April 20, 2022

This Week in Google 660: Welcome to Poundtown

2 hours 30 minutes

Netflix slowdown a sea change for streaming.

Netflix Says 100 Million+ Non-Paying Households Use Shared Passwords.

@KarlBode: I always enjoy watching one-time innovators, now huge and successful, pivot to turf protection.

Elon Musk Wants to Buy Out Twitter (TWTR) in Final $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid.

Back to the Future of Twitter.

Musk or Not, Twitter CEO Needs To Go.

Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Unleashes Ahead of Board Exit.

Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right's outrage machine.

Google Docs Starts Nudging Some Users To Write Less Dumbly.

Google's AI-Powered 'Inclusive Warnings' Feature Is Very Broken.

Marquis Who's Who.

Insteon is down and may not be coming back.

Google playing with puffs of air, little taps as signals.

Rolling Stone pivots to creators.

Scoop: CNN+ looks doomed.

Joe Kahn Is Named Executive Editor of The New York Times.

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid.

Google Search on desktop tests redesign that puts Images, Video, and more to the left.

Google's AirDrop competitor, Nearby Share, is reportedly getting a big upgrade.

Google issues third emergency fix for Chrome this year.

Google rolls out new badges for Chrome extensions.

Google One 2TB+ subscribers can get a free Titan Security Key — Here's how to redeem.

Google rolling out conversion migration tool for Google Analytics 4.

The Wisconsin Mom Who Made the Viral 'Welcome to POUNDTOWN' Sign Shares Her Inspiration.

This company makes vodka out of thin air to save the planet.

Center Cam is a tiny middle-screen webcam that delivers a better human connection through our eye-to-eye HD camera technology.

Picks:

Stacey - With Insteon down, possibly for good, what options do you have for your devices?

Jeff - Digital Advertising Soared 35% to $189 Billion in 2021 According to the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report

Jeff - Taking Stock With Teens: Piper Sandler completes 43rd semi-annual Generation Z survey of 7,100 U.S. teens

Jeff - New suicide hotline number is unknown to most Americans

Ant - Davinci Resolve 18 Beta Is Available

Ant - Adobe Max Announced for IN PERSON

Ant - Dawn Staley

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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April 20, 2022

This Week in Google 660: Welcome to Poundtown

2 hours 30 minutes

Netflix slowdown a sea change for streaming.

Netflix Says 100 Million+ Non-Paying Households Use Shared Passwords.

@KarlBode: I always enjoy watching one-time innovators, now huge and successful, pivot to turf protection.

Elon Musk Wants to Buy Out Twitter (TWTR) in Final $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid.

Back to the Future of Twitter.

Musk or Not, Twitter CEO Needs To Go.

Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Unleashes Ahead of Board Exit.

Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right's outrage machine.

Google Docs Starts Nudging Some Users To Write Less Dumbly.

Google's AI-Powered 'Inclusive Warnings' Feature Is Very Broken.

Marquis Who's Who.

Insteon is down and may not be coming back.

Google playing with puffs of air, little taps as signals.

Rolling Stone pivots to creators.

Scoop: CNN+ looks doomed.

Joe Kahn Is Named Executive Editor of The New York Times.

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid.

Google Search on desktop tests redesign that puts Images, Video, and more to the left.

Google's AirDrop competitor, Nearby Share, is reportedly getting a big upgrade.

Google issues third emergency fix for Chrome this year.

Google rolls out new badges for Chrome extensions.

Google One 2TB+ subscribers can get a free Titan Security Key — Here's how to redeem.

Google rolling out conversion migration tool for Google Analytics 4.

The Wisconsin Mom Who Made the Viral 'Welcome to POUNDTOWN' Sign Shares Her Inspiration.

This company makes vodka out of thin air to save the planet.

Center Cam is a tiny middle-screen webcam that delivers a better human connection through our eye-to-eye HD camera technology.

Picks:

Stacey - With Insteon down, possibly for good, what options do you have for your devices?

Jeff - Digital Advertising Soared 35% to $189 Billion in 2021 According to the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report

Jeff - Taking Stock With Teens: Piper Sandler completes 43rd semi-annual Generation Z survey of 7,100 U.S. teens

Jeff - New suicide hotline number is unknown to most Americans

Ant - Davinci Resolve 18 Beta Is Available

Ant - Adobe Max Announced for IN PERSON

Ant - Dawn Staley

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

policygenius.com/twig

BuckMason.com/twig

Blueland.com/TWIG

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