Show summary: Facebook's changing their privacy policy, and Molly and Rafe predict there will be groups. I don't think anyone cares about regional groups, but hey, I could be wrong. We also talk about why Steve Jobs personally approved an app that currently doesn't work. And Richard comes up with a brilliant idea for the future of news.

Category: Buzz Out Loud

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Ep. 1117: There will be Facebook Groups!
Ep 1117: Web Exclusive
Ep. 1113: There's no Moore's law for chemistry
Ep. 11: Worst business decisions ever
Ep. 1111: Facebook is depressing
Ep. 187: Tech turkeys
Ep. 1108: Tracker pulling
Ep. 1106: A tall drink of Moon water
Ep. 10: Funny business
Ep. 1106: Web Exclusive

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August 25, 2009 Cross-platform consistency

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August 25, 2009 For power Web users

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My product editorial reviews (showing 3 of 8)

September 21, 2006 Soapbox (beta)

September 18, 2006 Google Notebook

August 28, 2006 Google Apps

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My product user reviews (showing 3 of 9)

July 22, 2007 Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG65 (Silver)

"A Mixed bag"

User's rating: 3.0 stars

November 13, 2005 VP201B 20.1-inch Black ThinEdge UltraSlim Bezel LCD Display

"Very nice monitor"

User's rating: 3.5 stars

November 13, 2005 "Great features, bad phone"

This product is no longer available.

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My blogs and podcasts (showing 3 of 1647)

December 3, 2009 Boxee gets Clicker app, but not all Clicker data

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November 30, 2009 CNET News Daily Podcast: Black Friday and Cyber Monday kick off holiday shopping

Filed in: CNET News Daily Podcast

November 24, 2009 Start-up Asana promises workplace nirvana

Filed in: Webware

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My forum posts (showing 3 of 122)

September 11, 2008 "Thanks everyone!"

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September 11, 2008 "Fair question"

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September 11, 2008 "THANKS"

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My comments (showing 3 of 275)

December 3, 2009 "Argh! Fixing. Thanks for the alert."

In reply to: "Boxee gets Clicker app, but not all Clicker data"

November 20, 2009 "Curtis, you cheat. Exactly."

In reply to: "Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: Tech biz turkeys"

November 10, 2009 "There are two computers on my desk, a Thinkpad..."

In reply to: "Two new remote Webcams: Mole and Vue"

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About me

Member since:
June 22, 2002
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Editor at large
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I run the group at CNET.com that reviews computer systems, peripherals, accessories, networking products, software, and internet services. I also write two columns (Works for ME, for CNET; and Rafe's Radar, for Release 1.0), plus the thrice-weekly AnchorDesk newsletter. And I'm working on our small business coverage. I also have a rarely-updated personal blog, www.rafeneedleman.com. I like to hear from CNET users!
Interests:
Learning about classical music. I married a cellist two years ago, and she plays intricate, complex, beautiful music in our house. She"s totally ruined pop music for me.
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Software editorial reviews: 2
Blogs and podcasts: 1647
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