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Global Geek News Podcast #54
Feb 3rd
Here are the shownotes for episode #54 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Bans on phones and texting while driving shown ineffective
- 70% of employers have rejected applicants over online information
- 3 Strikes coming to the US via the back door?
- RIAA to appeal Thomas ruling
- Microsoft sues prominent bittorrent tracker for $43 million
- Microsoft sued over Xbox Live points
- IFPI loses deep-linking case against Baidu
- CompTIA backs down, old certs still good for life
- War of words between Apple and Adobe heats up
- Amazon caves to Macmillans eBook pricing demands
Tips of the Week:
- 64 things every geek should know
- How to write a viral blog post: 7 real examples
- Reminder: Windows 7 RC shutdowns begin in a month
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Host: Jeremy Bray
For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog
Nominate us for a Shorty Award!
Jan 6th
Greetings Readers and Listeners!
Those of you that follow Global Geek News on Twitter know that I do my best to pass along all kinds of great tech related links. Whether it is links about a big merger or just announcing that a new podcast is up, I do my best to tweet the tech content that you would find interesting. If you agree that we pass along all kinds of awesome tech info, we would really appreciate it if you nominated @globalgeeknews for a Shorty Award!
What is a Shorty Award? Shorty Awards are awards honoring the best producers of short, real time content on Twitter. If you have people you follow that produce great Twitter content, you should nominate them for a Shorty Award in a good number of categories ranging from tech (where you should be nominating @globalgeeknews) to food and even advertising!
I really want to win this year, so I am begging you guys to please nominate @globalgeeknews for a Shorty Award!
Don’t forget to follow Global Geek News on Twitter if you don’t already!
Global Geek News Podcast #46
Dec 1st
Here are the shownotes for episode #46 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Kindle outsells every other product on Amazon
- The end of the CrunchPad
- EU formally adopts file sharing rights
- IsoHunt asks court to legalize its operations
- Mininova deletes all infringing torrents, goes legal
- Swedes starting to buy music. Are anti-P2P laws working?
- MPAA to FCC: Critics of video blocking proposals are lying
- Microsoft issues takedown notices over spilled COFEE
- Microsoft-Yahoo search/ad deal approved in Australia and Canada
- Blogging vs Microblogging: Twitter’s global growth flattens while WordPress’ picks up
- Verizon whines over Sprint’s “Most Dependable” claims
Tip of the week: How to Un-Google Yourself
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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog
Global Geek News Podcast #44
Nov 10th
Here are the shownotes for episode #44 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- nVidia denies x86 chip rumors, pushes Fermi back to 2010
- Got friends? Now you can thank Facebook
- Myspace traffic drop costs News Corp. $100 million
- Sony’s PSPgo sells 28,000 units in Japan on launch day, physical media points and laughs
- Inventor of cell phones say they have become too complicated
- Apple’s hypocrisy continues, approves Mein Kampf for the App Store
- Why you should think twice before dating an iPhone user
- Comcast’s new throttling plan uses triggers to throttle bandwidth
- Secret anti-piracy treaty turns ISPs into cops or pirates
- Anti-piracy group throws in the towel, pirates walk free
Tip of the week: 100 Open Technology Courses
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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog
Global Geek News Podcast #42
Oct 27th
Here are the shownotes for episode #42 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Sheriff’s lawsuit over craigslist erotic ads thrown out
- Court orders The Pirate Bay to delete torrents
- Copyright threats against compulsive singer withdrawn
- Facebook users spend 8 billion minutes a day on the site
- 28% of Twitter users click links to news and current events
- Yahoo! shuts down Geocities
- Barnes & Nobel announce dual screen e-book reader, the Nook
- Walmart prepares to take on Best Buy’s Geek Squad
- PS3 to get Netflix streaming
- Hulu’s free glory days are officially numbered
Tip of the Week: The master list of Windows 7 shortcuts
The winner of the Global Geek News Windows 7 Ultimate Giveaway is announced!
Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
Global Geek News Podcast #40
Oct 6th
Here are the shownotes for episode #40 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- FTC: Bloggers must disclose paid reviews
- Obama bans texting while driving for 4.5 million government employees
- Man arrested at an Apple Store after threatening to shoot his iPhone with a 9mm pistol
- Amazon clarifies Kindle deletion policy, can still delete books
- The Pirate Bay will not be sold
- Anti-piracy outfit forces scene group to apologize and spread FUD
- Draft policy would OK troop’s tweets
- The battle continues, Palm re-enables Palm Pre sync with iTunes
- Hidden fees discovered in “free” Windows 7 upgrade
- Linux saves Australia’s electrical grid
Tip of the week: How to turn a spare Linux machine into a media server
Global Geek News is giving away a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate!
Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
Global Geek News’ Windows 7 Ultimate giveaway
Sep 30th
Greetings listeners and readers!
I am officially announcing the first Global Geek News giveaway! What are we giving away? We are giving away a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit Signature Edition that I received at a Windows 7 launch event in Denver last week. How can you score this awesome copy of Windows 7? Here are the requirements:
- Tweet this: The awesome Global Geek News Podcast is giving away a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate! Head here for details: http://bit.ly/DMoUX #globalgeeknews
- Follow @globalgeeknews on Twitter
Comment on at least one post from the Global Geek News Blog posted within the last 2 months. The seven suggestions for becoming a constructive commenter must be followed for the comment to count. Multiple comments won’t increase your odds but they are appreciated
- Have proof that you are subscribed to the Global Geek News Podcast (RSS). A screenshot of your podcatcher (iTunes, Zune software, ect.) with a subscription to the Global Geek News Podcast will work. You are also welcome to take a picture of your MP3 player or whatever showing the podcast on there. If you have another idea, I recommend asking about it in the comments first.
The contest will conclude at 10PM EST, October 12, 2009. The winner will be be selected at random from the tweets at that time and will be notified via twitter the next day. Once contacted, the winner must reply to the tweet with a link to his blog comment (must be able to be verified as that left by the winner aka no anonymous comments) and picture or video showing their subscription to the podcast within 24 hours. If the winner does not meet any of the criteria or tries to use a blog comment not within the past 2 months or after the end of the contest, a new winner will be selected and notified until a valid winner is chosen.
Each tweet will be an entry into the giveaway and you can enter as many times as you wish until the deadline (but be aware that tweeting too much will annoy your followers). Now go tell your friends!
This contest is for US residents only. If changes are made to the giveaway, they will be placed here and tweeted about by @globalgeeknews.
UPDATE: The blog comment requirement is no longer required.
UPDATE 2: Link in the tweet fixed because the first link didn’t work.
Global Geek News Podcast #37
Sep 15th
Here are the shownotes for episode #37 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Vermont teen sentenced to prison in sexting case
- Can a domain name be deformation?
- iPod Touch doesn’t have a camera because its a great gaming device
- Monopoly goes global with Google Maps
- Pentagon keeps watch on troop’s blogs
- DRM take II – Digital Personal Property
- All your tweets are belong to you
- 2010 could be the last year for IPv4 as we know it
- 802.11n is finally final
- Microsoft teaches Best Buy to trash Linux
Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
Global Geek News Podcast #34
Aug 11th
Here are the shownotes for episode #34 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- HDTVs are now in more than half of US homes
- Modder arrest reminds that most console hacks are illegal
- The Pirate Bay Dutch retrial
- 14-24 year olds pirate over 8,000 songs each
- People increasingly waking up to the internet
- US Marine Corps bans social networking sites
- Study: Facebook can threaten relationships
- Twitter not so popular with young people
- AT&T changes contracts to prevent class action lawsuits
- You can now text message 911…in parts of Iowa
Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
Global Geek News Podcast #26
Jun 10th
Here are the shownotes for episode #26 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Russia launches anti-trust probe against Microsoft
- Snow Leopard to launch in September at the upgrade price of $29
- 50,000 Palm Pres sold and 150,000 apps downloaded so far
- Murder caught because of his “no cellphone left behind” policy
- The Pirate Party wins big in EU elections and likely gets 2 seats
- Publishers want a slice of the used game market
- Nintendo: We could be stuck with the Wii for 8 more years
- Most blogs now abandoned
- Super Chirp brings paid streams to Twitter
- 80% of Twitter accounts have less than 10 followers
Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner
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