is now 18.

Segments

"We Do A Little Thing At The End"

• Gina's tip of the week:
  • If you have a Google profile filled out and signed in to Google, search someones name like Gina Trapani and near the bottom and find "Results from people in your social circle". Google will find information from your contacts and link them up to social networks.
    • More information about this on Dave Winer's blog.

• Jeff's stat of the week:
  • Google has awarded $5.7 million in Google Focus Awards in 4 different categories. Machine Learning, Use of mobile phones as data collection devices for public health and environment monitoring, Energy efficiency in computing and Privacy.

• Leo's tool of the week:
  • Updated Google Maps on Nexus One and DROID. New layers have to be turned on in labs under the More option when pressing the menu button.
  • TuneWiki for Android
  • Tweetcaster

Wish List (What the panelists wish Google would do)

• Leo:
• Gina:
• Jeff:

External Links

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Sponsors

GoToAssist Express

• Gotoassist.com/twig
• ad times: 00:00:36-00:00:51 and 00:46:27-00:48:11

Carbonite

• Carbonite offer code twig
• ad times: 00:00:52-00:01:06 and 00:19:00-00:21:21

Production Information

• Edited by: Erik
• Notes:

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