Thursday, September 2, 2010

Tech broadcaster Tom Merritt joins TWiT

May 30, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Blog, People

I’m a big fan of both CNET as well as TWiT and am pleased to hear that Tom Merritt is moving from CNET to TWiT this coming week. Petaluma, CA — The TWiT netcast network has hired Tom Merritt to bring several news- and geek-oriented shows to the channel. Owned by longtime tech broadcaster, president [...]

SXSW: Maybe next year?

March 18, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Industry News

I have been hearing about SXSW for years…and never really considered going. My good friends Marisa Bangash & Melinda Lee (www.uncensoredinterview.com) first turned me onto it a few years ago and while it initially appeared like a new music conference 2010 was the beginning of the shift. CBS Interactive, Leo LaPorte (twit.tv), NPR, BBC and [...]

Groundbreaking Technology of 1910: 100 years later

January 2, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Technology

Interesting posting from my friend Natali Del Conte of CNET 100 Years Ago: The Amazing Technology of 1910By Heather Whipps, Special to LiveScienceposted: 01 January 2010 09:53 am ET The dawn of 2010 promises more amazing developments in the world of technology. Already, tourists can visit space, for a price, nearly everything and everyone is [...]

November 1, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Technology

Many people ask me where I get alot of my information about digital media and related technologies and my answer is a handful of people who really get it…Natali DelConte, Jason Calcanis and Leo LaPorte are three good examples. I was listening to the live webcast of Leo LaPorte’s “TWIT Live” program and his two [...]