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  • Global Geek News Podcast #22

    Here are the shownotes for episode #22 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Study finds pirates buy 10x more music online than non-pirates $62,000 movie download a result of poor travel planning Gamefly: USPS handles DVD rentals with kid gloves, ignores…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #19

    Here are the shownotes for episode #19 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: IBM to reportedly buy Sun for $7 billion Phoenix police raid home of critical blogger Texas bans Vista from government computers Study:  Facebook and YouTube at work makes…

  • Global Geek News #12

    Here are the shownotes for episode #12 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Best Buy puts vending machines in airports IE below 69% market share, Firefox over 21% Microsoft’s pay-as-you-go patent application rejected Did Microsoft intentionally leak the Windows 7 beta?…

  • How Do You Pick Your Social Networking Friends?

    Greetings Readers! Last night, I was playing around with the cool new website, socialmedian, when I came across a post about the dangers of random friending.  This story got me to thinking about how I choose my friends on my various social networks.  After giving some thought to it, I thought it would make for…

  • Has Facebook Shot Itself in the Foot with the Verified Apps program?

    Greetings Readers! Yesterday, Facebook announced their new Verified App program. For an app to qualify as to be a Verified App, it must be trustworthy.  It must be secure, respectful, and transparent.  Oh, and you must also pay $375. What does the app get for this high price?  Apps that get the Verified designation will…

  • Yammer won the TechCrunch50?! What were the judges smoking?

    Hey readers! This is my fist on a good number of posts coming out of the TechCrunch50, a truely amazing conference.  Before I start posting my thoughts on many of the other companies that were at the conference, I figured I should start with the winner, Yammer. For those of you that weren’t at the…