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Emergency 911 texting, Charging for online content, Web Loyalty, Social media and impacts to sports and military.
News, tips and information impacting your life through technology.
Show Notes Episode 7 News Flash
– Google CEO resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors
– Skype in danger of being shut down
– Facebook buys Friendfeed
– Windows 7 now available on Technet and MSDN
Topics
Quick update Cyber Bully:
1. Emergency call centers welcome 911 texting option
2. Charging for online content: Is there a future in this?
3. Bug Found in Windows 7 RTM Build, Launch May be Delayed
– Most systems have a single drive, with a single partition. On such a system, you will never see this issue.
4. Buy.com, Orbitz linked to controversial marketers: Webloyalty
Questions from Winforums
Question: Laura112: What is the best web statistic tool I can use on my website
Answer: Google Analytics
Discussion of the Cast
Social Media Networks vs Corporations vs Governments
Funny Quote: “I don’t really have a Twitter policy,” Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said. “I don’t know what it means; I don’t know what it is. I don’t know MyFace, Spacebook, Facebook stuff. I don’t know what that is either.”
NFL Teams struggle with policies on Twitter usage
Twitter Usage Policies: Is it necessary at this point?
Marines ban twitter, myspace, facebook over security issues
State Department and Department of Defense requests
Coke, Ford, Southwest: Using Twitter to Improve Public Relations
Tip or Site of Interest
Steve – Veterans History Project
Dave – Bing vs. Google
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Time Magazine Person of the Year 2010
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Mike, Dave and Steve discuss Restaurant Inspection Reports, Techie Hotels, 12 days of Christmas and Time Magazine Person of the Year.
Discussion
1. Kern County’s Environmental Health Services Department has added another dimension to their restaurant inspection reports. The department has synced its search engine with several smart phone applications to allow users the ability to pull up a restaurant or facility’s inspection reports and violations instantly. Does your local health agency have these types of services? Let us know.
2. Techie Hotels
When we think tech in hotels, we think about flat screen TVs, high speed Internet access, touch screen slot machines, and iPod docking stations. Steve had a new experience with a hotel in Laughlin, NV. A hotel key controlled the lights and electricity of the hotel room, turning the lights on and off as you enter and exit the room. Not only is this a subtle way of integrating tech but also a way of caring for Mother Nature.3.iTunes 12 days of Christmas
On the 12th Day of Christmas, Steve Jobs sent to me….12 free downloads! Between December 26 and January 6, Apple is offering iTunes users free books, apps, songs, movies, and TV episodes. Apple is releasing a special app for the occasion, iTunes 12 Days of Christmas. Users will be alerted when new items are added to the freebie list. Look for it soon.4. Times Magazine Person of the Year – Mark Zuckerberg
The Waves crew has some very mixed opinions on Mark Zuckerberg being named the “Person of the Year” by Times. The award does not sit well with Steve and Dave, arguing that the success of Facebook is user based and there are more worthy persons deserving. Mikee argues that Zuckerberg has created a platform unlike anything else, connecting 300+ million people.5. Roku player software version 2.9 b1509 now available
Get it. It’s a great one!
6. Microsoft planning to unveil Verizon and Sprint Windows Phone 7 devices at CES
Microsoft plans on announcing that WP7 will be available on the Verizon and Sprint networks. Mikee provides a good analysis of the Microsoft move and talks about his recent WP7 purchase….for one cent! -
Dell Purchases EMC And Uber Getaway Gone Bad
We dissect Dell’s purchase of EMC, an Uber getaway gone bad, an Office 2016 update, and automated phone customer service. Dell, a traditional consumer PC business, threw in $67 billion to buy EMC, a corporate software, security, and storage enterprise company. We tell the story of how a low-level criminal tried to use Uber as getaway car and was caught red handed. And finally, we dive into the customer service approach of using automated system to direct traffic and how poorly that reflects a company.
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Huffington Post Bans Anonymous Commenting
On this week’s episode, we have a series of tech things to get to. We open talking about in-store and online donations to charitable organizations. Second, we tell you about how captcha is quickly becoming a revenue generator for websites. And finally and at length, discuss Huffington Post’s decision to ban anonymous comments on their site.