President elect Obama will bring the President's weekly "fireside chat" into the 21st century by offering it not just on the radio, but in video on YouTube as well. It's as if the new populist President really cares whether the next generation has a connection to what he's doing. That's where the people are - on YouTube, on MySpace and on Facebook. - Leo Laporte
I agree and I hope he will, I have been reading Roosevelt Fireside Chats it is very interesting. We are at a very interesting time and crossroads I think, the choices that we make today will direct the global community of tomorrow for good or bad. - John D Reasor
It's great democracy in general that PE Obama use technology to communicate, connect and share. The fact that PE Obama may share more than the USA create is another story. - Johan
posted this on another: how come no one mentions they weekly address is already available as a podcast (http://www.whitehouse.gov/rss/... in English and in Spanish http://www.whitehouse.gov/rss/...) plus there is a section in the itunes store for the White House. in iTunes you can subscribe to the weekly radio address, plus the press briefings plus the state of the union. but i guess this all goes against the fact that obama is the first technologically savavy president - Jonathan Jesse
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) today announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a search for a new Chief Executive Officer. Jerry Yang, co-Founder of Yahoo!, has decided to return to his former role as Chief Yahoo! upon the appointment of his successor as CEO, and he will also continue to serve on the Board. Yang, 40, assumed the CEO role at the Board's request in June 2007, and he has led Yahoo! through a strategic repositioning and transformation of its platform. - Leo Laporte
Is this too little, too late...? I wonder if Yang will still have too much influence within the organisation. I hope Yahoo isn't beyond saving at this point - Flickr, Delicious, Pipes, and FireEagle (to name a few) are great Yahoo! properties that deserve a chance to develop and thrive and I get the feeling that they've stagnated due to poor leadership and vision from the top down.. - Andrew Terry
For God sake, never have a show without John again. He keeps you guys on topic and on a flow. That and put a muzzle on Calacanis. - Steve Gillette
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Yeah right never do a show w/o Dvorak ever again ... yeah right the traffice that TWiT itself brings I don't think Leo will just skip a week to suit you - JohnBfromMemphis
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I totally disagree, Steve. I like the fact that the shows go different ways with different panelists. a Dvorak show is a Dvorak show (though he'll even ramble about wine, etc.) A Calacanis show (aside from 57) is just a nice change of pace. - todd
I'm not saying I don't like the change, it's very welcome. Sometimes, it's just over the top, this was one of those weeks. Sometimes when Calacanis is on, it just seems like it's This Week in Calacanis. - Steve Gillette
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I actually liked this weeks TWiT just as good as any other the discussion was very interesting all the way through... - Chris Heath
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I really liked this weeks show. The discussion on tech and the Presidency was great! - Mike
I enjoyed it too. I agreed with Patrick though about Obama twittering as the President. I thought of it as more of a campaign tool than something he would keep doing forever. Now that he's won, I think he's probably done with Twitter. - John Massaglia
This is news for me that any "applicant to the staff at the white house to list (and if possible provide copies of) all posts and comments made on all blogs and websites as well as names and nicknames ever used". First: what 20+ year old can do that nowadays? Second: Shouldn't this rule change so as to adjust to today's tools and not risk turning down technology savvy applicants? - lelapin
MY favourites are the shows WITH Calacanis - really smart guy... - cyberjack
Better late than never right? Despite still not being listed on Google’s App Store page, the update to Google Search app, the one containing voice search, is there. Simply click the “Get App” button on this page (within iTunes) and you’ll be able to get it (even if you have the previous version installed). - Leo Laporte
Big pharma Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has rolled out Web clip (below) in which a snarky, knowing commentator gripes about the social pressure to “wear” babies in slings, carriers, etc — and the Motrin-ready aches that “wearing” a baby can cause. And in the last few days lots of blogger/Twitterers have agreed that: * The ad is offensive. * Motrin/JNJ doesn’t “get” social marketing. * Something should be done! Maybe a boycott. - Leo Laporte
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed insider trading charges against Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks, for allegedly dumping shares in Mamma.com upon learning it was raising money in a private offering (full text of complaint). The SEC alleges in a civil action that Mr. Cuban sold his entire 6% ownership stake on June 28, 2004, after learning that Mamma.com was raising money through a private investment in a public entity, or PIPE. The next day, on June 29, the company announced the PIPE financing and shares of the company dropped by more than 10%. By selling his stake, the SEC alleges, Mr. Cuban avoided more than $750,000 in losses. - Leo Laporte
