{"id":641841,"date":"2013-02-08T03:01:39","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T08:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=608753"},"modified":"2013-02-08T03:01:39","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T08:01:39","slug":"podcast-ballmers-in-the-dell-do-tweets-ruin-tv-and-how-isps-are-not-like-gas-pumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/641841","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Ballmer\u2019s in the Dell, do tweets ruin TV? And how ISPs are not like gas pumps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this week&#8217;s show we delve into the past with news of <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/05\/dell-deal-is-done\/\">Dell going private<\/a> (with Microsoft&#8217;s help), peer into the <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/04\/how-social-media-is-becoming-as-important-a-live-event-as-the-live-event-itself\/\">future of TV and Twitter<\/a>, and examine our present conundrum of how ISPs can&#8217;t rely on their meters <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/07\/more-bad-news-about-broadband-caps-many-meters-are-inaccurate\/\">to measure your broadband usage<\/a>. <\/p>\n<form id=\"wpcom-iframe-form-2301d50639fa85ca2990c86225420c1b\"  method=\"post\" action=\"http:\/\/wpcomwidgets.com\/\"> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"frameborder\" value=\"0\" \/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"scrolling\" value=\"no\" \/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"resize\" value=\"0\" \/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"replace_attributes\" value=\"1\" \/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"fallback\" value=\"&#60;p class=&#34;protected-embed-fallback&#34;&#62;This embed is invalid&#60;\/p&#62;\" \/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"width\" value=\"300\" \/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"height\" value=\"88\" \/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"style\" value=\"border: none\" \/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_data\" value=\"PGlmcmFtZSBzdHlsZT0iYm9yZGVyOiBub25lIiBzcmM9Imh0dHA6Ly9odG1sNS1wbGF5ZXIubGlic3luLmNvbS9lbWJlZC9lcGlzb2RlL2lkLzIyMTA3MjEvaGVpZ2h0Lzg4L3dpZHRoLzMwMC90aGVtZS9sZWdhY3kvZGlyZWN0aW9uL25vL2F1dG9wbGF5L25vL2F1dG9uZXh0L25vL3RodW1ibmFpbC95ZXMvcHJlbG9hZC9uby9ub19hZGR0aGlzL25vLyIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9Im5vIiBoZWlnaHQ9Ijg4IiB3aWR0aD0iMzAwIiBzY3JvbGxpbmc9Im5vIj48L2lmcmFtZT4=,9bb23b50c8fc293617bda4f15683cd03d984ecd7\" \/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_tag\" value=\"protected-iframe\" \/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_hash\" value=\"2301d50639fa85ca2990c86225420c1b\" \/> <\/form>\n<p> <iframe name=\"wpcom-iframe-2301d50639fa85ca2990c86225420c1b\" width=\"300\" height=\"88\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.getElementById('wpcom-iframe-form-2301d50639fa85ca2990c86225420c1b').submit();<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gigaom\/DELL_TWITTER_TV_BROADBAND_CAPS.mp3\">Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.libsyn.com\/rss\">Subscribe via RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/gigaom-commutist\/id560531494\">iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/\">Stitcher Radio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SHOW NOTES:<\/strong><br \/> Hosts: Chris Albrecht and Erica Ogg<br \/> Guests: Barb Darrow, Eliza Kern and Stacey Higginbotham<\/p>\n<p>0:00 &#8211; 07:49 &#8211; Dell goes private<br \/> 07:50 &#8211; 19:56 &#8211; Twitter buys Bluefin and the future of TV<br \/> 19:57 &#8211; 32:03 &#8211; Bad news about broadband measuring tools<\/p>\n<p><strong>SELECT PREVIOUS EPISODES:<\/strong><br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/06\/podcast-qa-bb-10-data-plans-ink-in-surface-rt-console-gaming-v-phones\/\">Call-in show: BB 10 Data, digital ink on Surface, and consoles v. phone games<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/04\/podcast-kabam-founder-on-scaling-globally-and-designing-for-different-platforms\/\">Podcast: Kabam founder on scaling globally and designing for different platforms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/01\/podcast-blackberrys-in-a-jam-no-facebook-phone-and-netflixs-excellent-adventure\/\">Podcast: Blackberry\u2019s in a jam, no Facebook phone and Netflix\u2019s excellent adventure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/01\/30\/roadmap-re-run-kickstarters-perry-chen-on-creativity-and-crowdsourcing\/\">Podcast: RoadMap Re-Run: Kickstarter\u2019s Perry Chen on creativity and crowdsourcing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/01\/30\/podcast-qa-a-128-gb-ipad-straight-talk-v-attt-mobile-windows-rt-or-windows-8\/\">Podcast: Do you need a 128 GB iPad? 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