Episode 158

===Stories Covered===
* Google failed at meeting goals for quarterly earnings. Google is falling apart with all their projects including Google Earth.
** Analysts think that Google stock will stay still.
* Verizon is planning their own television business. They will use up most of their own bandwidth possibly limiting others.
** Will there be a bandwidth war?
*Nielson is trying to figure out how to rate recorded TV shows. The new system samples 60 boxes.
**TiVO is trying to sell their information including which commercials people fast-forward through.
* TV is going digital in 2006
===From The Phones===
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===In the Forums===
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===Emails===
* Thank you for the Segway picture.
* No more Gubuntu - Nick
* The Anti-Software patent rants bugs him. Survivor can be watched online for $1.99 for 24 hours. CBS are idiots.- Bob the Patent Lawyer
* You say awesome too much - (Email from England)
===Additional Notes===
* Leo Laporte discusses podcasting and making money by podcasting.
** Don't worry about making money at first
** Word of mouth is important
===Quotes===
"Your voice is to him sextastic" - Anonymous Emailer
===After The Credits===
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