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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.

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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".