TWiT 274

TWiT Episode 274

This Week In Tech 274: I'll Take The Frisking

Facebook mail, privacy while living in public, Android tablets, person of the year nominees, zoning out on Tetras, IAmTwittercus, and more.

Panel

• Leo Laporte (@leolaporte)
  • Leoville.com
• John C. Dvorak (@therealdvorak)
  • http://channeldvorak.com
• Brian Brushwood (@shwood)
  • shwood.com
• Owen JJ Stone (@ohdoctah)
  • Ohdoctah.com
• Xeni Jardin (@xenijardin)
  • XeniJardin.net

Topics

• Facebook launching 'Gmail killer' on Monday?
• Privacy and airport scanners
• Lessons from the Queen’s Facebook launch
• Amazon regains senses, pulls pedophile how-to book
• Google Employee Leaks The News That Google Fired Employee Who Leaked Salary Info
  • Google Gives All Employees Surprise $1,000 Cash Bonus And 10% Raise
  • Google senior execs getting 30 percent raises
• Ask.com layoffs spell search-engine's surrender
• Aiming for Bronze, Blekko Gets a Million Searches a Day
• 'Call Of Duty' Shatters Video Games Sales Record
• Microsoft sold a meager 40,000 Windows Phone handsets at launch?
• Nvidia CEO: Galaxy Tab is just "large phone"
• Steve Jobs As Time Magazine’s Person Of The Year? Google’s Marissa Mayer Thinks So.
• Wired Breasts Cover Sparks Controversy
  • An Open Letter to Wired Magazine
• Damn You, Auto Correct
• Android Phones Sweep Consumer Report Ratings, Beat Down the iPhone

Notable Quotes

• "I was hoping you'd bring up Nazis!"
  • -- Xeni Jardin @ 44min51sec

Significant Products

• Product / Service Name
  • Link URL
  • Description

Sponsors

Squarespace

• Squarespace.com/TWiT offer code TWiT
• SqSp#2
• ad times: 1:05-1:17 and 49:42-52:14

Ford Fiesta

• Fiesta #2
• ad times: 1:19-1:36 and 1:32:18-1:36:29

GoToMyPC

• GoToMyPC.com/TWiT
• G2MyPC #8
• ad times: 0:47-1:02 and 30:35-32:17

Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes:

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