EdTechWeekly+193

//May 1, 2011//
 * EdTechWeekly #193**

**Regular hosts:** Dave, Jen, John **Guest hosts: [|Karen Connaghan],** Program Evaluator, Org Leadership/Ed Tech Doctoral Student, Ed Tech Leader, Adjunct Professor, Social Media Enthusiast, Educator, Learning Consultant. Or maybe not. As of 8 hours before show time, she hasn't responded to two confirmation requests.

This week's Links:
 * Big tech bumpy ride: http://gigaom.com/2011/04/30/hey-apple-sony-and-amazon-crisis-response-is-real-time-now-too/
 * Phone tracking ... big deal or no biggie?
 * What? http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/04/25/iphone.tracking.wired
 * Why? http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/04/27location_qa.html
 * Amazon's wild ride:
 * Gearing up for the cloud: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/26/us-amazon-earnings-idUSTRE73P6HV20110426
 * Why the cloud rained on Amazon's parade: http://aws.amazon.com/message/65648/
 * In related Amazon news: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/apr/21/kindle-borrow-ebooks-libraries-amazon
 * What's this about Sony Playstation data?
 * No evidence anything was stolen: []
 * And the lawsuits have already started: []
 * Yahoo sells Delicious to Avos
 * What's this? []
 * What do I need to do? []
 * Implications for the future of the service?
 * The changing publishing industry.
 * What happens when people stop believing the marketing hype? []
 * "When I saw that highly successful authors were charging $9.99 for an e-book, I thought that if I can make a profit at 99 cents, I no longer have to prove I'm as good as them," says Mr. Locke. "Rather, they have to prove they are ten times better than me."


 * Would you pay $10-20 a month for a laptop subscription? []

Dave's links
 * https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=d4js5kt_350dh5sc8f3&pli=1
 * http://142.51.75.17/mnode.asp?id=q1rx7jz1rx7jzu3lpfvf4jesn&mode=