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Show Notes – 8/22/09 – Episode 35

Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by Jordan in Show Notes

Episode 35 – 8/22/09

Hosted by Jordan Drake and Jake Brown with special guest Abby Laporte

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In This Episode:

Tech News:

• Uncouth Facebook postings closing doors for job candidates Source Ars Technica
  
• 1 out of every 4 songs sold in the US are sold through iTunes Source Cnet
• Walmart recalls flaming DVD players Source Engadget
• Microsoft stores are hiring Source Ars Technica
  

Interview with our guest Abby Laporte:

We take the following two segments on our show to talk to Abby Laporte (daughter of the legendary Leo Laporte), the host of Abby’s Road which is the newest and most exciting podcast on the TWiT network. On her program, Abby hosts a forum of guests and experts discussing teen issues in a presentation geared toward young people, parents, and educators. Abby’s Road airs live every Monday (or at least – most every Monday) at 5pm PT on Live.Twit.Tv you can also subscribe to her iTunes podcast feed to get episodes as they come out.

In our interview, Abby talks about her show, growing up in a tech-centric family, and her plans for the future. We also take time to answer a question from the DLR chat room – “Should parents monitor their kid’s internet”. Jake, Jordan, and Abby all chip in on this subject.

Finally, our biggest reason for having Abby on the show is to promote and announce a tech panel at the upcoming tech conference South By Southwest. The panel topic is Teens in New Media and includes panelists Abby Laporte and our very own Jordan Drake. In order for the panel to be selected for the event, we need your votes! After concluding the interview, we say goodbye to Abby and move on the final segment of the show. Thanks Abby!

Tech Discussion – 7 Reasons why MySpace is as good as dead:

Jordan and Jake discuss an interesting article from marketing blog – FameFoundry.com

Tech Discussion – 7 reasons to switch to Windows 7:

The 7 point articles are come hot and heavy. Wired magazine examines the reasons you should switch to the upcoming operating system from Microsoft, do our hosts agree?

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Tags: abby laporte, facebook, iTunes, microsoft, myspace, podcasting, walmart, windows 7