Minnov8 Gang 210 – The Internet is Broken?

Steve returns to The Gang after 3 weeks and Phil is spring breaking but three of us dissect the top stories of the week including Best Buy’s founder returning, did hackers really break the internet last week and T-Mobile’s aggressive announcements.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Graeme Thickins (Phil Wilson is off this week).

Music: Dangerous Things from George Fletcher’s Bourbon Renewal/The Tequila Mockingbirds. From the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed during the show…

• Best Buy
  • Best Buy, RedLaser partner on mobile app strategy
  • Founder Richard Schulze rejoins Best Buy as chairman emeritus
  • Expect Hubert Joly to Lose His Job at Best Buy
  • Losers Return to Best Buy to Oversee Second Death Spiral
• Did the internet break last week?
  • The DDoS That Almost Broke the Internet
  • That Internet War Apocalypse Is a Lie
  • When spammers go to war: Behind the Spamhaus DDoS
• Steve’s Security Tip of The Week
  • Anatomy of the Apple ID password reset exploit
  • Password denied: when will Apple get serious about security?
• T-Mobile
  • T-Mobile’s UnCarrier event roundup
  • We Did The Math, And It Turns Out The T-Mobile iPhone 5 Could Save You A Bunch Of Money
• Facebook phone?
  • Facebook To Reveal “Home On Android”
  • Facebook’s Home On Android Could Give You A Sixth Sense For Your Social Life
• Others
  • Game Developer’s Conference
  • Minnesota Cup Commences Ninth Annual Competition
  • Yahoo Paid $30 Million in Cash for 18 Months of Young Summly Entrepreneur’s Time
  • Is It Real? With New Technology Has Activision Crossed The ‘Uncanny Valley’?
  • SendInc
  • Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School
  • Mike Elgan, tech writer

Upcoming Events…

• WordPress MSP, Thursday, March 28 at The Nerdery
• MinneBar 8, Saturday April 6, 9-5pm, Best Buy Headquarters
• 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference, April 11, 2013 – Saturday, April 13, 2013, Hilton Minneapolis
• Minne-Fair / Maker and DIY Exposition, April 13, 2013 – Sunday, April 14, 2013
• MinneWebCon, April 15, 2013 at 8:00 AM – April 16, 2013 at 4:30 PM, U of M Continuing Education & Conference Center
• WordCamp MSP, April 27, 2013 – Sunday, April 28, 2013
• Twin Cities Code Camp 14, April 27, 2013
• Midwest Mobile Summit, downtown Fargo, ND, April 28-29
• MHTA’s Spring Conference, April 30 at the Minneapolis Convention Center
• EyeO Festival, June 5-8, Walker Art Center

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