On Digital Media 118: It's All Black These Days
In this episode,John Federico (twitter: @gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (twitter:@zeropts), Craig Calder (twitter: @ccalder) and Steve Hatch (twitter:@shatch) are joined by Rob Greenlee (twitter: @robgreenlee), Lead Podcast Producer, Content and Programming for Zune, Windows Media Center - Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft - Zune.net and ZuneInsider.com and Podcast.
We chat about:
* Past Events: Craig attended DigiDay Video and the Founders Series in NYC.
* Upcoming Events: John will be at Vator Splash with Bubbalon on December 15th in NYC and is preparing to attend SXSW. Rob will attend SXSW and CES. Chia-Lin will attend CES. Steve will attend nothing, as usual. ;)
* Plugs: Rob may bring back WebTalkRadio!
* What's next for Zune? What is now? Rob chats with us about devices, the software, the platform and the media.
* Comcast and Level 3 duke it out over peering. Net Neutrality comes into question. FCC steps in. Who loses? Probably the consumer.
* Verizon LTE 4G to roll out in five cities before the end of the year. 5 GB plans start at $50 month. Word on the street is that it's FAST.
* Google + Groupon = Goopon? Google rumored to buy Groupon for $6 billion. Is this a case of 2 +2 = 5? Maybe...
* Record-Breaking Cyber Monday Surpasses $1 Billion In U.S. Online Spending
* Have you heard about Black November?
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