Dominik’s Radio Times

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TechTalk: Operating Systems And Social Networks

Programme
TechTalk
Date
29 October 2007
Length
22 min

About this show

Introduction

In this episode of TechTalk, Dominik hosts Ross Patzelt and Tim McWilliams to discuss current technology trends. The conversation covers recent software releases like Mac OS Leopard and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon, a debate on Microsoft's market monopoly, and a detailed comparison between MySpace and Facebook, including Microsoft's investment in the social network.

Dominik hosts a discussion featuring guests Ross Patzelt and Tim McWilliams. The conversation covers recent software releases, including Mac OS Leopard and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon, and notes Microsoft's fines for abusing its market monopoly. The participants compare MySpace and Facebook, with Dominik critiquing MySpace's design and Ross discussing Facebook's growth, its history of requiring institutional accounts, and its link to relationship issues. Ross also shares a humorous anecdote about accidentally selecting the wrong gender preference on his profile. The segment concludes with details on Microsoft's 10% share purchase of Facebook and their exclusive five-year advertising agreement.

Topics

  • Operating system updates (Mac OS Leopard, Windows Vista, Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon)
  • Microsoft's market monopoly and hardware driver support for Linux
  • Comparison between MySpace and Facebook
  • Personal anecdotes regarding social media mistakes
  • Microsoft's investment in Facebook

Participants

  • Dominik
  • Ross Patzelt
  • Tim McWilliams
  • Ross

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Yes, I am. I just quickly ticked it, but I accidentally, and this is the truth. I accidentally ticked the box that box that said men and women, and I didn't realise until about two weeks later when I had a load of emails and I went into it saying from my friend saying.

To provide all the advertising on Facebook, and that is important because they beat out Google to it. You know, Google is a huge advertising behemoth on the internet, and also it's important because their Microsoft is now shooting for having fifty percent of their revenue coming from advertising eventually.

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