The Gang talks about the hottest stories this week, including how Facebook Has Lost About $35 Billion In Value Since IPO As Shares Dip Below $29 which isn’t good. None of the Gang bought IPO shares, and Tim won’t until it “hits $15 per share.” (image above from Mad Magazine‘s April cover issue which you can see in its entirety here).
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
The Podcast
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Discussed during the show:
- Facebook: Is Social Media Slowing Down? and Facebook Tries, Tries Again on a Smartphone
- All Things D conference: Tim Cook, Apple Gears Up For New Products and All Things D Is Haunted by the Man Who Isn’t Here and the always amazing presentation by Mary Meeker, Kleiner Perkins and a compilation of D10 Videos
- Cricket first pre-paid US carrier to offer iPhone on $55/month, no contract, unlimited plan
- Voxer
- eWorld
- 25 years of HyperCard—the missing link to the Web
Upcoming Events:
- June 1-2: Duluth Android BarCamp, Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
- June 5-8: eyeo Festival, Walker Art Center
- June 7: TiE Minnesota: “Innovation: A Global Imperative,” U of M McNamara Center
- June 28: WordPress MSP at The Nerdery
- Weekly: TechMasters is a new Toastmasters chapter in Twin Cities for tech professionals
The Gang was all over the place at events this past week and we also discuss the potential for the disruption of the TV business. Steve rationalizes downloading content he ‘forgot’ to record on his DVR — and is adamant he shouldn’t have to buy content more than once — and Tim has strong feelings about buying content…unless it’s 
The Gang is joined by 
The Gang discusses several developments this week in search, gadgets, and a mention of the passing of 
Lots of surprising news this week with the resignation of Best Buy CEO and allegations of improprieties along with the jaw-dropping valuation of Instagram as acquired by Facebook.
The announcement by Best Buy on 
We are so pleased to have two guests this week: first up is the self-proclaimed “
“Aloha” is an Hawaiian word used both for greeting, or leaving, someone. Aloha is thus a metaphor for both the opportunity and the angst about how to capitalize upon it. That angst many people feel comes when we examine how to publish or develop apps for smartphones and tablets. The Gang discusses the market, tools, and how we all can participate in this mobile digital revolution. (Note: Hawaii as a show theme is brought to you by Steve Borsch, a guy with pent-up desire to be lying on a beach there now).
Once again there is SO much going on in technology that we had to do two key things: have on