Social Media White Noise

On the day that Nik couldn’t find anywhere to park in Brighton:

• Bitcoin adoption remains on trend.
• UK ISP Filtering blocks legitimate websites.
• And we all know how well Filtering works dont we Dave ?
•  A Freemarket Fix for the copyright racket.
• Consumer profiles tell Advertisers who you were , not who you will be.
• Peoplebrowsr ( and consequently Kred.ly ) wins injunction against Twitter.

Recorded at the Rinkside Restaurant, Royal Pavilion, Brighton.

 

 #95: The new middlemen [37:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1322)

On the day that Andy left his parking slip in the car:

• Bitcoin marches onwards as WordPress accepts payment
• As a payment system Bitcoin will not go away 
• Sinofsky is Offski but where goes Windows 8  ?
• Small Firms easy prey for Security Concerns
• Prime Minister David Cameron considers more pointless legislation.
• Niks getting angry at Twitter headers

Recorded at Rosie Lee and Me, Horsham

 

 #94: Nearly no news [34:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1169)

On the day that Andy wan’t ill, the moon was in the correct phase, a bazooka attack didn’t happen down Andy’s road, and therefore it was possible to do a show:

• UK Govt to Subsidize Rural Broadband
• Why do we have a Tax payer backed Tech City organisation?
• the UK Govt come down in favour of open standards
• A single issue party the NHAParty is formed its not just The Pirate Party out there
• Is this the end of the Antivirus era?
• The European Central  Bank reports on Virtual Currencies. (warning contains PDF )

Recorded at Carmela Deli, Horsham, 34 Carfax, Horsham RH12 1EE‎

 

 #93: A month's worth of stuff [39:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1255)

On the day that we wore the cloud (i.e. it pissed down):

• Finland looks to crowd source democracy a little more.
• Social Media National Identity Cards.
• German Internet Exchange peaking towards 2TB overnight data.
• Facebook suspends photo data from Facial tagging.
• Unphased by this Facebook want us to become snitches.
• Travis Luedeke author of The Nightlife; aspires to become the victim of piracy.
• Meanwhile Bittorrent has topped over 124.2million legal downloads for music

Recorded at Farm Cafe, 99 North Road, Brighton BN1 1YE

 

 #92: Lost in Apple Maps [39:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1223)

On the day that Nik lost £3 in a pay and display parking meter:

• Why Nik didnt Join App Dot Net
• Is Paypal learning to be Human?
• Sweden Pirate Bay Extraditions: Gets a twist
• Robot Law end Hugos live stream 
• Virtual Heist at BitCoin Exchange
• Smartphone knockout zones
• Teenager takes photos in space
• 17 year old invents cellphone heart test
• Chinese iPhone5 clone – and they’re ready to sue Apple

Recorded at Sleepy Dinosaur Cafe, 113 St. Georges Road, Brighton, BN2 1EA

 

 #91: Bad Press scales faster than Customer Support [37:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1240)

On the day that Nik discovered a new cafe:

• The US refuses to hand over the internets
• Never mind though as ISPs throttle connections for Torrents
• Probably because 3 strikes is failing for the industry
• We can probably blame the terrorists

Recorded at Bread and Milk, Trafalgar Street, Brighton

 

 #90: Closing Ceremony Cash In [33:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1062)

On the day that Andy was late to Horsham – thanks to the roadworks on the A23:

• Facebook abstainers may be suspicious
•  Chat can Overthrow a Govt.
•  Myths about Real Names
• Tweets are Holidng up the Games
• Alex Day breaks rules
•  Record Labels protect only themselves

Recorded at New House Farm Cafe, Horsham.

 

 #89: unBanned from the Broadband [31:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1126)

On the day that it rained (again) – but at least the Olympic torch is coming to Brighton:

• [PDF] A Recommendation to use Email as a Social Network .
• Def Lepard finding a copyright loophole.
• Will BYOD be the next ‘thing’ to spawn gurus and experts ?
• Evernote and Pocket fast becoming my goto tools for grabbing sites.  [ Win a 3 Subscription ]
• WikiLeaks wins case against VISA
• 770,000 demand YouTube to MP3 conversion
• Olympic Brand Police Muppets

Recorded at Seven Bees Cafe, 7b Ship Street Gardens, Brighton BN1 1AJ

 

 #88: A portion of non-Olympic chips [31:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1181)

On the day that Nik had to pay an extortionate rate to park in Brighton:

• Google Glass Project
• If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear
• Theresa May (MP ) Plans a snoopers Charter;  Black boxes for everyone.
• Keeping up the pressure on ACTA
• Don Tapscott did a great TED video on The Four Principles for the Open World

Recorded at Bill’s Produce, North Road, Brighton, UK

 

 #87: Upskirt for Everyone [35:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1382)

After all the Bank Holiday interupptions it looks like we are back to normal.

• Outrage Over Dinner; NeverSeconds lives.
• A Digital Bill Of Rights; crowdsourcing law.
• Google warn over state sponsored hacking Speaking of State Spying; UK Govt wants your Browser.
• Then again they are alarmed by censorship from the west.
• Will Shows about Video Games ever workout; with a Hat Tip to Project Possum

Recorded at the Artisan Patisserie and Tea Room, Horsham

 

 #86: Would you Jubilee-eave it? [38:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1028)