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The Michael’s welcome special guest Dave Kamalsky from Linden Lab to the show. We have a great section on virtual worlds including both the good, the bad, and the really ugly. Andy is traveling this week, but should be back with us next week. For those who celebrate, Happy Easter Weekend.

What’s Cool
Dave — iPad cabinet
Michael R — First Flight
Michael M — wii-tastic

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Understanding Islam through virtual worlds comic book format – michaelrowe01
Are virtual worlds over? – ranoka
Metaplace closing
Vitality
Forterra sold to SAIC
There.com shut down
Venuegen out of public beta – carolinabigblue
12 MMORPG failures – epredator

Tech-no-tronic
Welcome to our new (you get the picture) – phil_hartman
Ethical design – lx5

Mac-a-rooni
Apple vs Predator – epredator
Scott-e-vest ipad ready clothing

Social Networkin’
TV dinner
Facebook privacy changes – rickmans & andypiperuk
Facebook bigger than Google – andypiperuk

Final thoughts
Dave — no thoughts
Michael R — Snoop’s Luke Skywalker Shoes via @billhiggins on Twitter
Michael M — Hit the Big Button

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Andy, Michael and Michael focus this week’s show on Games, Electronic Cars, and Twitter… Will this Twitter fascination never end? We also do a bit of Kindle 2 Analysis and luckily miss most of the ratholes that are swirling around us. A big shout out to @comcipher who won a guest appearance on Dogear-Nation during last week’s RalTwestival.

Show Links

What’s cool?
Andy — London Twestival and Poken
Michael R — Kindle Usage on the Plane
Michael M — Raleigh Serious Games Day

Obligatory 3-D Internet
We’ve got the Worlds in Motion (epredator)
Ralph Koster’s Metaplace
IBM Serious Games Day
Cyber-hedonism (kiambogo)

Tech-no-tronic
It’s Electric (boogie-oogie-oogie) (huskiesct)
I want my m(Apple) TV (kiambogo)
Kindle2 (huskiesct)
PC Mag review of Kindle 2
Google power metering (kiambogo)

Social Networking
hack-a-tweet (adreich)
Twitter Hacks

Final Thoughts
Michael R – Amazon Affiliate Program and Kindle Suprise
Andy – Not here next week and Human Calendar
Michael M – Smart Home Lights via Twitter and Pro Football causes UNC to win against Duke

Bonus Links
Kindle 2 – NO!
Search thru Twitter (kiambogo)
Flu Tracking
Singularity University (duckboxxer)

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