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Here are the shownotes for episode #62 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * No linking to Japanese newspaper without permission * eBook piracy surges after iPad launch * iPhone OS 4.0 brings multitasking, ads * Study: Your kids will use touchscreens by 2015 * Silverlight heads to set-top boxes, blu-ray players * Netflix renews agreements with Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, delays more releases * Palm is for sale * UK passes controversial Digital Economy Bill * Comcast beats the FCC in net neutrality case * Kevin Rose takes over as Digg CEO, brings major changes Tips of the Week: * Bypass PS3 firmware 3.21 in seconds * Choose the right wall mount for your HDTV Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner Special Guest: Walt Ribeiro For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #62 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * No linking to Japanese newspaper without permission * eBook piracy surges after iPad launch * iPhone OS 4.0 brings multitasking, ads * Study: Your kids will use touchscreens by 2015 * Silverlight heads to set-top boxes, blu-ray players * Netflix renews agreements with Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, delays more releases * Palm is for sale * UK passes controversial Digital Economy Bill * Comcast beats the FCC in net neutrality case * Kevin Rose takes over as Digg CEO, brings major changes Tips of the Week: * Bypass PS3 firmware 3.21 in seconds * Choose the right wall mount for your HDTV Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner Special Guest: Walt Ribeiro For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #61 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Developers turn sour on the iPad * iPad numbers announced: 300k sold, 1 million apps downloaded, 250k books downloaded * New Moto Droid commercial challenges Apple's "app for that" spots * Windows 7 passes 10% market share * 90% of Windows 7 flaws fixed by removing admin rights * DARPA chief says the US may face a major nerd shortage * New Zealand's new patent reform bill says no to software patents * US anti-piracy group files 20,000 anti-piracy lawsuits with 30,000 more coming * Judge: Isohunt must remove copyrighted content * Facebook killing "become a fan," embracing "like" Tips of the Week: * 5 ways to identify that song stuck in your head * Save your boarding pass so you don't lose out on frequent flier miles Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #60 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * No more Linux on the PlayStation 3 * GameStop sued over one-time use codes and deceptive advertising * Warner Bros. recruiting students to spy on pirates * Judge orders blocking of torrent sites in Spain * Piracy up in France despite the new 3 strikes law * World War II veterans have to pay to sing war songs * School laptop spy case prompts Wiretap Act rethink * Study: Teen bloggers show little risky behavior online * Idiot users still intentionally opening spam (not the food) * 91% of Americans use cell phones Tips of the Week: * How to access the BBC iPlayer from outside the UK * How to set up dual monitors * MIX 2010 session videos Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #60 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * No more Linux on the PlayStation 3 * GameStop sued over one-time use codes and deceptive advertising * Warner Bros. recruiting students to spy on pirates * Judge orders blocking of torrent sites in Spain * Piracy up in France despite the new 3 strikes law * World War II veterans have to pay to sing war songs * School laptop spy case prompts Wiretap Act rethink * Study: Teen bloggers show little risky behavior online * Idiot users still intentionally opening spam (not the food) * 91% of Americans use cell phones Tips of the Week: * How to access the BBC iPlayer from outside the UK * How to set up dual monitors * MIX 2010 session videos Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #59 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * P2P and P2P links ruled legal in Spain * Sailors beware: Piracy will sink you job by 2015 * Simultaneous web and TV use is surging * YouTube defense: Viacom "secretly uploaded" content and tried to buy us * Too little too late? Universal cuts CD prices to combat poor sales * Windows Phone 7 Series: The complete guide * Windows Phone Marketplace can remotely revoke app licenses * Internet Explorer 9 won't run on Windows XP * Court bars charges against sexting teens * How US Government spies use facebook Tips of the Week: * Set up your own Google-style 20% projects * Move your iTunes library to another computer with iTunes 9 home sharing Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #59 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * P2P and P2P links ruled legal in Spain * Sailors beware: Piracy will sink you job by 2015 * Simultaneous web and TV use is surging * YouTube defense: Viacom "secretly uploaded" content and tried to buy us * Too little too late? Universal cuts CD prices to combat poor sales * Windows Phone 7 Series: The complete guide * Windows Phone Marketplace can remotely revoke app licenses * Internet Explorer 9 won't run on Windows XP * Court bars charges against sexting teens * How US Government spies use facebook Tips of the Week: * Set up your own Google-style 20% projects * Move your iTunes library to another computer with iTunes 9 home sharing Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #58 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Amazon terminates Colorado based associates over new taxes * Music biz hopes to stop piracy by tempting ISPs with millions * Ubisoft's DRM servers go down, only pirates can play games * Sony's great new idea: Game demos that are less fun over time * Study links violent video games to violent thoughts * Microsoft talks Windows Phone 7 Series: XNA, Silverlight and no backwards compatibility * How big were the Winter Olympics online? * Internet Explorer 8 still not playing well with over 2,000 popular sites * Google Chrome gains as IE and Firefox lose * 27% of e-reader owners wish they had waited for the iPad * Notebooks, iPad like tablets to be 70% of PCs by 2012 Tips of the Week: * 6 Critical Wordpress plugins you should have installed * Save water damaged books, docs, photos by putting them in the freezer Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #57 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * 1/3 of Americans don't use fast internet * Survey: More Americans get news from the internet than newspapers or radio * EU tells Google to warn cities before sending in the Street View cameras * Open wi-fi outlawed by Digital Economy bill in UK * US Government ending its hands off the internet stance * EU to block ACTA disconnect provisions * US lawmakers set sights on P2P programs * The awful anti-piracy system that will probably work * P2P use down, but 24m fewer people bought music in 2009 compared to 2007 * Apple uncovers child workers in its plants * Glitch makes older Playstation 3 units inoperable Tips of the Week: * Automatically turn off your speakers when you lock your PC * How to get traffic to your blog * 5 Simple ways to find your passion and take your blog from zero to hero Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #56 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * Windows Phone 7 official, lacks flash and multitasking * France votes Tuesday on net censorship * NBC plots crackdown on Olympic pirates * Australian judge rules facts cannot be copyrighted * Racist content on US server 'within UK jurisdiction' * Record 13 year sentence for hacker * Apple may use iPad to test lower priced TV shows * Congress wants and e-book reader for low-income kids * Internet 'rewires our brains' and makes teenagers more vulnerable to mental illness * Google experiments with becoming a fiber ISP * Google launches Buzz Tips of the Week: * 10 Best ways to use your PC while you are at work or asleep * 9 More ways to promote your blog offline Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #56 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * Windows Phone 7 official, lacks flash and multitasking * France votes Tuesday on net censorship * NBC plots crackdown on Olympic pirates * Australian judge rules facts cannot be copyrighted * Racist content on US server 'within UK jurisdiction' * Record 13 year sentence for hacker * Apple may use iPad to test lower priced TV shows * Congress wants and e-book reader for low-income kids * Internet 'rewires our brains' and makes teenagers more vulnerable to mental illness * Google experiments with becoming a fiber ISP * Google launches Buzz Tips of the Week: * 10 Best ways to use your PC while you are at work or asleep * 9 More ways to promote your blog offline Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #55 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * Google looks to launch smartphones with real time translation * Microsoft outpaces Apple in customer satisfaction * Microsoft killing Xbox Live for the original Xbox * Game devs migrating to the iPhone, away from the Wii * Comcast rebrands itself as Xfinity * Publishers continue fighting Amazon over e-book prices * University finds free, online classes don't hurt enrollment * Italy prepares to hold YouTube, others liable for uploads * Pirate movie privacy case set for the Supreme Court * FBI calls for 2 year retention of ISP data * US gives Chinese man 2.5 years over fake Cisco kit Tips of the Week: * 5 Best podcast managers * Don't buy Microsoft Office until at least March 5th * Extensions broke your browser? How to enter "safe mode" in Chrome Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #54 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Bans on phones and texting while driving shown ineffective * 70% of employers have rejected applicants over online information * 3 Strikes coming to the US via the back door? * RIAA to appeal Thomas ruling * Microsoft sues prominent bittorrent tracker for $43 million * Microsoft sued over Xbox Live points * IFPI loses deep-linking case against Baidu * CompTIA backs down, old certs still good for life * War of words between Apple and Adobe heats up * Amazon caves to Macmillans eBook pricing demands Tips of the Week: * 64 things every geek should know * How to write a viral blog post: 7 real examples * Reminder: Windows 7 RC shutdowns begin in a month Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #54 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Bans on phones and texting while driving shown ineffective * 70% of employers have rejected applicants over online information * 3 Strikes coming to the US via the back door? * RIAA to appeal Thomas ruling * Microsoft sues prominent bittorrent tracker for $43 million * Microsoft sued over Xbox Live points * IFPI loses deep-linking case against Baidu * CompTIA backs down, old certs still good for life * War of words between Apple and Adobe heats up * Amazon caves to Macmillans eBook pricing demands Tips of the Week: * 64 things every geek should know * How to write a viral blog post: 7 real examples * Reminder: Windows 7 RC shutdowns begin in a month Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #53 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * E-reader owners buy more books * New York Times will start charging for online news in 2011 * Microsoft asks users to dump IE6, XP because of security problems * Microsoft merges Zune Software and Xbox teams * Microsoft may drop points system from Xbox, Zune * Study: Gamers have bigger brains, better learners * Kids less happy as they are more plugged in to music/tv/web? * Larry and Sergey plan to give up control of Google * Judge cuts P2P lawsuit damages by 97% * Court: WHOIS privacy is illegal for spammers * Hulu considering $5/mo charge for older episodes Tips of the Week: * 10 blog topics that anyone can use * 18 blog tips that will help you succeed in 2010 Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #53 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * E-reader owners buy more books * New York Times will start charging for online news in 2011 * Microsoft asks users to dump IE6, XP because of security problems * Microsoft merges Zune Software and Xbox teams * Microsoft may drop points system from Xbox, Zune * Study: Gamers have bigger brains, better learners * Kids less happy as they are more plugged in to music/tv/web? * Larry and Sergey plan to give up control of Google * Judge cuts P2P lawsuit damages by 97% * Court: WHOIS privacy is illegal for spammers * Hulu considering $5/mo charge for older episodes Tips of the Week: * 10 blog topics that anyone can use * 18 blog tips that will help you succeed in 2010 Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #52 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Judge: RealNetworks caused its own legal problems * Politicians worldwide start asking questions about ACTA * Prove piracy losses says digital economy bill * BREIN shuts down 393 torrent sites, nobody notices * Microsoft patents DRM'd torrents * Site's terms of service still enforceable even if users don't read them * Court unfriendly to the FCC's internet slap at Comcast * New scanners break child porn laws * Judge: Subway system can't ban violent video game ads * Netflix coming to the Nintendo Wii * DirecTV launching 3 dedicated 3D channels this year * State of the vlogosphere * Android demand up 250%, iPhone down * Why Microsoft killed upgrade versions for Office 2010 Tips of the Week: * Vacuum-seal your electronics for temporary protection * Get free access to pay-walled content with a simple Google hack Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #50 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * RIAA's three-strikes rule just a "scarecrow?" * Piracy surcharge set to force 40,000 households offline * Court: Cellphone searches require a warrant * Girl gamers geekier than guys * Barnes & Nobel expects to ship 60,000 Nooks in 2010 * Kindle the most gifted item in Amazon history, e-books outsell physical books on Christmas day * nVidia's DirectX 11 cards pushed back to at least March * AT&T says NYC can't handle iPhones, stops selling them * Microsoft barred from selling Word, workaround in the works * New flying rules post crotch bomber Tips of the Week: * Search multiple torrent sites from your desktop * How to improve your blog and social media strategy * Access Facebook updates from a feed reader Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner Guest: Maya Grinberg For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #49 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * DirecTV sued by Washington State * Netflix sued for privacy invasion * The fourth most used search term by toddlers this year? Porn! * Installing Linux will void your warranty * Microsoft seeks patent on shaming fat gamers * Microsoft: Our Windows 7 call center isn't so busy * The iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile in the US in October * Texting more popular than calling in the US * Legislator wants cancer warnings on cell phones * Supreme Court takes texting privacy case * Twitter may be profitable Tip of the week: The complete in-flight WiFi cheat sheet Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #49 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * DirecTV sued by Washington State * Netflix sued for privacy invasion * The fourth most used search term by toddlers this year? Porn! * Installing Linux will void your warranty * Microsoft seeks patent on shaming fat gamers * Microsoft: Our Windows 7 call center isn't so busy * The iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile in the US in October * Texting more popular than calling in the US * Legislator wants cancer warnings on cell phones * Supreme Court takes texting privacy case * Twitter may be profitable Tip of the week: The complete in-flight WiFi cheat sheet Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #48 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * Report: Sony still losing money on every PS3 sold * LCD price fixing investigation reaches $860 million in fines * Mozilla exec urges users to ditch Google for Bing * Microsoft invents price gouging the least influential * Anti-piracy group wants to ban you from talking about Usenet * Damned pirates: Hollywood sets $10 billion box office record * Court says fair use may hold in some RIAA cases * Record labels face $60 billion in damages for pirating artists * Judges can't "friend" lawyers in Florida * Western Digital's "Advanced Format" promises slight boost in usable space * AT&T CEO wants iPhone users to limit data usage Tips of the week: * Windows 7 USB download tool lets you install Windows from a thumb drive * Get a better deal from your ISP Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #47 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * EA CEO: Digital game sales will overtake console numbers next year * Windows 7 share grows at XP's expense * Unconfirmed: Amazon's secret play in the retail space * TV executives are terrified of streaming video * Blu-ray sales more than double while DVD slips * Mininova traffic plummets after going 'legal' * Anti-piracy group to DRM breaker: OK to break the law * Woman filming sister's birthday party get charged with felony movie piracy * FCC wants to know why Verizon's early termination fees went through the roof Tip of the week: The complete guide to avoiding online scams Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #47 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * EA CEO: Digital game sales will overtake console numbers next year * Windows 7 share grows at XP's expense * Unconfirmed: Amazon's secret play in the retail space * TV executives are terrified of streaming video * Blu-ray sales more than double while DVD slips * Mininova traffic plummets after going 'legal' * Anti-piracy group to DRM breaker: OK to break the law * Woman filming sister's birthday party get charged with felony movie piracy * FCC wants to know why Verizon's early termination fees went through the roof Tip of the week: The complete guide to avoiding online scams Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #46 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * Kindle outsells every other product on Amazon * The end of the CrunchPad * EU formally adopts file sharing rights * IsoHunt asks court to legalize its operations * Mininova deletes all infringing torrents, goes legal * Swedes starting to buy music. Are anti-P2P laws working? * MPAA to FCC: Critics of video blocking proposals are lying * Microsoft issues takedown notices over spilled COFEE * Microsoft-Yahoo search/ad deal approved in Australia and Canada * Blogging vs Microblogging: Twitter's global growth flattens while Wordpress' picks up * Verizon whines over Sprint's "Most Dependable" claims Tip of the week: How to Un-Google Yourself Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #46 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * Kindle outsells every other product on Amazon * The end of the CrunchPad * EU formally adopts file sharing rights * IsoHunt asks court to legalize its operations * Mininova deletes all infringing torrents, goes legal * Swedes starting to buy music. Are anti-P2P laws working? * MPAA to FCC: Critics of video blocking proposals are lying * Microsoft issues takedown notices over spilled COFEE * Microsoft-Yahoo search/ad deal approved in Australia and Canada * Blogging vs Microblogging: Twitter's global growth flattens while Wordpress' picks up * Verizon whines over Sprint's "Most Dependable" claims Tip of the week: How to Un-Google Yourself Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #45 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * Smoking near Apple computers creates biohazard, voids warranty * Netbooks have higher failure rates than laptops * Google's Chrome OS, the next big thing or Google's great blunder? * Microsoft: Azure to go live in January, for pay in February * Bing captures 10% of the search market in the US * Banned Xbox 360 modders unite with a class action lawsuit against Microsoft * New York tests Xbox-based alert system * Sony to expand the PlayStation Network into Sony Online Service, sell music, books and videos * "Unfriend" declared word of the year * Digg CEO Adelson: "I don't think people expect to pay for news anymore" Tip of the week: Office 2010 Professional beta available for download (FREE!) Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner Special Guest: Randall Bennett from TechVi.com For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #44 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * nVidia denies x86 chip rumors, pushes Fermi back to 2010 * Got friends? Now you can thank Facebook * Myspace traffic drop costs News Corp. $100 million * Sony's PSPgo sells 28,000 units in Japan on launch day, physical media points and laughs * Inventor of cell phones say they have become too complicated * Apple's hypocrisy continues, approves Mein Kampf for the App Store * Why you should think twice before dating an iPhone user * Comcast's new throttling plan uses triggers to throttle bandwidth * Secret anti-piracy treaty turns ISPs into cops or pirates * Anti-piracy group throws in the towel, pirates walk free Tip of the week: 100 Open Technology Courses Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #44 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * nVidia denies x86 chip rumors, pushes Fermi back to 2010 * Got friends? Now you can thank Facebook * Myspace traffic drop costs News Corp. $100 million * Sony's PSPgo sells 28,000 units in Japan on launch day, physical media points and laughs * Inventor of cell phones say they have become too complicated * Apple's hypocrisy continues, approves Mein Kampf for the App Store * Why you should think twice before dating an iPhone user * Comcast's new throttling plan uses triggers to throttle bandwidth * Secret anti-piracy treaty turns ISPs into cops or pirates * Anti-piracy group throws in the towel, pirates walk free Tip of the week: 100 Open Technology Courses Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #43 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * Only 3% of Americans think it should be legal to text while driving * 5 million Star Trek pirates vs 1 FCC broadband plan * uTorrent 2.0 to eliminate the need for ISP throttling * The Pirate Bay founders are banned from running the site * NSA to store yottabytes of surveillance data in Utah * Britain in trouble over Phorm * Teen sues school over punishment for racy Myspace pics * Cellphone holsters may reduce bone density * Nokia kills off n-Gage * Nintendo earnings fall for the first time in six years * PC manufacture bloatware ads minutes to boot time Tip of the week: 10 Apps that boost your media center Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #43 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * Only 3% of Americans think it should be legal to text while driving * 5 million Star Trek pirates vs 1 FCC broadband plan * uTorrent 2.0 to eliminate the need for ISP throttling * The Pirate Bay founders are banned from running the site * NSA to store yottabytes of surveillance data in Utah * Britain in trouble over Phorm * Teen sues school over punishment for racy Myspace pics * Cellphone holsters may reduce bone density * Nokia kills off n-Gage * Nintendo earnings fall for the first time in six years * PC manufacture bloatware ads minutes to boot time Tip of the week: 10 Apps that boost your media center Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #51 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Seesmic acquires Ping.fm * Avatar makes $1 billion in 17 days * 2016 bug hits text messages, payment processing * IE loses more marketshare as Chrome passes Safari * Middle aged people unimpressed with modern technology * Steve Jobs declared Person of the Decade * The tyranny of government and our duty of confidentiality as bloggers * China arrests thousands in internet porn crackdown * Fugitive tracked down through WoW, arrested * EA closing multiplayer servers for 20 games Tips of the Week: * Top 10 mindhacks for making your resolutions stick * Four stages of growing a blog Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #51 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Seesmic acquires Ping.fm * Avatar makes $1 billion in 17 days * 2016 bug hits text messages, payment processing * IE loses more marketshare as Chrome passes Safari * Middle aged people unimpressed with modern technology * Steve Jobs declared Person of the Decade * The tyranny of government and our duty of confidentiality as bloggers * China arrests thousands in internet porn crackdown * Fugitive tracked down through WoW, arrested * EA closing multiplayer servers for 20 games Tips of the Week: * Top 10 mindhacks for making your resolutions stick * Four stages of growing a blog Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog