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Friday, July 20th, 2012 at 2:00 pm
On this week’s show, we explore how Digg went from becoming king of social news to cashing out for half a million. Then we discuss the transition of one of Google‘s top executives, Marissa Meyer, to becoming the new CEO of Yahoo, and whether it’s enough to save the flailing company.
But first, we return from San Diego Comic-Con, check out a couple of new videogames, invest in a new mobile data plan, and kickstart a game console. Then we discuss the hacking of Apple‘s in-app process, a massive password breach at Yahoo, Microsoft previews Office 2013, AT&T may charge for FaceTime, and Microsoft’s “stack ranking” management system.
Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all.
Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
Seriously, when Yahoo! board of directors decides to adopt the same outrageous contractual payment policy that the NFL frequently gives to wholly unproven supposed blue-chip rookies, you know it’s just bound to turn out for the best. Â
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Seriously, when Yahoo! board of directors decides to adopt the same outrageous contractual payment policy that the NFL frequently gives to wholly unproven supposed blue-chip rookies, you know it’s just bound to turn out for the best. Â
Comment by burning_chrome — July 20, 2012 @ 8:51 pm