This week on the Waves of Tech. January 27, 2011: Quora, Music apps, and content streaming.
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Show Notes
1. Quora.com
We were instantly turned on to what Quora had to offer. Quora is a social media site that is a detachment from the usual Facebook status update or 140-character tweet. It is “a continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by everyone who uses it.” Quora offers more to the social experience than Twitter and Facebook can. In-depth topics from business, tech, politics, sports, and more will keep you coming back to Quora.
2.Downside of instant content streaming, Netflix & the movie industry
Instant content streaming from the likes of Netflix, Hulu, and DirecTV has left me (Dave) in a position that many do not agree with. I truly miss the experience of going to a video store and combing the shelves for latest, newest, and exciting movie releases. We’ve lost the sensation of the video store experience and it leaves me reflecting on some of my past experiences.
3. iTunes 10.1.2 released
The big reason for the 10.1.2 release was to support the latest iPhone addition from Verizon. It now supports CDMA. Also, the release fixed some minor issues in stability and performance issues. Be sure to look for the update and get it.
4.Skype 5.0 final for Mac released
The Waves of Tech crew has been using the Beta version of Skype 5.0 for Mac. The ability to use multi-video conferencing is the huge selling point. Aside from some visual criticisms, the Beta worked great and we experienced little to no glitch. And of course, the final version crashed two of Steve’s Macs and the issues have surfaced on many forums. Expect some updates and fixes from Skype soon.
5.Music Apps: Which ones are we using
What music apps are you using? I am using Slacker and TheSpyFM while Steve is using Pandora. Next week’s show is all about Google. Are there any music apps on the Android network that are good and worth sharing? Let us know by sending some feedback to feedback@wotmn.tv.
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