News Roundtable with Steve Blank and Bill Lee - TWiST #190

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0:00-2:45 Welcome everyone to the TWiST News Panel with Steve Blank and Bill Lee.

2:45-5:00 Thank you to Carbonite for sponsoring the show. Everyone remember to thank them on Twitter @Carbonite!

5:00-7:00 Bill Lee is with us today, how are you doing, Bill?

7:00-7:15 Steve Blank is also with us today. What's new, Steve?

7:15-8:45 The number one story this week is that Meg Whitman has been named CEO of HP, ousting Leo Apotheker. Was this a good move? Bill?

11:00-12:15 How does HP ever compete with Apple? Is it even possible?

15:15-17:15 Netflix announced that it was spinning off its DVD-by-mail service into a new company called Qwikster. Why would they go for this? Is it all about valuation?

22:00-24:00 Let's talk about Dish Network, which announced it will also launch a video streaming network. However, it's only available right now to Dish users. Is this going to work?

26:15-28:00 Thank you to MailChimp for sponsoring the show. Everyone remember to thank them on Twitter @MailChimp!

28:00-29:45 Google+ opened up to the masses this week, added search functionality and other features like Google docs integration. What do you think this will do to the activity level?

35:00-37:45 This week was Facebook's f8 developer conference and they announced a bevy of new features including a wall revamp, timelines, Spotify integration, etc. Are they changing too much too fast?

37:45-38:34 Steve, what's your take on these developments?

42:30-44:15 Bill: What does the market cap for Facebook look like in the next year?

44:15-47:00 Let's talk about Rick Santorum: The Republican presidential candidate's named was re-branded after a blogger took offense to his comments regarding homosexuality.

47:00-47:30 Would Google have changed this if it were another politician in this situation?

50:30-51:45 It was revealed this week that the FBI has been using a cell phone tracking device known as a "Stingray," capable of zeroing in on a cell phone even if it's not in use.

51:45-55:00 Can they subpoena the records of where someone was? Steve, can you discuss this one?

56:15-58:15 What is "Countdown to Zero"?

01:00:00-01:02:00 How do you frame the debate while acknowledging the realistic chance that somebody could obtain the bomb?

01:07:30-01:09:30 Twitter announced that they'll start accepting political ads. Will it spark debate and be great or will people regard it as a nuisance?

01:09:30-01:11:00 Breaking news: Groupon announced that it has swiped Google sales VP Margo Georgiadis to be COO.

01:12:30-01:15:15 Last story: In-app purchasing in iTunes has been down for a few hours now. Bill, do you have any info on this? (Read more about it here.)

01:17:00-01:19:00 Thank you to Steve (@sgblank) and Bill (@westcoastbill) for being on the program. And thank you to Carbonite and MailChimp for sponsoring the program.

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