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Show Notes - March 18th, 2008

Best Damn News

Quarterlife Dies in the Ass on NBC

Only 3.1 million viewers gets the web-tv series the boot to Bravo

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/2/nbc_shifts__quarterlife__to_cable

Yahoo to open up search and support the Semantic Web
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/yahoo_supports_semantic_web.php

Tech Biffo:
Wikipedia leader involved in sex and extortion scandal. Come talk to us Jimbo Wales, we’ll give you a fair shake.

According to Nine Inch Nail Ghosts I-IV logged 1.6 million in sales in the first week of release even though it was offered free and widely available via bittorent .
with more on the recording industry, we’re getting…

Schmidt Faced
RIAA

Iris on the Virus
Mass compromise via iFrame and site search
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/13/mass_compromise/
US copyright domain scam

Tech It Out

AOL to buy Bebo for $850 million
Substory, Bebo rips of Drew Olanoff for “Gap Year” show.

Calling all advertising wannabees. Make an ad for Obama. Head over to http://www.obamain30seconds.org/ brought by moveon.org

Geek Psychic report - after speaking with Jobsy, she leaks to us that Apple is creating a Tivo-like interface for the Apple TV, making it more user-friendly.

Some minor issues are being reported for the MacBook Air, mainly to do with overheating. They’re working on it.

Drews Gay News

ANNOUNCEMENT/Exclusive:
Drew Olanoff and other investors purchase Readburner (not to be distributed until after tomorrow)

SXSW Recap
Rock Band causes a stir (show Revision 3 video with Scoble)
People got Drunk (Alex Hillman CONFIRMED)
Zuckermans interview

Around the World Wide Web
Third generation Zune’s will be rolled out by 2009 and finally be available to Eurpoeans wanting an ordinary mutilmedia device
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/13/third-gen-zune-to-hit-in-2009-make-it-to-europe/

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