The Drill Down Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/shows/?show=thedrilldown Discussing the week's most important issues in tech and on the web, and how they relate to us all. Regular hosts Andrew Sorcini, Muhammad Saleem and Reg 'Zaibatsu' discuss the week's most intriguing issues in technology and on the internet. en Radioactive Pictures Andrew Sorcini thedrilldown@gmail.com http://psstatic.podshow.com/images/shows/14145/shows/small/thedrilldown.png?634b39f542be403d238dddf3676a703a The Drill Down http://www.mevio.com/shows/?show=thedrilldown Podcast no technology, internet, web, tech Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:12:04 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss PodShow PDN thedrilldown@gmail.com webmaster@podshow.com Show 067 - Rick Thursday, Black Friday Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=134673&tId=2 Andy, Mu, Lid and Reg recover from Thanksgiving festivities with tales of Black Friday shopping, Massacres in Mumbai, µTorrent for the Mac, w i d e s c r e e n YouTube, the tastiest Apple product ever, and the most widely seen Rick Roll in history.
Show Links
Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede
Twitter, Flickr, blogs provide riveting accounts of Mumbai attacks
Citizen journalists told to stop using Twitter to update on Bombay attacks
Twitter Rejects $500 Million Takeover Offer From Facebook ($100M in CASH!)
µTorrent for Mac finally released
YouTube goes Widescreen

Now that's an Apple Pie!
Rick Astley performs biggest Rick Roll Ever at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

]]> Rick Thursday, Black Friday Andy, Mu, Lid and Reg recover from Thanksgiving festivities with tales of Black Friday shopping, Massacres in Mumbai, µTorrent for the Mac, w i d e s c r e e n YouTube, the tastiest Apple product ever, and the most widely seen Rick Roll in history. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:30:00 -0800 Podcast yes http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/134673/thedrilldown-134673-11-29-2008.mp3 Show 066 - The Louie Baur Power Hour Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=133840&tId=2 This week, tragedy strikes the tech world with a couple of heartbreaking stories. Then. Gmail adds themes, iPhone upgrades their OS, PCMag stops printing forever, USB 3.0 is out, and… copying housekeys from photos taken 200 feet away!

Download the MP3 here .

Show Notes
Families in shock over Silicon Valley slayings
19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv
Official Gmail Blog: Spice up your inbox with colors and themes
iPhone 2.2 firmware update available now, Google Street View and plenty more
Ziff Davis To Close Print PCMag
Wrath sells 2.8 million in the first 24 hours
Kevin Werbach: Obama’s net neutrality man plays Warcraft
SNEAKEY ::: Key Bumping is for Hacks
No pickups for ‘Daisies,’ ‘Money’ and ‘Stone’
‘Pushing Daisies’ via ABC’s Full Episode Player

Woz on a Segway at a urinal

]]> The Louie Baur Power Hour This week, tragedy strikes the tech world with a couple of heartbreaking stories. Then. Gmail adds themes, iPhone upgrades their OS, PCMag stops printing forever, USB 3.0 is out, and… copying housekeys from photos taken 200 feet away! Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:30:00 -0800 Podcast yes http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/133840/thedrilldown-133840-11-23-2008.mp3 Show 065 - Ass Burgers Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=133102&tId=2 This week we talk about President-Elect Obama’s announcement to host Fireside Chats on YouTube, His top 5 tech promises, Google adds video and voice to Gmail chat, YouTube monetizes embeds, the optimal time to post to Digg and YouTube RED’s new modular camera, and the 50 skills every geek should have.

Download the MP3 here .

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The YouTube Presidency
Barack Obama’s Top 5 technology promises
Google launches video chat for Gmail
YouTube Monetizes Embeds
RED Unloads Modular Cameras, a DSLR, 3D and 28k
A scientific formula for popularity on Digg, YouTube
The 50 Skills Every Geek Should Have
Smule Ocarina iPhone App ( 0.99 cents )
Valleywag Folded Into Gawker

]]> Ass Burgers This week we talk about President-Elect Obama's announcement to host Fireside Chats on YouTube, His top 5 tech promises, Google adds video and voice to Gmail chat, YouTube monetizes embeds, the optimal time to post to Digg and YouTube RED's new modular Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:30:00 -0800 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/133102/thedrilldown-133102-11-16-2008.mp3 Show 064 - Gave You Up, Let You Down Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=131960&tId=2 This week we invite bestactever.com ’s Mark Lancaster to discuss Rick Astley’s snub at the MTV European Music Awards, we take a look at President-Elect Obama’s Change.gov , the internet’s reaction to Election night, CNN’s Holograms, the passing of Sci-fi legend Michael Crichton, and Firefox’s new “porn mode’.

Download the MP3 here .

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Rick Astley Wins Best Act Ever!
Democracy is dead or why MTV hates you
Rick Astley Didn’t Show Up: The Truth Will Out
Change.gov - Office of the President-Elect
CNN’s Election Night “Holograms”
Twitter, Digg, YouTube, Times smash records on election day
Author Michael Crichton Has ‘Died Unexpectedly’
Firefox hits 20% record market share
Firefox s Private Browsing AKA Porn Mode Arrives
Amazon ends “Wrap Rage” with Frustration-Free Packaging
Al Gore to Be Asked About ManBearPig
EA Recommends Users Guess Their Serial Numbers
James Surowiecki on the turning point for social media
Heidi Klum Strips Down To Shill Guitar Hero: World Tour

]]> Gave You Up, Let You Down This week we invite bestactever.com's Mark Lancaster to discuss Rick Astley's snub at the MTV European Music Awards, we take a look at President-Elect Obama's Change.gov, the internet's reaction to Election night, CNN's Holograms, the passing of Sci-fi le Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:30:00 -0800 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/131960/thedrilldown-131960-11-08-2008.mp3 Show 063 - LittleBigPodcast Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=131355&tId=2 We're without Reg this week (who's getting out the vote). Andy, Mu and Lid swoon over Sony's LittleBigPlanet, we take a first look at Windows 7, MTV's new all-music-video site, AT&T offers free WiFi to all iPhone users, Netflix's "Watch Instantly" feature comes to Macs, and Rick Astley is going to the European MTV Awards!

Show Notes
LittleBigPlanet
First look at Windows 7's User Interface
Windows 7: Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions
MTV smacks YouTube, posts almost every music video ever

AT&T Finally Offering Free Wifi for iPhone Users

Netflix finally brings 'Watch Instantly' to Macs via Silverlight
World's first chlorophyll organic battery runs on any liquid
Terrorist 'tweets'? US Army warns of Twitter dangers
Selling Ads on Your Twitter Background? You'll Love Magpie
Rick Astley To Perform At EMA’s - HELL YEAH!

]]> LittleBigPodcast We're without Reg this week (who's getting out the vote). Andy, Mu and Lid swoon over Sony's LittleBigPlanet, we take a first look at Windows 7, MTV's new all-music-video site, AT&T offers free WiFi to all iPhone users, Netflix's "Watch Instantly" fea Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:30:00 -0800 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/131355/thedrilldown-131355-11-02-2008.mp3 Show 062 - The Drill Down (wants to be) in Cancún Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=130513&tId=2 This week on the show, we discuss how McCain campaign volunteer Ashley Todd used Twitter to perpetrate an elaborate hoax, Apple's response to Microsoft's new ads, Australia's total Net censorship, the biggest hacker in China (spoiler: it's Microsoft!),  Gmail's new canned responses and emoticons, and...zombies in GTA IV! Advertisers: advertise on The Drill Down, and send us to Cancún! Email comments@thedrilldown.com

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Joe The Mugger?
'Net filters "required" for all Australians, no opt-out
New Get a Mac Ads Fight Back Vista's Ads
Think Firefox 3 is fast? Try Firefox Minefield
Forecast: Legal P2P uses growing 10x faster than illegal ones
Microsoft described as 'biggest hacker in China'
Gmail’s Canned Responses
Gmail gets emoticons :-)
GTA IV Multiplayer to bring quarantine, zombies
Apple to oppose anti-gay marriage ballot question
Under the hood: New open platforms wiring Yahoo's social dimension

 

]]> The Drill Down (wants to be) in Cancún This week on the show, we discuss how McCain campaign volunteer Ashley Todd used Twitter to perpetrate an elaborate hoax, Apple's response to Microsoft's new ads, Australia's total Net censorship, the biggest hacker in China (spoiler: it's Microsoft!), G Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/130513/thedrilldown-130513-10-26-2008.mp3 Show 061 - Tip'd In Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=129399&tId=2 On this week's show, The Drill Down crew talks about Apple's new laptops, Windows 7's new (old) name and release date, our (potentially) first internet President, an enterprising and felonious TSA agent, an absolutely insane WoW player, the new Star Trek crew, and Mu unveils Tip'd, his brand new community for financial news, ideas, and tips.

The live Ustream show crashed on us several times this week, so no Ustream link this week unfortunately.

Show Links
Apple's all-new MacBook Pro packs new NVIDIA GPUs, glass trackpad
Apple's Steve Jobs calls Blu-ray "a bag of hurt"
Windows 7 to be officially named... Windows 7
Obama Would Be Our First Internet President
Bush signs controversial anti-piracy law
TSA agent helped himself to a $47,900 camera (and more!)
WoW Player Has 36 Accounts, Raids by Himself
Tip'd – A community for financial news, ideas, and tips
Twitter Replaces CEO With Co-Founder Williams
LittleBigPlanet Faces Worldwide Recall For Qur'an References
Star Trek Reveals Galore: Kirk, Spock, Nero, Full Crew and More!
Awesome F-35B Video Shows US Marines Already Have Transformers
First teaser trailer for Bioshock 2

 

]]> Tip'd In On this week's show, The Drill Down crew talks about Apple's new laptops, Windows 7's new (old) name and release date, our (potentially) first internet President, an enterprising and felonious TSA agent, an absolutely insane WoW player, the new Star Trek Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/129399/thedrilldown-129399-10-19-2008.mp3 Show 060 - Rickrolling the Entire World Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=128528&tId=2 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/128528/thedrilldown-128528-10-12-2008.mp3 Show 060 - Soapboxin' With Reg Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=128527&tId=2 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/128527/thedrilldown-128527-10-12-2008.mp3 Show 060 - Soapboxin' With Reg Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=128531&tId=2 This week on the show we discuss Apple's new rumored notebooks, Google's Mail Goggles, YouTube reads your comments back to you, how premature ejaculators may be better gamers, and Reg calls bloggers to arms to write about Digg.

Show Notes

Apple Teases New Notebook, Rumored Under $1,000
Google Mail Goggles aims to end drunken email embarrassment

XKCD - Listen to Yourself
Youtube Audio Preview
Santa Cruz University Fights Back at RIAA
Read Blog Feeds Like a Magazine with Opera 9.6
Digg's Kevin Rose: "We have to do better"
Rose wants key Diggers to keep influence
Time to Act: Call for Blog Posts About Digg 10-12-2008
Premature ejaculators might be better at games
Oops, I voted for Rick Astley 961 times

]]> Soapboxin' With Reg This week on the show we discuss Apple's new rumored notebooks, Google's Mail Goggles, YouTube reads your comments back to you, how premature ejaculators may be better gamers, and Reg calls bloggers to arms to write about Digg. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/128531/thedrilldown-128531-10-12-2008.mp3 Show 059 - Déjà Vu all over again Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=127660&tId=2 We tread familiar ground again this week as we discuss another round of bannings on Digg.com. Wal-mart embraces DRM-free music. Apple allows iPhone app developers to talk to one another again, China spies on Skype, Google pushes a new green initiative and the first privately developed rocket has made it into space.

Show Links
More than 50 Digg users banned - again!
Digg Graveyard
Digg: Update on Script Abuse
Should There Be A Nonprofit Category on Digg?
Wal*Mart shutting down DRM server
Apple Drops iPhone Non Disclosure Agreement
Flash for the iPhone confirmed
Skype security flub leads to discovery of Chinese monitoring
SpaceX Did It -- Falcon 1 Made it to Space

Official google.org Blog: Clean Energy 2030
Nintendo announces DSi with dual cameras, "DSi Shop" content store
ASUS Launches Fashion-Friendly Eee PC Model, S101
Amazon Kindle 2

]]> Déjà Vu all over again We tread familiar ground again this week as we discuss another round of bannings on Digg.com. Wal-mart embraces DRM-free music. Apple allows iPhone app developers to talk to one another again, China spies on Skype, Google pushes a new green initiative and Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/127660/thedrilldown-127660-10-05-2008.mp3 Show 058 - The Fab Four Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=126938&tId=2 This week we welcome BlogWell ’s Lidija Davis as The Drill Down’s first official fourth regular member. Everybody, please make her feel at home! On this week’s show, we discuss the first official phone loaded with Google’s Android OS, Adobe CS4 (and software piracy), Jack Thompson’s disbarment, and the end of “Bond…James Bond.”

Show Links

T-Mobile G1 first hands-on
Android: Google’s Dream, Apple’s Nightmare?
11 ways Android will kick the iPhone’s ass
Adobe unveils CS4 suite
The Pirate Bay Tops 15 Million Peers
YouTube - Wario Land
Jack Thompson Disbarred
Thompson Responds To Disbarment
Project 10 to the 100th
Owen Byrne: Former Digg programmer ready for his book deal
Digg gets $28.7M boost, plans to double size, go global
New Bond blockbuster drops the catchphrases

 

]]> The Fab Four This week we welcome BlogWell’s Lidija Davis as The Drill Down’s first official fourth regular member. Everybody, please make her feel at home! On this week’s show, we discuss the first official phone loaded with Google’s Android OS, Adobe CS4 (and softwa Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/126938/thedrilldown-126938-09-27-2008.mp3 Show 057 - Banhammer Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=126318&tId=2 This week Andy, Reg, and BlogWell's Lidija Davis discuss the recent mass bannings at Digg.com, as well as the Large Hadron Collider getting hacked and shut down, the EFF suing Bush, Cheney & co., P2P coming to YouTube, Microsoft's new new new ad, and Sulu gets hitched.

Show links
Heads are rolling on Digg.com
Large Hadron Collider's Hacker Infiltration Highlights Vulnerabilities
Atom-smasher hit by electrical hitch
EFF to sue Bush, Cheney, NSA and others over telecom spying

Microsoft Windows - "I'm a PC"


George Takei Beams Up Marriage

]]> Banhammer This week Andy, Reg, and BlogWell's Lidija Davis discuss the recent mass bannings at Digg.com, as well as the Large Hadron Collider getting hacked and shut down, the EFF suing Bush, Cheney & co., P2P coming to YouTube, Microsoft's new new new ad, an Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/126318/thedrilldown-126318-09-20-2008.mp3 Show 056 - Ubiquitously Insidious Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=125617&tId=2 This week we’re once again joined by tech podcaster/blogger Lidija Davis as we discuss yet another Seinfeld Gates ad,  Apple’s new treats, a Kindle killer, the impending end of the world, the end of the public face of The Pirate Bay, and Spore!

Show Notes

I Don’t Care What You Say, I Love the Microsoft Ads
Apple rocks out, announces new iPods, iTunes 8
Apple launches iTunes 8, NBC comes back, TV shows at $1.99, Genius in the house
iPhone 2.1 update is out: bug fixes and longer battery life promised

A closer look at Plastic Logic’s Kindle killer
The Pirate Bay goes media silent
Large Hadron Collider comes online, world fails to end
Gamers fight back against lackluster Spore gameplay, bad DRM
Google goes after 3 billion with super satellite
EepyBird’s Sticky Note experiment

]]> Ubiquitously Insidious This week we’re once again joined by tech podcaster/blogger Lidija Davis as we discuss yet another Seinfeld Gates ad, Apple’s new treats, a Kindle killer, the impending end of the world, the end of the public face of The Pirate Bay, and Spore! Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/125617/thedrilldown-125617-09-13-2008.mp3 Show 055 - Moist and Chewy Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=125098&tId=2 Lidija Davis of Australia’s Tech Talk Radio . This week, we discuss Myspace’s Tom Anderson: l337 OG hacker, Comcast’s 250GB cap, Mozilla’s Ubiquity project, Google’s Chrome browser, who’s making money from Digg submissions, and Microsoft’s moist and chewy new commercial. ]]> Moist and Chewy This week we muddle through some technical difficulties and introduce a new guest, Lidija Davis of Australia’s Tech Talk Radio. This week, we discuss Myspace’s Tom Anderson: l337 OG hacker, Comcast’s 250GB cap, Mozilla’s Ubiquity project, Google’s Chrome Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/125098/thedrilldown-125098-09-07-2008.mp3 Show 054 - Reg's Biggest Fan Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=123712&tId=2 On this week's show, we discuss Bono’s big “oops”, Apple’s rumored $129 iTunes subscription model, Microsoft’s Photosynth, an amazing new example of CG facial animation, and the most incredible gadget unboxing you’ll ever see.
Show Links

U2 Tracks Leak After Bono Plays Stereo Too Loudly
Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over iPhone 3G flakiness
Apple finally ready for iTunes subscriptions?

Meet "Emily" - Image Metrics Tech Demo

A third of new PCs being downgraded to XP, says metrics researcher
Microsoft granted Page Up Page Down patent
State of the Art - From Snapshots, a 3-D View

Photosynth

Star Wars - Imperials Invade San Francisco

YouTube - Samsung Omnia (i900) Unboxing

Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider ‘Fair Use’ Before Sending Takedown Notice

]]> Reg's Biggest Fan On this week's show, we discuss Bono’s big “oops”, Apple’s rumored $129 iTunes subscription model, Microsoft’s Photosynth, an amazing new example of CG facial animation, and the most incredible gadget unboxing you’ll ever see. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/123712/thedrilldown-123712-08-25-2008.mp3 Show 053 - 2999 Songs in My Heart Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=122587&tId=2 2999 Songs in My Heart Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast yes http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/122587/thedrilldown-122587-08-17-2008.mp3 Show 052 - Apple's Pie Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=121837&tId=2 Sungoddess808 as we discuss Apple’s MobileMe woes, the $1000 iPhone App, Secret deleting iPhone apps, Macs 2x as expensive as PCs, a 56K modem hacker, and the purported ‘iPatriot Act’
Show Links
Steve Jobs: MobileMe “not up to Apple’s standards”
Apple removes $1,000 featureless iPhone application
Secret URL May Allow Apple to Delete Your iPhone Apps Remotely
Should You Pay Twice as Much for a Mac?
British NASA hacker to face U.S. trial
New Firefox 3 Digg Extension Released ]]> Apple's Pie We welcome back Digg submitter Sungoddess808 as we discuss Apple’s MobileMe woes, the $1000 iPhone App, Secret deleting iPhone apps, Macs 2x as expensive as PCs, a 56K modem hacker, and the purported ‘iPatriot Act’ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/121837/thedrilldown-121837-08-10-2008.mp3 Comic-Con 2008: The 'Fringe' Panel (with J.J. Abrams) Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=120899&tId=2 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:48:47 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/120899/thedrilldown-120899-08-05-2008.mp3 Comic-Con 2008: The 'LOST' Panel Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=120898&tId=2 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:36:41 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/120898/thedrilldown-120898-08-05-2008.mp3 Comic-Con 2008: The 'Heroes' Panel Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=120897&tId=2 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:31:15 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/120897/thedrilldown-120897-08-05-2008.mp3 Comic-Con 2008: The 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' Panel Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=120896&tId=2 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:00:31 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/120896/thedrilldown-120896-08-05-2008.mp3 Comic-Con 2008: The 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog' Panel Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=120889&tId=2 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:35:03 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/120889/thedrilldown-120889-08-05-2008.mp3 Comic-Con 2008: The 'Watchmen' Panel Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=120888&tId=2 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:19:33 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/120888/thedrilldown-120888-08-05-2008.mp3 Show 051 - Shining with the Sungoddess Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=120695&tId=2 This week we welcome Digg submitter Sungoddess808 on the show as we discuss Microsoft’s new attempt at changing their image, Rumors about a Digg sale (again), the tragic end to a spam king, the death (and rebirth) of Scrabulous, and Delicious 2: Electric Boogaloo

Show Links
The “Mojave Experiment”
Google Walks Away From Digg Deal
Digg Recommendation Engine Updates
Escaped spammer dies in murder-suicide
Scrabulous Gets Wiped Off Facebook
Scrabulous goes for bonus points, relaunches as Wordscraper
Delicious 2 cleans up social bookmarking
Tattooed Zune Boy buys a black 80GB iPod Classic ]]> Shining with the Sungoddess This week we welcome Digg submitter Sungoddess808 on the show as we discuss Microsoft’s new attempt at changing their image, Rumors about a Digg sale (again), the tragic end to a spam king, the death (and rebirth) of Scrabulous, and Delicious 2: Electric Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:29:00 -0700 Podcast yes http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/120695/thedrilldown-120695-08-02-2008.mp3 Show 050 - Soapboxin' Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=119277&tId=2 This week we talk about the sheer unbridled joy that is the iPhone App Store and some of the cool apps within. Then Muhammad rants about piracy, privacy and copyright infringement. Plus we check out the new " Watchmen " teaser trailer that gives Andy hope for humanity.

Show Links

Don't mess with iPhone line waiters

iPhone 3G Jailbroken
10 Things the 3G iPhone is Still Missing
Apple finally sues unlicensed Macintosh cloner Psystar
Disgruntled engineer hijacks San Fransico computer Network
51 Things You Can't See on Google Maps
Viacom, Google agree to mask 12TB of YouTube user data
Twitter Acquires Summize
Watchmen Teaser Trailer

]]> Soapboxin This week we talk about the sheer unbridled joy that is the iPhone App Store and some of the cool apps within. Then Muhammad rants about piracy, privacy and copyright infringement. Plus we check out the new "Watchmen" teaser trailer that gives Andy hope f Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:27:00 -0700 Podcast yes http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/119277/thedrilldown-119277-07-20-2008.mp3 Show 049 - Monk Deported and Denied Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=118605&tId=2 This week we talk to Social Monk Tim Part, who's been denied reentry to the US from Canada.

Later in the show we discuss the launch of the 3G iPhone (and the many launch-day problems), the Digg Recommendation Engine one week out, Encrypting the entire internet, and the passing of the FISA bill. Plus a paintball gun you have to see to believe.
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Apple and AT&T Stores Having Difficulty Activating iPhones
iTunes activation servers go down, iPhone 3G customers being sent home unactivated, first-gen iPhone customers stuck with dead iPhones
Apple's App Store launches with more than 500 apps
Comcast Ordered to Stop BitTorrent Traffic Interference
Senate bows to Bush, approves surveillance bill
The Pirate Bay Wants to Encrypt the Entire Internet

]]> Monk Deported and Denied This week we talk to Social Monk Tim Part, who's been denied reentry to the US from Canada. Later in the show we discuss the launch of the 3G iPhone (and the many launch-day problems), the Digg Recommendation Engine one week out, Encrypting th Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast yes http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/118605/thedrilldown-118605-07-13-2008.mp3 Show 048 - Hitchin' a Ride with the Social Monks Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=117864&tId=2 This week, the guys discuss Digg's new Recommendation Engine, AT&T announces their iPhone plan rates, Canadians are up in arms over Rogers' unfair iPhone plan rates, Google must give YouTube users' histories to Viacom, Tesla's proposed $30K all-electric car, and then we hang with Paul Sanchez and Tim Parr, the Social Monks!

Show Links

Digg's Recommendation Engine rolling out this week!

Digg’s new “recommendation engine” could be a boon to advertisers

AT&T announces US iPhone 3G pricing plans

Unlock Your Own Iphone: Don't Buy an Unlocked iPhone From AT&T, Just Cancel a New Contract

Open Letter to Steve Jobs about Rogers Data Plan situation

Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom

Firefox Users Most Secure on Internet, Study Reveals

Tesla's Elon Musk promises sub-$30k all-electric car in less than four years

GoDaddy allows executives to bid against own customers in auctions

Hologram Google Earth

The Social Monks

]]> Hitchin' a Ride with the Social Monks This week, the guys discuss Digg's new Recommendation Engine, AT&T announces their iPhone plan rates, Canadians are up in arms over Rogers' unfair iPhone plan rates, Google must give YouTube users' histories to Viacom, Tesla's proposed $30K all-electr Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/117864/thedrilldown-117864-07-06-2008.mp3 Show 047 - Farewell, Bill Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=117122&tId=2 This week we say goodbye to Bill Gates' tenure as Microsoft's CEO wit a look back at hits and misses under his leadership. Also More funny business from the RIAA and MPAA, Nearly half of Americans believe in internet government regulation, 13 Sci-fi babes, and Where the Hell is Matt?

Due to technical problems during recording, there are occasional audio dropouts and poor quality sound. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Show Links

The Drill Down Community on Mixx

Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses) - the Microsoft years

The Bill Gates Timeline

MPAA Says No Proof Needed in P2P Copyright Infringement Lawsuits

Judge upholds $107,834 in attorneys' fees award against RIAA

49% Say Government Should Regulate Internet

Scientists say Martian soil could support life

Top 13 Sci-Fi Babes

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)

 

 

]]> Farewell, Bill This week we say goodbye to Bill Gates' tenure as Microsoft's CEO wit a look back at hits and misses under his leadership. Also More funny business from the RIAA and MPAA, Nearly half of Americans believe in internet government regulation, 13 Sci-fi babes Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/117122/thedrilldown-117122-06-30-2008.mp3 Show 046 - Awesome Bar Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=116320&tId=2
Show links
Firefox 3 exceeds 1 million downloads in under four hours
Why You Should Download Firefox 3 Right Now
Reddit Goes Open Source
Reddit's Open Source code
Flickr Co-founders Join Mass Exodus From Yahoo
It Gets Worse For Yahoo: Delicious Founder Leaving
Google To Develop ISP Throttling Detector
AP Files 7 DMCA Takedowns Against Drudge Retort
Here’s Our New Policy On A.P. stories: They’re Banned ]]> Awesome Bar This week we discuss Firefox 3 and their Guinness breaking record, Reddit's move to open source, the mass exodus from Yahoo, Google's ISP throttling detector, and the Associated Press vs. the blogosphere. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/116320/thedrilldown-116320-06-21-2008.mp3 Show 045 - 3G iPhone Madness Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=115671&tId=2 This week, we review the new 3G iPhone 2, a shapeshifting BMW, FIrefox 3, GlassDoor and Google salaries, and Yahoo’s final move.

Show Links

iPhone 3G is finally official, starts at $199, available July 11th
Steve Jobs WWDC Keynote (in 60 Seconds)
iPhone 3G’s true cost is $1,237
BMW Builds a Shape-Shifting Car Out of Cloth
Coming Tuesday, June 17th: Firefox 3
What’s New in Firefox 3
Spread Firefox | Download Day 2008
Salaries @ Google
Rumormonger: Is Google about to swallow up Digg?
Yahoo Announces Non-Exclusive Search Agreement With Google

]]> 3G iPhone Madness This week, we review the new 3G iPhone 2, a shapeshifting BMW, FIrefox 3, GlassDoor and Google salaries, and Yahoo’s final move. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/115671/thedrilldown-115671-06-14-2008.mp3 Show 044 - WE'LL DO IT LIVE! Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=114952&tId=2 This week's show is extree long as we discuss Plurk-the new Twitter, The conspiracy to kill Net Neutrality, gmail's new features, and Apple's upcoming World Wide Developer's Conference 2008 (which should be live by the time you read this!)

Show Links
Plurk.com
2012: The Year The Internet Ends
40GB for $55 per month: Time Warner bandwidth caps arrive
Ah, the irony! Microsoft says Safari isn't safe on Windows
Exclusive Sneak Preview: Gmail Gets 13 Experimental New Features
How I hacked Digg
iPhone 2 Rumor Round-up
Line Camping Tips and Gadgets For the 3G iPhone Launch
gary vaynerchuk » When do you know you have a community?

]]> WE'LL DO IT LIVE! This week's show is extree long as we discuss Plurk-the new Twitter, The conspiracy to kill Net Neutrality, gmail's new features, and Apple's upcoming World Wide Developer's Conference 2008 (which should be live by the time you read this!) Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast yes http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/114952/thedrilldown-114952-06-08-2008.mp3 Show 043 - Hacks and Scalability Issues Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=114136&tId=2 This week we discuss a DDOS attack at Revision3, a hack at Comcast, Twitter's TOS & scalability problems, a proposal for free internet, Firefox seeks the world record, and Prince still doesn't get it.

Show links

Inside the attack that crippled Revision3
Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback?
US plots "Pirate Bay killer" multi-lateral trade agreement
The Dawn of Free Internet Access?
Twitter refuses to uphold Terms of Service
Apple files patent for "solar cells on portable devices"
The iPhone patent: Steven P. Jobs, inventor
Windows 7 Demo
Set a Firefox World Record!
Radiohead to Prince: Unblock 'Creep' cover videos
Video Creep live @ Coachella 2008

]]> Hacks and Scalability Issues This week we discuss a DDOS attack at Revision3, a hack at Comcast, Twitter's TOS & scalability problems, a proposal for free internet, Firefox seeks the world record, and Prince still doesn't get it. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/114136/thedrilldown-114136-05-31-2008.mp3 Show 042 - The Final Word With Darian Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=113520&tId=2 This week the guys discuss bad practices amongst mainstream movie news sites, Napster's new DRM-free store, the public griefings of Steve Ballmer & Garry Kasparov, A line-up at the Apple Store for no reason whatsoever, and Weezer's new every-meme video.

Show Notes

If The Trades Can’t Play Fair, Then We Won’t Be Friends

Napster rolls out MP3 store in challenge to iTunes

Snackr is an RSS Addict's Dream Come True

Steve Ballmer Egged in Hungary!

Garry Kasparov Griefed by Flying Penis

The Pirate Bay Enters List of 100 Most Popular Webites

iPhone line forms at Apple's flagship for absolutely no reason

Weezer - Pork and Beans

]]> The Final Word With Darian This week the guys discuss bad practices amongst mainstream movie news sites, Napster’s new DRM-free store, the public griefings of Steve Ballmer & Garry Kasparov, A line-up at the Apple Store for no reason whatsoever, and Weezer’s new every-meme vide Mon, 26 May 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/113520/thedrilldown-113520-05-24-2008.mp3 Show 041 - Don't Stand on Ceremony Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=112729&tId=2 This week we all make ourselves at home over dinner and a few juicy tech stories. CBS buys Cnet, Condé Nast buys Ars Technica, Google squashes Anonymous, and Carl Icahn makes a play for Yahoo.
Show Links
CBS to Acquire CNET for $1.8 Billion
Condé Nast/Wired Acquires Ars Technica
Dear Yahoo: You’re Fired
Hackers try to spur epileptic seizures
WorldWide Telescope
MPAA Demands $15 Million from The Pirate Bay
Google kills Anonymous AdSense account

]]> Don't Stand on Ceremony This week we all make ourselves at home over dinner and a few juicy tech stories. CBS buys Cnet, Condé Nast buys Ars Technica, Google squashes Anonymous, and Carl Icahn makes a play for Yahoo. Mon, 19 May 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/112729/thedrilldown-112729-05-18-2008.mp3 Show 040 - Two Scoops Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=111855&tId=2 This weeks episode suffered a fatal crash during the live recording of the show Friday evening, using Audacity. Unfortunately the first 10-15 minutes of the show are lost to the ages.

This week we’re joined by LatinoReview.com blogger El Mayimbe, who offers advice to Web 2.0 movie blogs on the best way to wield power against the movie studios and get them to cater to you. We also cover the myth that videogames steal movie profits, Nine Inch Nails’ new FREE release, Yahoo’s final(?) rebuff against Microsoft, a hack that’ll supercharge your Canon poin-and-shoot, and the upcoming Digg Town Hall. PLUS El Mayimbe reveals a couple of breaking scoops on our show.

Show Links

Digg - Call for Topics: Digg Townhall this Monday
Second Digg Townhall Liveblog Coming to Mashable
New Digg Comments coming (finally)
Iron-Man and GTA IV Team up to Crush a Modern Marketing Myth
Microsoft Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Yahoo!: Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc
Yahoo Stock Plunges After Microsoft Backs Off
nin.com [download]- the slip
Camera Hacks: Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera
The A-TEAM and THOR movie updates! ]]> Two Scoops This weeks episode suffered a fatal crash during the live recording of the show Friday evening, using Audacity. Unfortunately the first 10-15 minutes of the show are lost to the ages. This week we’re joined by LatinoReview.com blogger El Mayimb Mon, 12 May 2008 14:47:00 -0700 Podcast yes http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/111855/thedrilldown-111855-05-10-2008.mp3 Show 039 - Geek of Doom Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=110863&tId=2 Reg is out this week, so we're joined by Dave3, webmaster of Geeks of Doom, a terrific blog catering to geek culture. We discuss the decline of quality stories on Digg, GTA IV & Mario Kart Wii, a $200 3G iPhone in our future?, and Metallica does an about face.

Show notes

The Decline and Fall of Quality on Digg
GTA game smashes UK sales records
AT&T's 3G iPhone Is $199 This Summer
Michael Arrington - The 2008 TIME 100
Purchase New Movies on iTunes Same Day as DVD Release
Metallica Considering Radiohead-Style Release
Apple 2.0 Safari market share tripled on Windows after Apple gambit
Twitter Said To Be Abandoning Ruby on Rails
7 Confessions Of An Apple Macintosh Specialist
Confirmed: Facebook Apps Are Useless

Recently, Andy Sorcini spoke at a Mixergy event called How to Grow Your Site’s Traffic. Here's a video highlight of that event:

 

]]> Geek of Doom Reg is out this week, so we're joined by Dave3, webmaster of Geeks of Doom, a terrific blog catering to geek culture. We discuss the decline of quality stories on Digg, GTA IV & Mario Kart Wii, a $200 3G iPhone in our future?, and Metallica does an ab Mon, 05 May 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/110863/thedrilldown-110863-05-03-2008.mp3 The Drill Down 038 - μ2.0 Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=110047&tId=2 This week Mu regales us with tales of his trip to Web 2.0 Expo 2008, and we discuss Ning.com , More 3G iPhone rumors, the new Ubuntu, Muxtape, and KipKay's big payday.

Show links

3G IPhone Due on June 9, Analysts Say
The second-gen iPhone: 3G, GPS, only slightly thicker
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Released
10 Percent of Broadband Subscribers Suck Up 80 Percent of Bandwidth But P2P No Longer to Blame
The Pirate Bay Smashes 12,000,000 BitTorrent Users
Muxtape With Coverflow Using Fluid
Making Money, the How-To Way
Experiential Typography | One Day Poem Pavilion

]]> μ2.0 This week Mu regales us with tales of his trip to Web 2.0 Expo 2008, and we discuss Ning.com, More 3G iPhone rumors, the new Ubuntu, Muxtape, and KipKay's big payday. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/110047/thedrilldown-110047-04-27-2008.mp3 Show 037 - Interview With Kellvin Chavez of LatinoReview.com Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=109134&tId=2 This week we hold an impromptu podcast clinic on optimizing your presence to social media with Kellvin Chavez of LatinoReview.com . Later we discuss Twitter saving lives in Egypt, the return of the Mac Clone, Pirate Bay's new blogging service, and iJustine does Madonna.
Show Links

Demonoid.com is back!
'OpenMac' Promises $399 Headless Mac... But Not From Apple
German Startup Community Makes Us Proud Once Again: Freundefeed
Senator: Let's Spend $1B to monitor P2P for illegal file
Twitter Saves Berkeley Student Arrested in Egypt
The Pirate Bay Launches Uncensored Blogging Service
New Facebook Feature: Import Your Digg Stories!
How to make a Sawed-off USB Key

Exclusive! Madonna 4 Minutes - Music Video Spoof

]]> Interview With Kellvin Chavez of LatinoReview.com This week we hold an impromptu podcast clinic on optimizing your presence to social media with Kellvin Chavez of LatinoReview.com . Later we discuss Twitter saving lives in Egypt, the return of the Mac Clone, Pirate Bay's new blogging service, and iJust Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast yes http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/109134/thedrilldown-109134-04-20-2008.mp3 Show 036 - No Exit Visa Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=107685&tId=2

Yahoo responds to Microsoft ultimatum: more money please

Yahoo, AOL may tie-up; News Corp. may make bid

Flickr Video Launches - A Unique Experience

Rumor: Walt Says 3G iPhone Coming in 60 Days

Google Jumps Head First Into Web Services With Google App Engine

The Top 25 Blogs - Time.com's First Annual Blog Index

Viruses Expected to Hit 1 Million This Year

Every Click You Make

Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 faster on Mac OS X than Safari 3.1

]]> No Exit Visa This week Andy, Mu & Reg talk about Yahoo vs. Microsoft (Chapter XXXVIII), Flickr does Video, The top 25 blogs (as voted by Time), and the nightmare that makes Mu wake up in cold sweats. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/107685/thedrilldown-107685-04-11-2008.mp3 Show 035 - It Is Teh Sux Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=106617&tId=2 suxmonkey from Digg) as they discuss April Fools' Day on the web, a Creative revolt, Apple becomes #1 music retailer, and the fugliest house on Google Street View.

Show links

April Fools' Day On The Web : 2008

Firefox 3 Beta 5 Release

Creative Sparks Customer Revolt When It Tries To Silence Third-Party Programmer

Daniel_K, Who Fixed Creative's Broken Vista Drivers, Speaks Out

Deutsche Telekom T-Mobile demands Engadget Mobile discontinue using the color magenta

The Personal Soundtrack T-shirt

Sony BMG's hypocrisy: company busted for using warez

Sony/BMG Under Investigation for Software Piracy

Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US

Apple iMac: ‘New and inferior,’ lawsuit says

Couple Sues Google Over "Street View"

Blogonomics: Valleywag Pay Slashed

WordPress 2.5 Released

]]> It Is Teh Sux Andy, Mu and Reg are joined by Kurt Kohlstedt (aka suxmonkey from Digg) as they discuss April Fools' Day on the web, a Creative revolt, Apple becomes #1 music retailer, and the fugliest house on Google Street View. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/106617/thedrilldown-106617-04-05-2008.mp3 Show 034 - Making Love in a Canoe Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=105824&tId=2 Social Blend 's Greg Davies filling in the co-hosting duties this week. The RIAA plays whack-a-mole with another torrent site, Adobe puts Photoshop online to mixed results, and we take Reg's cherry with his first Rick Roll.

TorrentSpy Shuts Down

Myka

Get BitTorrent on Your TV with Myka

 

Adobe Puts Free Version Of Photoshop Online

Adobe - Photoshop Express

Apple forbids Windows users from installing Safari for Windows

60% of Photoshop Users are PIRATES!

Rick Roll

College Basketball Game Rick Roll'd

Web Scout exclusive! Rick Astley, king of the 'Rickroll,' talks about his song's second coming

Yahoo, Google, MySpace form nonprofit OpenSocial Foundation

MrBabyMan, Zaibatsu and MSaleem interviewed live on air on the Business Shrink Radio Show

]]> Making Love in a Canoe Mu is on vacation, so we have Social Blend's Greg Davies filling in the co-hosting duties this week. The RIAA plays whack-a-mole with another torrent site, Adobe puts Photoshop online to mixed results, and we take Reg's cherry with his first Rick Roll. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/105824/thedrilldown-105824-03-29-2008.mp3 Show 033 - Indistinguishable From Magic Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=105076&tId=2
Show links

Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90

Google Code University

New Video of BigDog Quadruped Robot Is So Stunning It's Spooky

What's the best beta? IE 8 vs Opera 9.5 vs Safari vs Firefox 3

40% of all spam comes from just one source

AnyDVD (HD) 6.4.0.0 - SlySoft Forum

Bloggers in the Mavs Locker Room ?

Sports bloggers weave a tangled web

Yahoo! Buzz Spells Trouble for Digg!

Why Yahoo! Has Me Buzzing

Demonoid Tracker Moves to Ukraine

Flickr Video beta due in April

Apple pushes Windows Safari via iTunes updater

Verizon and AT&T Win Big in Auction of Spectrum

DiggSuggest

]]> Indistinguishable From Magic This week we mourn the passing of a Sci-Fi legend, Arthur C. Clarke. We also cover a whole cornucopia of tech topics from Google Code University to DiggSuggest. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/105076/thedrilldown-105076-03-23-2008.mp3 Show 032 - SXSWXMU Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=103996&tId=2

This week Reg is out, but Andy and Mu are joined by Digg user Blakovitch . Mu returns from South By Southwest with tales of bad panels and great parties. Later they discuss the Semantic Web, Google Sky and Bill Gates’ view on H1B Visas.

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How Mark Zuckerberg Turned Facebook Into the Web’s Hottest Platform
AOL Buys Bebo For $850 Million
Yahoo! to Announce Semantic Web Support
Google Sky launched
TED | Talks | Roy Gould, Curtis Wong: WorldWide Telescope (video)
EFF: Antiphishing bill may snag anonymous speech in driftnet
Gates to Congress: Microsoft needs more H-1B visas

Docstoc.com Blog » Use the Digg button to gain more visibility for your content

]]> SXSWXMU This week Reg is out, but Andy and Mu are joined by Digg user Blakovitch. Mu returns from South By Southwest with tales of bad panels and great parties. Later they discuss the Semantic Web, Google Sky and Bill Gates’ view on H1B Visas. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/103996/thedrilldown-103996-03-15-2008.mp3 Show 031 - Googg? Diggrosoft?! Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=103067&tId=2 Reem Abeidoh (and later Deborah Petersen ) as they interview web designer Adam Lyttle about his web apps Digg Alerter and StumbleUpon Alerter. Later they discuss the new iPhone SDK, Jimmy Wales' indiscretions, Nine Inch Nails' new free album business model, and Microsoft & Google's alleged bid for Digg.com

Show links

Digg Alerter

StumbleUpon Alerter

Apple iPhone SDK Roundup: Everything You Need to Know

Transcripts of Wikipedia founder's sex chats

Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales dumps girlfriend on Wikipedia

The goodbye email from Jimmy Wales's girlfriend

Jimmy Wales's 3 sins

Facebook's Zuckerberg is whiz kid of Forbes list

New NiN Album available for download for FREE!

Google, Microsoft Bidding For Digg

Digg the Blog - Rumors and Speculation

 

]]> Googg? Diggrosoft?! Andy and Reg lose Mu this week, but gain Reem Abeidoh (and later Deborah Petersen) as they interview web designer Adam Lyttle about his web apps Digg Alerter and StumbleUpon Alerter. Later they discuss the new iPhone SDK, Jimmy Wales' indiscretions, Nine Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:30:00 -0700 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/103067/thedrilldown-103067-03-09-2008.mp3 Show 030 - Don't Mess With Pakistan Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=102064&tId=2
Show links

Pakistan ban to blame for YouTube blackout

Comcast Blocking: First the Internet — Now the Public

Google Gives All SF Homeless Free Voicemail

First Google Health Screenshots

More teenagers ignoring CDs, report says

RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue

Live Video is Coming to YouTube in 2008

Star Wars according to a 3 year old

]]> Don't Mess With Pakistan This week the guys' topics include: YouTube taken down by Pakistan, Comcast fills a Net Neutrality hearing with a paid audience, the RIAA now screwing the artists as well as downloaders, Google gives SF homeless free voicemail, and Star Wars according to Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:30:00 -0800 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/102064/thedrilldown-102064-03-02-2008.mp3 Show 029 - Interview with Jason Nazar Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=100604&tId=2
Show Notes

Mega Apple filing details next-gen 'multi-touch input surface'

Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

US Court order shuts down Wikileaks.org

Yahoo! Filters Pirate Bay From Search Results

The Pirate Bay Returns to Yahoo!

500 million Firefox downloads

Portal 2 Confirmed by Valve

Leaked RIAA Training Video: Find Pirates, Find Crack-Dealing Terrorist Murderers Too!

Music using ONLY sounds from Windows XP and 98!


The Document of the week

The Golden Age of Batman 1936-1956

]]> Interview with Jason Nazar Andy, Reg & Mu talk to Jason Nazar, CEO of DocStoc.com, an online document viewing and storage site. In the news, we cover an enticing new Apple patent, Muslims vs. Wikipedia, the banning of Wikileaks.org, Pirate Bay's disappearance from Yahoo search Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:30:00 -0800 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/100604/thedrilldown-100604-02-24-2008.mp3 Show 028 - I Can Believable Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=99711&tId=2
Show Links

Anonymous group successfully orchestrates global Scientology protest

Anonymous' Scientology Protest - Los Angeles, CA.

Netflix picks Blu-ray, good luck renting an HD DVD soon

Best Buy to recommend Blu-ray format

Wal-Mart Goes Blu-ray Exclusive in June

HD DVD Format on Death Watch

Spore finally evolves to retail Sept 7, 2008

Yahoo turns to News Corp., leaving Microsoft jilted at the altar

Exclusive: Screenshots of Yahoo Buzz, a Digg competitor

AT&T to offer iPhone tethering plan?

Judge declares missing adventurer Fossett dead

Call center salesman goes insane (REAL RECORDING)

]]> I Can Believable Andy, Mu, Reg, and guest David Cohn discuss Anonymous vs. Scientology, Yahoo snubs Microsoft, The death of HD-DVD, Yahoo Buzz, the final repose of Steve Fossett, and “leetle girl, leetle girl!” Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:30:00 -0800 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/99711/thedrilldown-99711-02-17-2008.mp3 Show 027 - Social News Central Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=98665&tId=2 This week Andy, Mu & Reg are joined by David Cohn & JD Rucker to discuss Social News Central , the online community they created for social bookmarkers. Social bookmarker Reem (rabeidoh, nomadelle ) Abeidoh also joins in as they discuss undersea cables, Brain Age royalties, Digg+Ask.com, and Kina Grannis' Superbowl spot.

Show links
Social News Central

Fourth undersea cable cut near UAE, suspicions rise
Dr. Kawashima declines $22 million in Brain Age royalties
Exclusive: Ustream.tv negotiating $50 million sale to Microsoft
Analysis: Number of Tech Stories on Digg Is Dropping Rapidly
Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Winner - Kina Grannis
Message From Your Heart (Super Bowl video)
Ask and Digg Team Up for Big News
Ask launches BigNews, a buzz-based news aggregator with Digg integration

]]> Social News Central This week Andy, Mu & Reg are joined by David Cohn & JD Rucker to discuss Social News Central, the online community they created for social bookmarkers. Social bookmarker Reem (rabeidoh, nomadelle) Abeidoh also joins in as they discuss undersea cab Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:30:00 -0800 Podcast no http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/98665/thedrilldown-98665-02-10-2008.mp3 Show 026 - Yahoo! For Microsoft Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=97441&tId=2 Facebook apps on any website, and the announcement of Digg Town Hall.

Show links

Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo

What Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! means for the economy and for Google

Why Microsoft's play for Yahoo! isn't about search

Why Yahoo! can't say no to Microsoft's brilliant bid


Pirate Bay Admins Charged with Assisting Copyright Infringement

iPhone Application Key reportedly leaked

Facebook Apps On Any Website: Clever Move

Save the Date: Announcing Digg Town Halls


The Document of the week

10 Questions to Consider When Starting a New Business

]]> Yahoo! For Microsoft This last week in the tech world ended up being much bigger than it began. We discuss Microsoft's proposal to purchase Yahoo!, Amazon's acquirement of Audible, Pirate Bay charged with copyright infringement, Facebook apps on any website, and the announcem Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:30:00 -0800 Podcast no digg, Digg.com, facebook, iphone, microsoft, Pirate Bay, Yahoo! http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/97441/thedrilldown-97441-02-02-2008.mp3 Show 025B - RevoltNation, Pt 2 Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=96346&tId=2 On Wednesday January 23rd, a core group of submitters to social bookmarking site Digg.com, represented here by Digg users Andy, Mu, Reg, and David Cohn, collected all their major grievances against Digg and issued them in a statement. We discussed these issues in a live forum, with over 150 Digg users in attendance. In this segment, Jay Adelson & Kevin Rose, founders & operators of Digg, address those concerns.

 

Show links:

Satisfaction - People-Powered Customer Service

 

Top Digg Users Revolt Against Algorithm Change on Site

Near-Revolt on Digg Underscores Site's Dependence on Its Users

]]> RevoltNation, Part 2: Jay and Kevin Respond On Wednesday January 23rd, a core group of submitters to social bookmarking site Digg.com, represented here by Digg users Andy, Mu, Reg, and David Cohn, collected all their major grievances against Digg and issued them in a statement. We discussed these i Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0800 Podcast no digg, Digg.com, Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/96346/thedrilldown-96346-01-25-2008.mp3 Show 025A - RevoltNation, Pt 1 Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=96213&tId=2 Digg .com recently made adjustments to their promotion algorithm that had the net effect of making it exceedingly difficult for frequent and popular submitters to get quality content to the front page of the site. Concerned that these changes would lock out their submissions and effectively kill the incentive to participate in the community, a core group of submitters, represented here by Digg users Andy, Mu, Reg, and David Cohn collected all their major grievances against Digg and issued them in a statement. In part 1, we discuss those grievances, and what we expect from Digg in response. In part 2, Jay Adelson & Kevin Rose, founders & operators of Digg, address those concerns.

Show links:

Digg: New Algorithm Changes

An open letter to Digg from Top Digg Users

New Digg algorithm angers the social masses

]]> RevoltNation, Pt 1 - The Issue at Hand Social bookmarking site Digg .com recently made adjustments to their promotion algorithm that had the net effect of making it exceedingly difficult for frequent and popular submitters to get quality content to the front page of the site. Concerned that t Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:15:00 -0800 Podcast no digg, Digg.com http://m.podshow.com/media/14145/episodes/96213/thedrilldown-96213-01-24-2008.mp3 Show 024 - There's Something Meh in the Air Andrew Sorcini http://www.mevio.com/view/?kId=95459&tId=2 This Week Andy, Reg & Mu examine the (somewhat tepid) announcements at MacWorld 2008, the meanest thing Gizmodo did at CES, and Digg's secret editors.
Show links
The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES
All Things Macworld 2008
Apple - MacBook Air

The DocSton Document of the week
Marketing