The Drill Down » Podcast Feed http://thedrilldown.com The Drill Down is the podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:30:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Copyright © Radioactive Pictures 1440 http://thedrilldown.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg The Drill Down » Podcast Feed http://thedrilldown.com 144 144 no no The Drill Down: Apple Secrets, Facebook Payday http://thedrilldown.com/2012/02/03/the-drill-down-220-apple-secrets-facebook-payday/ http://thedrilldown.com/2012/02/03/the-drill-down-220-apple-secrets-facebook-payday/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:30:11 +0000 andy http://thedrilldown.com/?p=3590 Welcome Geeks of Doom readers! The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. You can find all our previous episodes here.

This week, TDD regulars Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Christopher Burnor discuss Fortune reporter Adam Lashinsky‘s Apple exposé, “Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired – and Secretive – Company Really Works“, and whether the production of Apple products could ever come back to the US. Later we discuss Facebook‘s $5 BN IPO launch.

But first, the headlines: We discuss podcast hosting service Mevio dropping most free users without notice, Next-gen XBox specs, Netflix regains most of their lost subscribers, Warner Bros. further penalizes Netflix users, Twitter allows governments to censor tweets as needed, and President Obama hangs out on Google Plus.

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Final Word

]]> http://thedrilldown.com/2012/02/03/the-drill-down-220-apple-secrets-facebook-payday/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Welcome Geeks of Doom readers! The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. You can find all our previous episodes here. This week, TDD [...] Welcome Geeks of Doom readers! The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. You can find all our previous episodes here. This week, TDD regulars Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Christopher Burnor discuss Fortune reporter Adam Lashinsky‘s Apple exposé, “Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired – and Secretive – Company Really Works“, and whether the production of Apple products could ever come back to the US. Later we discuss Facebook‘s $5 BN IPO launch. But first, the headlines: We discuss podcast hosting service Mevio dropping most free users without notice, Next-gen XBox specs, Netflix regains most of their lost subscribers, Warner Bros. further penalizes Netflix users, Twitter allows governments to censor tweets as needed, and President Obama hangs out on Google Plus. Show Links Pro Tip: Don’t Pivot Your Way Into Irrelevancy Headlines Xbox 720 Will Be Six Times as Powerful as Current Gen, to debut Fall 2013 Netflix Regains 600,000 U.S. Subscribers Warner Bros. now adding restrictions to your Netflix DVD queue Twitter Now Able To Censor Tweets, If Required By Law, Per Country Thailand Welcomes Twitter Censorship Watch Live: President Obama Answers Your Questions in a Google+Hangout Audible Book of the Week Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired – and Secretive – Company Really Works by Adam Lashinsky Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic The secrets Apple keeps Ex-Apple Employee: ‘Tim Cook Could Be U.S. President’ Apple’s ‘packaging room,’ Steve Jobs’s interest in Lytro cameras Apple Puts New Engineers on Fake Projects Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class Apple’s universal remote concept hints at future television set Musical Interlude #2 Final Word Facebook files S-1 to IPO, Letter From Mark Zuckerberg Urges Understanding Before investment Post-IPO, Facebook will have to make privacy investigations public Radioactive Pictures, Inc. no no The Drill Down 219 – The Dotcom Bust http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/27/the-drill-down-219-the-dotcom-bust/ http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/27/the-drill-down-219-the-dotcom-bust/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:30:28 +0000 andy http://thedrilldown.com/?p=3579

This week, TDD regulars Devindra Hardawar, Dwayne DeFreitas, Chris Burnor, Andrew Sorcini & semi-regular Lidija Davis  discuss the US Justice Department’s bust of filesharing site Megaupload, in the wake of the fall of SOPA & PIPA, and whether or not those measures really mattered in the first place. Also we talk about a plan to kill Hollywood, and what to replace it with. Later we discuss Apple’s new textbook initiative, and their amazing 1st quarter profits. But first, we look at some other tech headlines…

We look at the President’s State of the Union speech as it pertains to tech, Facebook launches Timeline apps, RIM intros a new CEO, Google Plus allows pseudonyms, and Google tracks user info across all its products.

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Audible Book of the Week

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Hot Topic

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Final Word

]]> http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/27/the-drill-down-219-the-dotcom-bust/feed/ 0 1:33:05 This week, TDD regulars Devindra Hardawar, Dwayne DeFreitas, Chris Burnor, Andrew Sorcini & semi-regular Lidija Davis  discuss the US Justice Department’s bust of filesharing site Megaupload, in the wake of the fall of SOPA & PIPA, an[...] This week, TDD regulars Devindra Hardawar, Dwayne DeFreitas, Chris Burnor, Andrew Sorcini & semi-regular Lidija Davis  discuss the US Justice Department’s bust of filesharing site Megaupload, in the wake of the fall of SOPA & PIPA, and whether or not those measures really mattered in the first place. Also we talk about a plan to kill Hollywood, and what to replace it with. Later we discuss Apple’s new textbook initiative, and their amazing 1st quarter profits. But first, we look at some other tech headlines… We look at the President’s State of the Union speech as it pertains to tech, Facebook launches Timeline apps, RIM intros a new CEO, Google Plus allows pseudonyms, and Google tracks user info across all its products. Show Links  Headlines Facebook Launches 60 Apps To Share On Your Timeline At Research In Motion, a new CEO vows to silence the doomsayers Google+ Allows Pseudonyms, But Only If They’re “Established” Google tracks consumers across products, users can’t opt out Google’s USER EDUCATION Campaign How Is This Supercharged MacBook Air Editing Crazy HD Video? ‘Don’t Be Evil’ tool alters new Google search results Audible Book of the Week World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War  by Max Brooks Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic Reid Calls Off Protect IP Act Vote Feds Shut Down Megaupload.com File-Sharing Website Anonymous Goes on Megaupload Revenge Spree: DoJ, RIAA, MPAA, and Universal Music all Offline Cyberlocker Ecosystem Shocked As Big Players Take Drastic Action The real reason Megaupload was taken down? Request For Startup: Kill Hollywood Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales: MPAA chairman Christopher Dodd should be fired Musical Interlude #2 Final Word Apple’s $46 billion revenue set new tech record Apple jumps into digital textbooks fray 350,000 Textbooks Downloaded From Apple’s iBooks in Three Days The Unprecedented Audacity of the iBooks Author EULA Radioactive Pictures, Inc. no no The Geeks Of Doom Round Up 3: The Grey and Etta James http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/24/the-geeks-of-doom-round-up-3-the-grey-and-etta-james/ http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/24/the-geeks-of-doom-round-up-3-the-grey-and-etta-james/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:43:57 +0000 andy http://thedrilldown.com/?p=3573 The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted.

The Geeks Of Doom Round Up 3

For episode 3 of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Andy takes a look at the trailer for The Grey, directed by Joe Carnahan, and starring Liam Neeson. For our music selection this week, Greg pays tribute to Etta James, who sadly passed away last week – we remember her with her signature song “At Last”.

Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up – a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, what’s happening at Geeks Of Doom, and a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down.

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The Grey: Official Trailer
The Grey – Official Site
The Grey @ Facebook
The Grey @ Google+
The Grey @ IMDB
The Grey @ Tumblr
The Grey @ Twitter
The Grey @ Wikipedia
The Grey @ YouTube
The Grey @ Wikipedia

“At Last” @ Wikipedia
Etta James @ Last.fm
Etta James @ Wikipedia
Reddit: Etta James dead at 73
Video: “At Last” – Etta James

Strange Sounds Heard Worldwide: Is It Viral Marketing For ‘Godzilla’?
What the hell are these noises being heard Worldwide?
After ‘Red Tails’ Troubles, George Lucas Wants To Retire To Indie Films
Must Watch: 5 Year Old Nails Eric Carr’s KISS Drum Solo
Awesome ‘Doctor Who’ And ‘Star Wars’ Mashup
Great Video Mashup Of ‘Doctor Who’ & ‘Star Wars Episode I’

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Music used in the closing outro theme was performed and written by COREY KOEHLER
All music and clips used are copyright to respective owners, and are used under Fair Use

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]]> http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/24/the-geeks-of-doom-round-up-3-the-grey-and-etta-james/feed/ 0 0:41:03 The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted. For episode 3 of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Andy takes a look at the trailer for[...] The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted. For episode 3 of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Andy takes a look at the trailer for The Grey, directed by Joe Carnahan, and starring Liam Neeson. For our music selection this week, Greg pays tribute to Etta James, who sadly passed away last week – we remember her with her signature song “At Last”. Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up – a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, what’s happening at Geeks Of Doom, and a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down. Podcast Show Links The Grey: Official Trailer The Grey – Official Site The Grey @ Facebook The Grey @ Google+ The Grey @ IMDB The Grey @ Tumblr The Grey @ Twitter The Grey @ Wikipedia The Grey @ YouTube The Grey @ Wikipedia “At Last” @ Wikipedia Etta James @ Last.fm Etta James @ Wikipedia Reddit: Etta James dead at 73 Video: “At Last” – Etta James Strange Sounds Heard Worldwide: Is It Viral Marketing For ‘Godzilla’? What the hell are these noises being heard Worldwide? After ‘Red Tails’ Troubles, George Lucas Wants To Retire To Indie Films Must Watch: 5 Year Old Nails Eric Carr’s KISS Drum Solo Awesome ‘Doctor Who’ And ‘Star Wars’ Mashup Great Video Mashup Of ‘Doctor Who’ & ‘Star Wars Episode I’ Music used in the opening intro theme was performed and written by AGAINST 72 Music used in the closing outro theme was performed and written by COREY KOEHLER All music and clips used are copyright to respective owners, and are used under Fair Use Videos Radioactive Pictures, Inc. no no The Geeks of Doom Round Up 002 – West Of Memphis and Pogo http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/22/the-geeks-of-doom-round-up-002-west-of-memphis-and-pogo/ http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/22/the-geeks-of-doom-round-up-002-west-of-memphis-and-pogo/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:34:23 +0000 andy http://thedrilldown.com/?p=3550 The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted.

The Geeks Of Doom Round Up 2: West Of Memphis and Pogo

For 2nd edition of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Greg takes a look at the trailer for West Of Memphis, produced by Peter Jackson, which focuses on the long running West Memphis Three case. For our music selection this week, Andy takes a listen to Pogo, and his Fresh Prince mashup song, “Jaaam.”

Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up – a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, what’s happening at Geeks Of Doom, and a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down.

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West Of Memphis: Official Trailer
West Of Memphis @ IMDB
WM3.org: Exonerate The West Memphis Three – Official Site
West Memphis Three @ Wikipedia
Social Blend 71: The West Memphis Three
Social Blend 168: The West Memphis Three are FREE!

Pogo: Official Site
Pogo @ Flickr
Pogo @ Facebook
Pogo @ Last.fm
Pogo @ Twitter
Pogo @ YouTube

Scorsese’s ‘Goodfellas’ Heading To The Small Screen At AMC
‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Show Gets A Title

Music used in the opening intro theme was performed and written by AGAINST 72
Music used in the closing outro theme was performed and written by COREY KOEHLER
All music and clips used are copyright to respective owners, and are used under Fair Use

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]]> http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/22/the-geeks-of-doom-round-up-002-west-of-memphis-and-pogo/feed/ 0 0:41:53 The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted. For 2nd edition of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Greg takes a look at the trailer f[...] The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted. For 2nd edition of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Greg takes a look at the trailer for West Of Memphis, produced by Peter Jackson, which focuses on the long running West Memphis Three case. For our music selection this week, Andy takes a listen to Pogo, and his Fresh Prince mashup song, “Jaaam.” Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up – a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, what’s happening at Geeks Of Doom, and a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down. Podcast Show Links West Of Memphis: Official Trailer West Of Memphis @ IMDB WM3.org: Exonerate The West Memphis Three – Official Site West Memphis Three @ Wikipedia Social Blend 71: The West Memphis Three Social Blend 168: The West Memphis Three are FREE! Pogo: Official Site Pogo @ Flickr Pogo @ Facebook Pogo @ Last.fm Pogo @ Twitter Pogo @ YouTube Scorsese’s ‘Goodfellas’ Heading To The Small Screen At AMC ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Show Gets A Title Music used in the opening intro theme was performed and written by AGAINST 72 Music used in the closing outro theme was performed and written by COREY KOEHLER All music and clips used are copyright to respective owners, and are used under Fair Use Videos Radioactive Pictures, Inc. no no The Drill Down 218 – ████████ http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/20/the-drill-down-218-blackout/ http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/20/the-drill-down-218-blackout/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:30:08 +0000 andy http://thedrilldown.com/?p=3555

This week, regular TDD panelists Andrew Sorcini, Devindra Hardawar, Dwayne DeFreitas & Christopher Burnor discuss the Internet’s reaction to the U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act & Protect IP Bill, including a nationwide blackout of several prominent websites, in protest.

But first, the headlines: Facebook adds simultaneous music listening, Zappos gets hacked, Sarah Lacy launches PandoDaily (with a $2.5 M investment from the VC community), and Yahoo’s chief Yahoo, Jerry Yang resigns.

Finally, Devindra summarizes the highlights of his trip to CES, the Consumer Electronics Show.

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Audible Book of the Week

Musical Interlude #1

Hot Topic

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

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Final Word

  • Devindra’s Highlights from CES
]]> http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/20/the-drill-down-218-blackout/feed/ 0 1:22:50 This week, regular TDD panelists Andrew Sorcini, Devindra Hardawar, Dwayne DeFreitas & Christopher Burnor discuss the Internet’s reaction to the U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act & Protect IP Bill, including a nationwide blackout of several[...] This week, regular TDD panelists Andrew Sorcini, Devindra Hardawar, Dwayne DeFreitas & Christopher Burnor discuss the Internet’s reaction to the U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act & Protect IP Bill, including a nationwide blackout of several prominent websites, in protest. But first, the headlines: Facebook adds simultaneous music listening, Zappos gets hacked, Sarah Lacy launches PandoDaily (with a $2.5 M investment from the VC community), and Yahoo’s chief Yahoo, Jerry Yang resigns. Finally, Devindra summarizes the highlights of his trip to CES, the Consumer Electronics Show. Show Links Headlines Facebook Launches Turntable.fm-like “Listen With” For Simultaneous Music and Chat Zappos user accounts get hacked Sarah Lacy’s PandoDaily launches with $2.5 million in funding Tech Industry Buys Itself a Mouthpiece Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigns after 16 years as “Chief Yahoo” Audible Book of the Week The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You  by  Eli Pariser Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo. Under voter pressure, members of Congress backpedal (hard) on SOPA http://bit.ly/zZ6if6 – SOPA/PIPA #’s = 250k tweets/hr (yCombinator’s Hacker News) Obama Opposes Parts of 2 Antipiracy Bills Rupert Murdoch Complains About Obama and “Piracy Leader” Google Google calls Murdoch’s piracy allegations ‘nonsense’ Putting SOPA on a shelf The SOPA blackout: Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, Google, and many others protest proposed law PIPA support collapses, with 13 new Senators opposed  Musical Interlude #2 Final Word Devindra’s Highlights from CES Radioactive Pictures, Inc. no no The Geeks of Doom Round Up 001 – The Dark Knight Rises and Stepdad http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/14/the-geeks-of-doom-round-up-001-the-dark-knight-rises-and-stepdad/ http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/14/the-geeks-of-doom-round-up-001-the-dark-knight-rises-and-stepdad/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:49:06 +0000 andy http://thedrilldown.com/?p=3522 The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted.

The Dark Knight Rises and Stepdad

The Round Up podcast returns, and now in its new home at Geeks of Doom! For those who are new to this mini-podcast, we take a look at some movies, music, and podcast previews from around the web.

For our new episode 1 (reboot, if you will) of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Andy takes a look at the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Christian Bale. For our music selection this week, Greg takes a listen to Stepdad, and their trippy but unique song, “My Leather, My Fur, My Nails” – they are an independent band with their music available at bandcamp.com.

Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up – a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, what’s happening at Geeks Of Doom, and a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down.

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The Dark Knight Rises: Official Site
The Dark Knight Rises @ Facebook
The Dark Knight Rises @ Twitter

Stepdad @ BandCamp.com
Stepdad @ Facebook
Stepdad @ MySpace.com
Stepdad @ Tumblr

Read the Long Out-of-Print ‘Blade Runner Sketchbook’ Online
25 Years Ago! Our Favorite Albums Of 1986

Music used in the opening intro theme was performed and written by AGAINST 72
Music used in the closing outro theme was performed and written by COREY KOEHLER
All music and clips used are copyright to respective owners, and are used under Fair Use

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]]> http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/14/the-geeks-of-doom-round-up-001-the-dark-knight-rises-and-stepdad/feed/ 0 0:46:38 The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted. The Round Up podcast returns, and now in its new home at Geeks of Doom! For those[...] The Round Up podcast, formerly hosted here, has been reborn as The Geeks of Doom Round Up, at its new home at Geeks of Doom, where this article was originally posted. The Round Up podcast returns, and now in its new home at Geeks of Doom! For those who are new to this mini-podcast, we take a look at some movies, music, and podcast previews from around the web. For our new episode 1 (reboot, if you will) of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up, Andy takes a look at the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Christian Bale. For our music selection this week, Greg takes a listen to Stepdad, and their trippy but unique song, “My Leather, My Fur, My Nails” – they are an independent band with their music available at bandcamp.com. Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up – a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, what’s happening at Geeks Of Doom, and a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down. Podcast Show Links The Dark Knight Rises: Official Site The Dark Knight Rises @ Facebook The Dark Knight Rises @ Twitter Stepdad @ BandCamp.com Stepdad @ Facebook Stepdad @ MySpace.com Stepdad @ Tumblr Read the Long Out-of-Print ‘Blade Runner Sketchbook’ Online 25 Years Ago! Our Favorite Albums Of 1986 Music used in the opening intro theme was performed and written by AGAINST 72 Music used in the closing outro theme was performed and written by COREY KOEHLER All music and clips used are copyright to respective owners, and are used under Fair Use Videos Radioactive Pictures, Inc. no no The Drill Down 217 – ncomment’s War, Part III http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/13/the-drill-down-217-ncomments-war-part-iii/ http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/13/the-drill-down-217-ncomments-war-part-iii/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:30:22 +0000 andy http://thedrilldown.com/?p=3527 © ncomment, used by request

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On this week’s show, we welcome back Lee Garnett, the brilliant mind behind the social media-conscious online comic, ncomment. Lee guides us through the final chapter of his magnum opus, War, an epic three-part series about Digg, Reddit and the fractious conflicts between social communities.

But first, the headlines: Apple’s head designer Jonathan Ive is knighted, Netflix launches a new series (and double the delay on Warner Bros. content), Yahoo names PayPal’s chief as its CEO, An Android App that helps you fight SOPA, Reddit goes black to protest  SOPA, Lenovo launches an Android-powered TV, Nokia launches the Lumia 900, Kinect comes to Windows, and Google adds personal results to search.

For our Final Word, we ask whether Internet access should be classified as a human right, or a facilitator of human rights.

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Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

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Musical Interlude #1

Hot Topic

© ncomment, used by permission

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Final Word

]]> http://thedrilldown.com/2012/01/13/the-drill-down-217-ncomments-war-part-iii/feed/ 1 1:54:54 © ncomment, used by permission On this week’s show, we welcome back Lee Garnett, the brilliant mind behind the social media-conscious online comic, ncomment. Lee guides us through the final chapter of his magnum opus, War, an epic three-part series [...] © ncomment, used by permission On this week’s show, we welcome back Lee Garnett, the brilliant mind behind the social media-conscious online comic, ncomment. Lee guides us through the final chapter of his magnum opus, War, an epic three-part series about Digg, Reddit and the fractious conflicts between social communities. But first, the headlines: Apple’s head designer Jonathan Ive is knighted, Netflix launches a new series (and double the delay on Warner Bros. content), Yahoo names PayPal’s chief as its CEO, An Android App that helps you fight SOPA, Reddit goes black to protest  SOPA, Lenovo launches an Android-powered TV, Nokia launches the Lumia 900, Kinect comes to Windows, and Google adds personal results to search. For our Final Word, we ask whether Internet access should be classified as a human right, or a facilitator of human rights. Show Links Headlines Sir Jonathan: Apple’s design mastermind Jonathan Ive awarded knighthood in the UK Netflix To Debut Original Series “Lilyhammer” Next Month Want to rent a new Warner Brothers DVD via Netflix? Prepare to wait longer Yahoo Names PayPal Boss Scott Thompson as CEO Boycott SOPA: An Android app that terrifies publishers and politicians Reddit goes black Jan. 18 to protest SOPA & PIPA — Who else will join? Lenovo launches first Ice Cream Sandwich TV Nokia Lumia 900 LTE Windows Phone, exclusive for AT&T Kinect Comes To Windows On February 1st Google gets personal, searches your world, not just the Web Twitter Dumps on Google for Pushing Google+ in Search Audible Book of the Week Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? by William Poundstone © ncomment, used by permission Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic War, by ncomment © ncomment, used by permission Musical Interlude #2 Final Word Vint Cerf: Internet Access Is Not a Human Right Radioactive Pictures, Inc. no no The Drill Down 216 – Year in Review 2011 http://thedrilldown.com/2011/12/30/the-drill-down-216-year-in-review-2011/ http://thedrilldown.com/2011/12/30/the-drill-down-216-year-in-review-2011/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:30:08 +0000 andy http://thedrilldown.com/?p=3511

As we close out the final days of 2011, Andy, Devindra, and Techmeme’s Lidija Davis are joined by Startup Digest’s Christopher Burnor and VentureBeat’s Sean Ludwig to review the top tech stories of the past year. After the break, we offer our tech predictions for 2012.

Best Tech Events of 2011

  • Andy
    • Passing of Steve Jobs
    • Netflix/Qwikster
    • AT&T/T-Mobile saga
    • Social media’s role in social protest
    • Launch of Google+
  • Devindra
    • Nokia dumps Symbian for Windows Phone
    • Steve Jobs (maybe we should just talk about all of this in Andy’s)
    • Rise of Ultrabooks
    • HP drops the ball with Palm and webOS
    • RIM continues to stumble
  • Lidija
    • Steve Jobs
    • Louis CK $5 downloads
    • Facebook FTC settlement
    • Tech blogger wars (maybe)
    • Role of the internet in social change
  • Chris
    • SOPA and what it means for the future of law and technology
    • Steve Jobs
    • Social Protest
    • Pruning the fold in the tablet space (Meego, WebOS, Dell)
    • Death of DailyDeals & Social
  • Sean
    • RIP Steve Jobs
    • The Patent Wars
    • PlayStation Network hacked / down
    • Anonymous / AntiSec / LulzSec / Year of the hackers
    • iPhone 4S / iPhone 5 rumors

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Musical Interlude: My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year) by Regina Spektor

Tech Predictions for 2012

  • Andy
    • Consolidation of carriers (Either T-Mobile or Sprint will be merged into AT&T or Verizon)
    • Google will roll out a national ultra high-speed network
    • Google will get into the carrier market
    • iPad 3 will beat out all previous iPad sales records
  • Devindra
    • Ultrabooks will become the new laptop standard
    • Microsoft acquires Spotify
    • Windows Phone surprises everyone
  • Chris
    • AppleTV becomes a real product
    • Facebook’s stock becomes the stock to own
    • Payment processing becomes the next big thing in startups
    • Windows 8 makes or breaks M$
  • Sean
    • T-Mobile gets the iPhone, makes a big comeback
    • RIM and Netflix get acquired
    • Cloud computing finally goes mainstream
]]> http://thedrilldown.com/2011/12/30/the-drill-down-216-year-in-review-2011/feed/ 0 1:37:38 As we close out the final days of 2011, Andy, Devindra, and Techmeme’s Lidija Davis are joined by Startup Digest’s Christopher Burnor and VentureBeat’s Sean Ludwig to review the top tech stories of the past year. After the break, [...] As we close out the final days of 2011, Andy, Devindra, and Techmeme’s Lidija Davis are joined by Startup Digest’s Christopher Burnor and VentureBeat’s Sean Ludwig to review the top tech stories of the past year. After the break, we offer our tech predictions for 2012. Best Tech Events of 2011 Andy Passing of Steve Jobs Netflix/Qwikster AT&T/T-Mobile saga Social media’s role in social protest Launch of Google+ Devindra Nokia dumps Symbian for Windows Phone Steve Jobs (maybe we should just talk about all of this in Andy’s) Rise of Ultrabooks HP drops the ball with Palm and webOS RIM continues to stumble Lidija Steve Jobs Louis CK $5 downloads Facebook FTC settlement Tech blogger wars (maybe) Role of the internet in social change Chris SOPA and what it means for the future of law and technology Steve Jobs Social Protest Pruning the fold in the tablet space (Meego, WebOS, Dell) Death of DailyDeals & Social Sean RIP Steve Jobs The Patent Wars PlayStation Network hacked / down Anonymous / AntiSec / LulzSec / Year of the hackers iPhone 4S / iPhone 5 rumors Ad / Sponsor: Audible Book of the Week Book: The Man in the High Castle by  Philip K. Dick Musical Interlude: My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year) by Regina Spektor Tech Predictions for 2012 Andy Consolidation of carriers (Either T-Mobile or Sprint will be merged into AT&T or Verizon) Google will roll out a national ultra high-speed network Google will get into the carrier market iPad 3 will beat out all previous iPad sales records Devindra Ultrabooks will become the new laptop standard Microsoft acquires Spotify Windows Phone surprises everyone Chris AppleTV becomes a real product Facebook’s stock becomes the stock to own Payment processing becomes the next big thing in startups Windows 8 makes or breaks M$ Sean T-Mobile gets the iPhone, makes a big comeback RIM and Netflix get acquired Cloud computing finally goes mainstream Radioactive Pictures, Inc. no no The Drill Down 215 – Foresight and Zeitgeist http://thedrilldown.com/2011/12/23/the-drill-down-215-foresight-and-zeitgeist/ http://thedrilldown.com/2011/12/23/the-drill-down-215-foresight-and-zeitgeist/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:30:05 +0000 andy http://thedrilldown.com/?p=3496

This week Dwayne, Devindra & Andy talk about the death of AT&T/T-Mobile, the public launch of Facebook Timeline, Zynga’s disappointing IPO, Sprint ditches Carrier IQ, SOPA is on hold for the holidays, Apple wins a patent over HTC, RIAA and other content kings caught filesharing, and the Dark Knight Rises & Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey trailers emerge.

Later, we discuss IBM’s 6th annual list of 5 technology predictions in the next 5 years, and Google’s annual ‘Zeitgeist’ list of the years top searches.

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Andy: Delicious.com revisions, Mission:Impossible – Ghost Protocol (The IMAX Experience),
Devindra: Galaxy Nexus, Homeland
Dwayne: 4,200 pages later, done with A Dance with Dragons

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Hot Topic

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]]> http://thedrilldown.com/2011/12/23/the-drill-down-215-foresight-and-zeitgeist/feed/ 1 2:03:35 This week Dwayne, Devindra & Andy talk about the death of AT&T/T-Mobile, the public launch of Facebook Timeline, Zynga’s disappointing IPO, Sprint ditches Carrier IQ, SOPA is on hold for the holidays, Apple wins a patent over HTC, RIA[...] This week Dwayne, Devindra & Andy talk about the death of AT&T/T-Mobile, the public launch of Facebook Timeline, Zynga’s disappointing IPO, Sprint ditches Carrier IQ, SOPA is on hold for the holidays, Apple wins a patent over HTC, RIAA and other content kings caught filesharing, and the Dark Knight Rises & Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey trailers emerge. Later, we discuss IBM’s 6th annual list of 5 technology predictions in the next 5 years, and Google’s annual ‘Zeitgeist’ list of the years top searches. Show Links What we’re playing with: Andy: Delicious.com revisions, Mission:Impossible – Ghost Protocol (The IMAX Experience), Devindra: Galaxy Nexus, Homeland Dwayne: 4,200 pages later, done with A Dance with Dragons Headlines AT&T Gives up on T-Mobile Deal. $3 Billion, 7 Year roaming agreement, giving T-Mo access to 50mm more US residents Facebook Timeline: Now Available Worldwide Zynga prices at a high $10 a share Zynga’s Share Price Heads South (No longer the top game on FB (Gardens of Time)) Sprint orders all OEMs to strip Carrier IQ from their hardware Apple/HTC – Data Detector patent ruled on Major Labels, RIAA, Homeland Security All Spotted ‘Pirating’ Works RIAA: Someone Else Is Pirating Through Our IP-Addresses The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Movie Trailer / Dark Knight Rises trailer Audible Book of the Week The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: The Millennium Trilogy, Book 1 by Stieg Larsson Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic IBM reveals five innovations that will change our lives in the next five years People power will come to life You will never need a password again Mind reading is no longer science fiction The digital divide will cease to exist Junk mail will become priority mail Musical Interlude #2 Final Word Zeitgeist 2011: How the world searched Google Zeitgeist 2011 Radioactive Pictures, Inc. no no The Drill Down 214 – Kill the Middleman http://thedrilldown.com/2011/12/16/the-drill-down-214-kill-the-middleman/ http://thedrilldown.com/2011/12/16/the-drill-down-214-kill-the-middleman/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:30:49 +0000 andy http://thedrilldown.com/?p=3486

This week, Andy and Devindra are joined again by Christopher Burnor from the Symbiotek podcast & Startup Digest as we discuss Currents, Google’s answer to Flipboard, FBI uses Carrier IQ files for “law enforcement purposes”, Verizon in the market for Netflix, Twitter updates its interfaces, Sarah Lacy to start a TechCrunch 2.0, webOS goes open source, Louis CK’s self-distribution experiment, ‘Steve Jobs’ tops year-end best-seller lists,  Universal censors song praising filelocker service, and the political inevitability of remix culture.

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Headlines, Pt 1

Audible Book of the Week

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Headlines, Pt 2

]]> http://thedrilldown.com/2011/12/16/the-drill-down-214-kill-the-middleman/feed/ 0 1:09:50 This week, Andy and Devindra are joined again by Christopher Burnor from the Symbiotek podcast & Startup Digest as we discuss Currents, Google’s answer to Flipboard, FBI uses Carrier IQ files for “law enforcement purposes”, Ve[...] This week, Andy and Devindra are joined again by Christopher Burnor from the Symbiotek podcast & Startup Digest as we discuss Currents, Google’s answer to Flipboard, FBI uses Carrier IQ files for “law enforcement purposes”, Verizon in the market for Netflix, Twitter updates its interfaces, Sarah Lacy to start a TechCrunch 2.0, webOS goes open source, Louis CK’s self-distribution experiment, ‘Steve Jobs’ tops year-end best-seller lists,  Universal censors song praising filelocker service, and the political inevitability of remix culture. Show Links What we’re playing with: Andy: Google launches Currents, new social reading platform for iOS and Android Headlines, Pt 1 FBI: Carrier IQ files used for “law enforcement purposes” Verizon ‘Very Serious’ About Making Bid for Netflix, Banker Says Here’s a first look at the “New-New Twitter” Sarah Lacy And Mike Arrington Are Starting TechCrunch 2.0 HP open sources webOS, plans for tablets in 2013 Audible Book of the Week Book: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Musical Interlude #1 Headlines, Pt 2 Louis C.K. Doesn’t Get Torrents, But Gets Distribution Louis CK Says $5 Standup Special a Success, with 200k Profit Steve Jobs biography Amazon’s top seller for 2011 Universal Censors Megaupload Song, Gets Branded a “Rogue Label” Megaupload to Sue Universal, Joins Fight Against SOPA No Copyright Intended Radioactive Pictures, Inc. no no