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<li><strong>[00:00][business] <a href="http://marketingland.com/zillow-buys-rival-trulia-fro-3-5-billion-stock-93049?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">zillow buys trulia for 3.5B in stock</a> w/</strong><a href="http://twitter.com/gsterling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greg Sterling</a> @sterling market report</li>
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<li>] Two of the biggest real-estate web sites are merging: Zillow is buying Trulia for $3.5 billion in an all-stock deal. Both Trulia and Zillow brands will be preserved.</li>
<li>] will keep the 2 the real estate shopping services seperate</li>
<li>] combination is either scary or convenient, dependant upon your view</li>
<li>] on the consumer side, the #1 and # 2 real estate sites according to comscore, huge mobile audiences,&nbsp;</li>
<li>] they dont have a lot of overlap in their functionality, suspicion that a lot of people are using both sites.</li>
<li>] zillow, 83M uniques in 2014-06,</li>
<li>] trulia, 54M uniques,</li>
<li>] SF based trulia, seems to be a better site, more info about&nbsp;</li>
<li>] trulia - is more of a 'browser site' about finding info on the property, getting contextual info -&nbsp; neibhorhood amenities, crime stats, search engine for listings, could do a better job of servicing those listings</li>
<li>] zillow - is about managing your own property, getting listings out, determining market values, started out as a data aggragator, real estate voyeruism drove initial growth, 'looky loo's'</li>
<li>] why not combine into one mega service ?</li>
<li>] will see some integration of services</li>
<li>] they are combining board, trulia ceo, Pete Flint will remain, but will report to zillow ceo, Spencer Radcoff</li>
<li>] targeted to close next year, has to be approved by boards of current company</li>
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<li><strong><strong>[11:40]</strong>[tech-software-os] <a href="http://gigaom.com/2014/07/28/samsung-indefinitely-delays-the-release-of-its-first-tizen-smartphone/" target="_blank">Samsung's mobile OS Tizen being delayed again</a></strong></li>
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<li>] According to GigaOm, Samsung is delaying the release of its own Tizen operating system, which was set to launch in Russia on a device called the Samsung Z. Previously scuttled in Japan, the operating system has shown up on Samsung smart watches and cameras, but <strong>Samsung says it needs to develop a bigger app store</strong> before the OS is released on a phone.&nbsp;</li>
<li>] slowing down Samsungs attempts to become more independant google &amp; android</li>
<li>] Tizen is their fallback position, a bargaining chip</li>
<li>] suspects there may be no apps, why would developers develop for samsung app store</li>
<li>] even giants like MSFT and AMAZON have trouble getting traction for their app store developers</li>
<li>] blogger on Wall Street Journal reports that it wont launch this year</li>
<li>] the OS currently runs only on a smartwatch</li>
<li>] have recently switched their galaxy gear smartwatch from android to tizen, maybe a precedent</li>
<li>] if Tizen becomes a thing, would Samsung do the same thing with their phones</li>
<li>] samsung has worked hard to differentiate their version of android from others</li>
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<li><strong><strong>[17:00]</strong>[business] <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/28/us-amazon-3d-idUSKBN0FX0RI20140728" target="_blank">amazon launches new store for 3D printed products</a> w/</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/dseetharaman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deepa Seetharaman</a></li>
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<li>] Amazon launched a new online store today for 3D-printed products.</li>
<li>] Customers can order and customize bobble heads, jewelry, smartphone cases and other products, which will be printed by one of Amazon&rsquo;s sellers, then shipped.</li>
<li>] initally 200+ different products, can be ordered with personalization opitons specified on the Amazon website</li>
<li>] example pair of earings, shaped like a molecule, diameter of molecules can be adjusted, the width, the color, ...</li>
<li>] test mule for more products down the line</li>
<li>] maybe one day, you will just customize designs you buy and the print it out at home on your 3D printer</li>
<li>] 3D printers are becoming mainstream very quickly, you can purchase them @home depot</li>
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<li><strong><strong>[22:00]</strong>[business] <a href="http://recode.net/2014/07/27/apple-to-buy-radio-app-swell-for-30-million/" target="_blank">apple buys 2 content companies</a></strong></li>
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<li>] Apple is purchasing two young companies--BookLamp and Swell--aimed at creating streaming online services for books and talk radio, respectively, according to TechCrunch and Re/Code.</li>
<li>] According to the reports, the BookLamp deal is closed, and the Swell deal is very close to finished.</li>
<li>] Both use a Pandora-like model and simple interfaces to stream content, and with Apple CarPlay on the horizon, it's clear that Apple is getting ready to fight both Amazon and Google for the streaming experience both in-car and out.</li>
<li>] Swell, like music except for talk, apple</li>
<li>] apple would love to move podcasting into a future where they could make money off of it</li>
<li>] apples own podcasting app has its share of problems including very low ratings in the app store</li>
<li>] apple on a buying spree of lately</li>
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<li><strong><strong>[27:00]</strong>[business] <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2014/07/27/amazon-apparently-set-to-launch-square-competitor-next-month-as-it-preps-biometric-payment-tools/" target="_blank">amazon may be launching its own "square like" card reader</a></strong></li>
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<li>] 9to5 Mac&rsquo;s Mark Gurman reports evidence that Amazon may be getting ready to launch its own Square-like mobile credit card reading hardware product within the next few weeks. The evidence comes in the form of internal documents from retailer Staples, which plans to stock a new product called the Amazon Card Reader, which will be placed next to card readers from Square, PayPal and Staples itself.</li>
<li>] amazon which exists to sell things onlines, markets devices which exist to sell things online, now going into a brick &amp; mortar retail device</li>
<li>] amazon dominates in online sales world but not in brick and mortar stores</li>
<li>] response to ibeacon which is going to be apples ecommerce related entry into retail</li>
<li>] 9.99 price for retailers,</li>
<li>] amazon makes money with percentage on all card payment transactions</li>
<li>] amazon also recently released amazon wallet payments software for consumers, will end up in their devices</li>
<li>] how about a fingerprint reader instead of using a card period,</li>
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<li><strong><strong>[31:15]</strong>[technology] <a href="http://online.wsj.com/articles/hilton-books-upgraded-technology-1406503197?mod=yahoo_hs" target="_blank">hotel keys could dissapear in the future</a></strong></li>
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<li>] Hilton hotels are investing a huge truckload of money -- $550 million -- to allow guests to use their phones to select their rooms from their phones and use their phones as keys to enter their rooms, helping the hotels compete against rivals also investing in digital keys, and to help ease clogged lines at check-in and check-out. The Wall Street Journal says that the hotel chain will make its announcement later this week.</li>
<li>] app would also provide map to your hotel room,&nbsp;</li>
<li>] rolled out within the next couple of years ... may be used with ibeacon technology, where the door would unlock as you get to within a couple of feet of it</li>
<li>] there are already products available for you to do this in your home as well, example quickset, nice when sending a digital key VS having to deliver a physical, digital keys can now timeout with the latest firmware upgrade for the device.</li>
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<li><strong><strong>[00:00][</strong>government] chinese government shows up at msft offices</strong></li>
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<li>] they have been going after all the major tech companies, including apple, now msft</li>
<li>] aggressive engagement by Chinese government, if they can force other companies to do what they want, they win</li>
<li>] they know how the US gov works, lobbying by special interests ...</li>
<li>] most companies have no choice but to go along</li>
<li>] windows 8 is still banned in china, plans to go ahead with xbox release in china</li>
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<li><strong><strong>[38:00][</strong>feedback] viewer re: apple, amazon and predatory pricing</strong></li>
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<li>] re: episode# 1057 - why is there no law against companies selling products below cost?&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>] there are laws in other countries(ex australia, canada ), not in the us</li>
<li>] there are laws in US about 'dumping' products</li>
<li>] amazon doesnt really have a monopoly, they have a monopsomy, a buyers monopoly ...</li>
<li>] if you want to have a best selling book, you better have it on amazon</li>
<li>] something that needs to be revisited, its a new world </li>
<li>] on the other side, a great democratization of publishing that happened with Amazon, more authors can get their books to market</li>
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<li><strong><strong>[43:30]</strong>[business/marketing] msft reveals new Cortana commercial targeting Siri</strong></li>
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<li>] msft introduced a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;v=w0pjD4qpIpg" target="_blank">clever commercial</a> reveals the potential of geo-fencing</li>
<li>] google now - does 'most of' this already,&nbsp;</li>
<li>] and <a href="/view/article?id=1984" target="_blank">does a much better job of rifling through your email</a> ....</li>
<li>] JH - features of the various assistants are all kind of converging, they will each have their own strengths/weaknesses </li>
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<li><strong>] show - tech news today </strong></li>
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<li>] host -&nbsp;<a href="/view/person?id=202" target="_blank">Mike Elgan</a></li>
<li>] show producer -&nbsp;<a href="/view/person?id=234" target="_blank">Jason Howell</a></li>
<li>] guest host&nbsp;- Lindsey Turrentine @ cnet.com</li>
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<li>] Zillow</li>
<li>] Trulia</li>
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<li>] Amazon</li>
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<li><strong>] show - tech news today</strong></li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://twit.tv/show/tech-news-today/1058" target="_blank">show url</a>&nbsp;- shows home page with video of show and links</li>
<li>]&nbsp;show notes&nbsp;- detailed show notes, transcript, links to resources&nbsp;</li>
<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://twit.tv/content/top-news-july-28-2014" target="_blank">show notes summary</a>&nbsp;-</li>
<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://irc.twit.tv/" target="_blank">twit chat room</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/technewstoday/" target="_blank">subreddit</a> -&nbsp;News item submissions for TWIT's Tech News Today</li>
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