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2008

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GNC-2008-11-07 #422 Important Announcements in this Show

Info on the Podcast Awards Winner Announcement also big thanks to the folks at Blue Mics for stepping up with prizes. Check out the latest Round Table at TechPodcasts.com. Please Support my Show Sponsors!: [Save 10% off on any order at GoDaddy.com!] Use Code Todd [Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days at GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. No credit card needed.] Twitter Me http://www.twitter.com/geeknews

Using Social Media in the Election

One thing you have to hand to the Obama campaign they knew how to use Social Media effectively during the campaign. The Republicans can learn some lessons from this and so can some companies.

FCC Opens “White Space”

As we had hoped, the FCC has approved opening the "white space" that was being reserved in the TV broadcast spectrum for the last fifty years. It has been a four-year process, and has finally come to the conclusion it should have all along. This, despite protests from every broadcast entity in the country. So much for big business having

They Get All the Cool Techie Stuff

I was watching the races unfold tonight, as I have done in the past elections. The thing that I found just as interesting as the race itself was all the cool tech the news sources had to cover the election. The computing power in each news room was phenomenal. First, there was CNN. They had the big screen behind with

GNC-2008-11-04 #421 Fun Event at End of Show

First off, Yes I know I got the date wrong.. Ok folks it's very important you listen to the whole show. I have a mission for everyone at the end of the podcast. This is about New Media invading Old Media it is gonna take all of you to make this happen ok... Link and Instructions are at end of

United Airlines Introducing Co Pays on Mileage Upgrades

I received an email from United today introducing new Mileage Plus rules starting July 1st 2009. Having flown 90,000 miles with United this year I am a very loyal customer. I will easily break a 100k miles before the year ends.

GNC-2008-10-31 #420 24hr Podcast Planning Underway

Fun Show tonight planning is underway for the 24Hr Podcast, CES 2009, in the pre-show I talk a little about the Podcast Awards, Taxes in Hawaii and me being stuck working on accounting all week. Notice: Are you a Staunch Advocate of the Blubrry Podcast Community? We Need you Send me a Email for Details! Please Support my Show Sponsors!:

The great firewall of……Australia

My blood has passed boiling point this week with the Australian government planning to put a mandatory firewall between me and the Internet. While the comparison to the Chinese firewall will be denied I am sure, this is essentially the same thing. A firewall will block all sites and content that the government decides are not suitable for us poor

I Guess It’s Not My Data…

So today I got a client's new website up and running. They had a service that basically built their website for them, which really wasn't working for them. I ended up changing the whole service. Before I did, I looked for a way to get all the photos off the old server. They had no FTP, no file manager and

A New Kind Of Comment Spam

I and others have been noticing a new kind of blog spam. Essentially relevant comments, being written by real people but linking to spam sites. I have noticed an increased number of these types of comments.

The problem with TV advertising

It is too sexy! When you look at the output on your television they are annoying and intrusive. To a marketing manager, or an executive though, the process of creating the ad is like living a little slice of Hollywood magic. It is sexy, and it is fun, and it can make you feel like a movie executive. Additionally, if

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