On Digital Media

On Digital Media 108: The Check-In Game Click to download  In this episode, John Federico (twitter: @gadgetboy), Craig Calder (twitter: @ccalder) and Steve Hatch (twitter: @shatch) chat about: Apple owns the U.S. tablet market. Who will compete? Steve got a bumper! R.I.P. Google Wave Check-in on Foursquare automatically! Or not. Shopkick turns the check-in knob to eleven. Best Buy joins them. MeetMoi NOW alerts you when romance is in the air. Or around the block. The "new" Consumer Tracking Industry and Rupert Murdoch's campaign to convince you that paywalls are better than advertising. The WSJ has succumbed to the Murdoch influence, jumps the shark Our music is Democracy from Alexandr Blu. Send us tips, comments, questions or gripes to comments@odmcast.com. For partner or sponsor information, contact John Federico at http://newrules.com.