Minnov8 Gang 123 – The ‘Table Stakes’ are Rising

With all of the hoopla surrounding Microsoft buying Skype, Facebook hiring a PR firm to plant negative stories about Google, and the Google I/O conference releasing a lot of new opportunities with their platform technologies, it’s pretty clear that the ‘table stakes’ to be in the internet/web game are rising…quickly.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: “Straight To The Light” by Alex is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0).

The Podcast

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Discussed during the show:

• Microsoft buys Skype and a Reuters article on how investor/analyst reactions
• Google I/O developer conference. Visit their announcement archive here. Some interesting articles reacting to these announcements:
  • Microsoft could lose billion’s in sales to Google’s Chromebook
  • Google Would Like To Wirelessly Control Your Lightbulbs With Android@Home
  • Google’s Music Beta first look: it’s miserable
  • A fun video by Best Buy CTO, Robert Stephens, recapping the conference
• Facebook Plants Fake Stories about Google
• The Minnesota Cup
• The Internet of Things

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