On Digital Media 108: The Check-In Game

In this episode, John Federico (twitter: @gadgetboy), Craig Calder (twitter: @ccalder) and Steve Hatch (twitter: @shatch) chat about:

* Apple owns the U.S. tablet market. Who will compete?

* Steve got a bumper!

* R.I.P. Google Wave

* Check-in on Foursquare automatically! Or not.

* Shopkick turns the check-in knob to eleven. Best Buy joins them.

* MeetMoi NOW alerts you when romance is in the air. Or around the block.

* The "new" Consumer Tracking Industry and Rupert Murdoch's campaign to convince you that paywalls are better than advertising.

* The WSJ has succumbed to the Murdoch influence, jumps the shark

Our music is Democracy from Alexandr Blu.

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