TWiT 189: The Twitter Episode

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DATE : Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:13:38 -0700
Entered in Database : 2009-04-06 05:13:38
length : 41672108
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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Brian Brushwood, Roger Chang, and Sarah Lane

Time Warner bandwidth cap, Netflix, Hulu, Wired.com layoffs, YouTube at work, digital distribution, and more.

• Time Warner bandwidth caps
• Netflix ships its two billionth disc
• Wired lays off a significant portion of their web content workforce. Also see BNET blog entry.
• YouTube and Facebook access makes employees more productive at work
• Microsoft kills off Encarta
• Digital distribution of interactive content with Valve's Steam

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Transcript posted 24 hours after show release by PodsInPrint.

Story links at http://delicious.com/twit/189

Audible pick of the week: Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, Unabridged, By Dan Airely, Narrated by Simon Jones. To get two free audiobooks, visit Audible.com/twit2.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:25:16