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We must be getting closer to Halloween, since we have death and undead on our minds. In our 3-D Internet section, we have people living out their lives in robotic forms. In our Tech-no-tronic section, we have the ability to will our Twitter account to someone after we die (could this end up causing a bit of Ghost Tweeting?). In our Win-A-Rooni section, we have Microsoft Windows’ attempt at rebirth with Windows 7 and house parties. And finally, in our Social Networking section, ma.gnolia comes back from the dead with a new invite-only social bookmarking tool. I think it’s time to play with the undead and head over to World of Warcraft!

What’s Cool
Andy — Lego t-shirt
Michael R — Heads up GPS on iPhone
Michael M — Augmented Reality and Bionic Eye, The future mashups are bleeding into the 3-D Internet.

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Linden Speaks at Metanomics Show (epredator)
Linden Lab says SecondLife is Huge! (kevinaires)
Surrogates (wideawakewesley)
Business users who don’t get it — doomed to failure (epredator)

Tech-no-tronic
Living will for your digital assets (lx5)
Fitbit launched (kevinaires)

Win-a-rooni
Host your own Windows 7 House Party! (lx5)
In da House (uncommonman)
Dogear-Nation’s Windows 7 House Party
Zune OLED screen outshines iPod and Video

Social Networkin’
Magnolia’s ba-ack! – Sorta (heidigoseek)
Visualization for local twitter trends (heidigoseek)

Final thoughts
Andy — Apture (rucsb) Checking Facebook during a burglary and Poken for Business
Michael R — Evidently not playing enough WoW
Michael M — Honda’s Segway-like Unicycle (via kevinaires)

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This week Michael and Michael welcome special guest Zack – AKA -@Comcipher, the winner of our Raleigh Twestival contest. We begin the show discussing the pros and cons of businesses in virtual worlds. Are how to books Ponzi schemes? Help us decide on this week’s show comments. More and more businesses are getting into Twitter, is this a good thing? Can Twitter replace regular customer service? Why do we need a blow by blow of a Surgery on Twitter? Is 140 Characters too much for a “real” tweet? Is Andy enjoying Riverdance? Is Creative Commons necessary for Twitter? We decide that all news breaks first on Twitter, can traditional media actually keep up? Does Larry King know the definition of a Blog? We look at these questions, and more.

Show Links

What’s cool?
Michael M — Kingdom of Loathing
Michael R — ThinkGeek Drumkit Shirt
Zach — Man Shoots TV

Obligatory 3-D Internet
Building your Own 3-D Internet business (michaelrowe01)
The Game of Education (carolinabigblue)

Mac-a-rooni
epredator goes Mac – and he won’t go back!
Symphony for Mac

Social Networkin’
twitterbiznezez (adreich)
Clamp.  Scapel.  Tweet. (heidigoseek)
?twitter for the less verbose.  The Much. Less. Verbose. (andypiperuk)
Twitterfriends powers activate! (andypiperuk)
licensing tweets via creative commons (graham_alton)
Facebook TOS, as if someone else needs to talk (andypiperuk)
NZ twitter blackout (comcypher)

Visualization
Mirror, mirror on the wall (comcipher)

Final thoughts
Michael R. : Hunt for Gollum
Zach:  Filmblazer & great time at the @raltwestival !
Michael M. : Tweetsie railroad and Tweetsie tweets

Bonus Links:
Lothar of the Hill People
Multitouch open source development group
Larry King Live

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