Gigawhat Ep. 42: Stormy Clouds
The internet suffers a couple of hiccups as cloud services across Google and Microsoft hit outages. Is it enough to make you think twice before going all cloud? We also talk about Netflix and our favourite online rating sites for reviews on restaurants. Check out our recommendations in this week’s show.
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Netflix Simultaneous Streaming Policy: http://gigaom.com/video/netflix-simultaneous-streams/
Google Docs Outage: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2392709,00.asp
Microsoft Cloud Outage: http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/09/7686427-hotmail-msn-outage-sparks-doubts-about-microsoft-cloud
Google Music on iOS: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20103901-1/google-music-comes-to-ios-as-a-web-app/
Google Acquires Zagat: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/google-just-got-zagat-rated.html
Facebook iPhone Update: http://www.tipb.com/2011/09/06/facebook-iphone-updated-35/
App of the Week
Explore 9/11 (iOS): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/explore-9-11/id387986451?mt=8
The 9/11 Memorial: Past, Present, and Future (iPad): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-911-memorial-past-present/id454906377?mt=8&s=143441
9/11 Memorial Guide (iOS): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/9-11-memorial-guide/id457056165?mt=8
9/11 Memorial Guide (Android): https://market.android.com/details?id=org.national911memorial.names
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