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Download MP3 This week’s Nerd Stalker Techweek Podcast Picks: WebOS opens up at last http://is.gd/zc4EgK (:25) LOL can land your dumb ass in Jail http://bit.ly/Py4tTW via @techdirt (3:58) Instagram surpasses Twitter in daily active mobile users in U.S. http://is.gd/JcYy6O (7:10) Tim Cook admits Apple 'fell short' on iOS 6 Maps, suggests third-party alternatives http://bit.ly/QZFR7f (10:43) Amazon.com Planning Online Wine Sales http://is.gd/o38f5d (16:12) Calif. Gov. signs law banning employers from asking job applicants for Facebook passwords http://bit.ly/QxVchJ (18:01)

Our Nerd Stalker staffwriter, Greg Viloria (aka @SocialGreg), was honored to sit down with Guy Kawasaki to discuss the release of his new book "What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of Us". Guy explains the motivation for the book, why he is just passionate about Google+ and why you should be too.

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We interviewed Graham McFarland , CEO and founder of Cinegif , an Austin based startup focused on bringing a new animated GIF to the market called Cinegifs. Cinegifs are small, professional quality clips that can make the "digital world a more interesting place." Graham explains where Cinegifs are being used and what services are more Gif friendly than others.

We caught up with Bruce Carlisle , President and Co-founder of Conference Hound between his conference jaunts and startup work. Conference Hound provides conference attendees a way to find conferences in their favorite citys and to provide event organizers a path for promotion in this greater than $200 Billion industry. In this interview, Bruce talks about the problem they are solving and some of the creative ways that Conference Hound is trying to take a piece of that multi-billion dollar conference industry.

Download MP3 This week’s Nerd Stalker Techweek Podcast Picks: Apple blown away by incredible iPhone 5 demand http://is.gd/gXfN7v (:27) Apple Lightning Adaptor Kills iPod Out on BMW, Mini Models bit.ly/PkpF0k via @wired (1:47) Another win for Apple: ITC says iPhone, iPad don’t violate Samsung patents http://is.gd/SWCkc0 (4:51) Son develops visual-based, Kinect-powered email system for stroke-stricken mother bit.ly/P6vWwt via @geekwire (5:49) Google Just Dropped an Android-Shaped Bomb on China http://tnw.co/Sp2QaG (7:42) IDF 2012: Intel sticks with Ultrabook goals, targets low-power Haswell at convertibles bit.ly/NohRg0 via @ZDNet (12:53) Speed Round: (Google Apps Says Goodbye To Internet Explorer 8, Pulls Support For the Browser http://ht.ly/dKWj2  (17:27) Judge Approves E-Book Price-Fixing Settlement bit.ly/PkgoFq via @allthingsd (18:43) An iPhone Case for the Sharks and the Jets http://bit.ly/QPaf5P  (19:33) Amazon relents, agrees to ditch Kindle...

Adolfo Foronda interviews Cass Phillipps about her fantastic one day event called Failcon. Cassandra has been a startup event producer for over five years, producing and managing conferences like FailCon, SF MusicTech Summit, Inside Social Apps, Unleashed Conference, and many more. She works with clients to insure each has a high-quality and profitable event, connecting them with the best partners, sponsors, and speakers for their topics. FailCon is a one-day conference for technology entrepreneurs, investors, developers and designers to study their own and others' failures and prepare for success on Oct. 22. Register at http://failcon2012.eventbrite.com/ and get 10% by using the code "nerdstalker".

We caught up with Christina Hug of YouNoodle to discuss how their platform and services help entrepreneurs. We discuss their new entrepreneur community platform, their YouNoodle Camp and their SaaS platform for Competition Management called Podium . Meet the YouNoodle Community YouNoodle released last week their new user interface for connecting with other entrepreneurs. Christina explains the rationale of YouNoodle's community building which is all about sharing, connecting and getting discovered.  Bootcamp for Budding Entrepreneurs In this segment, Christina explains how YouNoodle prepares entrepreneurs around the world for success through their YouNoodle Camp . She has a great success story of entrepreneurs who connected from very diverse backgrounds. Competition Management Tool Eases Hacker Event Pains Christina talks about YouNoodle's Podium  which helps manage competitions that have multiple judges and multiple participants. Some big...

Download MP3 This week’s Nerd Stalker Podcast Picks: Motorola's New Droid Razrs: Bigger Displays, Improved Battery Life bit.ly/QmKGc5 via @ allthingsd  (:41) Nokia's new PureView ad is amazing, too bad it's faked | The Verge http://vrge.co/NdonG8  (5:21) Why e-readers evolved a lot today: Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Glo bit.ly/NPtFJy via @ gigaom  (7:22) All Kindle Fires Will be Ad-Supported http://is.gd/EQ83Tx  (9:01) UPDATED: Amazon has just flip flopped again announcing a $15 charge will remove ads (lame?). Volkswagen Deactivates Blackberry Emails For Off-Duty Staff bit.ly/QmvN9G via @ PSFK  (10:49) Amazon's Kindle Fire Needs International Content http://tnw.co/NhFczY  (13:10)

In this Nerd Stalker interview, Greg Viloria aka @SocialGreg, sat down with Yuval Brisker , CEO and co-founder of TOA Technologies  (pronounced Toh-Ah) at their Cleveland headquarters. TOA Technologies helps you with the age old problem of "When will your service professional reach your destination?" They bring a unique "personalized" approach to the way people work with their unique time-based solutions.

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