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Goalmine.com \| 12/17/2010 If you're looking for a last-minute holiday gift, consider money. CBS News and CNET Technology analyst Larry Magid spoke with Rimmy Malhotra, chief investment officer of Gratio Capital, the parent company of Goalmine.com.
Flipbook \| 07/21/2010 Larry Magid speaks with Flipboard CEO Mike McCue about the new iPad application that allows users to create their own "social magazine" based on recommendations from Twitter and Facebook.
Tabnabbing \| 06/11/2010 Mozilla's Aza Raskin is warning about a new type of phishing attack called tabnabbing.
Apple-iPad Data Breach \| 06/10/2010 Larry Magid discusses the AT&T security breach that disclosed more than 100,000 iPad users' emails. In an interview with CBS News, Goatse Security analyst Jim Jeffers explains what happened and what information may have been compromised.
Magid Interviews Facebook CEO \| 05/27/2010 Larry Magid sat down with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shortly after he announced that the company was simplifying Facebook's privacy settings.
Nitro PDF Reader \| 05/25/2010 There are plenty of free PDF readers available for download, but Nitro PDF, which publishes the $99.99 Nitro Professional PDF creation tool, is now offering a free PDF reader whose features include the ability to write comments that can be read by any other PDF reader. To learn how the product works, CBS News and CNET Technology Analyst Larry Magid spoke with the company's chief product officer, Lonn Lorenz.
Togetherville.com Launch \| 05/19/2010 Larry Magid speaks with Togetherville.com founder Mandeep Singh Dhillon about the launch of the new website built for children.
CBS News Tech Report: 03/10/10 \| 03/10/2010 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board at its meeting Friday will consider a proposal from ICM Registry for adult sites to use the .xxx top-level domain instead of or in addition to .com.
Microsoft and Yahoo \| 07/29/2009 Barring any unlikely interference from regulators, the Microsoft Yahoo relationship is a done deal. Larry Magid reports.
Magid Interviews Glympse CEO \| 05/21/2009 Services like Loopt, which lets users (with permission) track their friends' locations using cell phone GPS technology, have been around for a few years. But a new player, Glympse, is launching its public beta service. Glympe CEO and co-founder Bryan Trussel says that his service is easier to use and safer because a user allows him or herself to be tracked only for a specified period of time.
Palm Pre Arrives \| 06/05/2009 The Palm Pre is probably the most highly anticipated tech product of the year, and, finally, people are starting to get their hands on it. A few days before the launch, CBS News and CNET Tech Analyst Larry Magid spoke with Paul Cousineau, Palm's director of product management for WebOS.
'Glympse' Arrives \| 05/21/2009 Location-based services like Loopt have been around for a few years, but a new player--Glympse, is launching its public beta service.
Viva La Revolution \| 04/09/2009 France rejected a bill requiring Internet service providers to suspend access to those with 3 warnings for illegally downloading music. Larry Magid spoke with EFF's Danny O'Brien about the issue.
Trend Micro's David Perry on Conficker \| 04/09/2009 Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered that the Conficker worm, which did basically nothing on April 1, is now updating itself by using a peer-to-peer network between infected Windows PCs to pass on payload instructions. Because the worm's instructions are encrypted researchers have so far been unable to determine the nature of the payload, according to Trend Micro education director David Perry. But Perry has plenty of good information about the worm in this podcast.
Conficker Worm April Fools? \| 04/01/2009 Conficker Worm April Fools?
David Finkelhor Interview \| 03/31/2009 Larry talks with David Finkelhor of the Crimes Against Children Research Center about his research on online dangers to kids.
The Conficker Cometh \| 03/31/2009 So far, it hasn't done any damage, but on April 1 it's programed to "phone home," possibly getting instructions from some master computer to start doing real damage. Most experts don't expect anything dramatic, but Windows users are being advised to make sure they apply the latest security patch and to be sure they're using up-to-date anti-virus software. CBS News and CNET tech analyst discussed the worm with David Perry, education director of Internet security company Trend Micro.
Law Professor Talks About "Sexting" \| 03/25/2009 It's called "sexting" when someone takes a nude, partially nude or sexually provocative photo and sends it to someone, typically by cell phone. Some consider it a new type of flirting but if the picture involves a minor, it could be a state or federal offense even if the young person is the one taking and sending the picture. CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid interviews Catholic University Law Professor Mary Leary on the phenomenon.
InSTEDD's Eric Rasmussen \| 03/17/2009 CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid speaks with Dr. Eric Rasmussen, CEO of InSTEDD, a nonprofit that creates software and mobile applications to assist in humanitarian relief work.
Google 's Phone Revolution \| 03/12/2009 Google Voice is a service which is revolutionizing the way we use landline phones. Larry Magid spoke with Google executive Craig Walker about the service's features.
Twitter In The Courtroom \| 03/06/2009 Ron Sylvester, a reporter for the Wichita Eagle is Twittering news from a trial in a federal courtroom. While that's been done before in state courts, it may be the first time it's been done in a federal court. CBS News chief legal analyst Andrew Cohen says that while it might be violating federal procedures, it could eventually become a more common occurrence.
Weighing In On Kindle \| 03/05/2009 Larry Magid weighs in on Amazon's Kindle for iPhone applicatoin. It's not as good as the Kindle hardware but once you get lost in a book it doesn't really matter.
What Is Skout? \| 03/02/2009 Skout is a location aware dating service that lets you use an iPhone or other GPS enabled mobile device to find potential matches. Skout's chief marketing officer, Patrick McGovern, explains the system to Larry Magid.
Demo Conference Preview \| 03/01/2009 Demo Executive Producer Chris Shipley gave Larry Magid a preview of the Demo conference.
Facebook Privacy Concerns \| 02/19/2009 Facebook recently angered many users and privacy advocates when it changed its terms of service to give itself the right to permanently retain user information even if a user deletes an account. The policy was temporarily rescinded in the face of a likely federal complaint from The Electronic Privacy Information Center. CBS News and CNET Technology analyst Larry Magid spoke with EPIC's executive director and Facebook's chief privacy officer.
Girl Ambition CEO Hillary DeCesare \| 01/31/2009 Girl Ambition is a social networking site on a mission. The site, aimed at 7 to 13-year-old girls, does more than provide communication tools. It also teaches values and online safety. It's CEO, Hillary DeCesare, says that it's about boosting girls' self esteem "to help promote positive female role models going forward." She talked to CBS News and CNET technology analyst Larry Magid.
Windows 7, A Preview \| 01/29/2009 Microsoft has released a preview “beta test” version of Windows 7, the operating system that will replace the much-maligned Windows Vista. The company is allowing anyone to download the new software between now and Feb. 10 to try it out. CBS News and CNET technology analyst Larry Magid talked about Windows 7 with CNET’s Senior Writer and Microsoft specialist Ina Fried, who has tried it on several computers.
Magid On Mac's 25th \| 01/23/2009 As his daily segment for CBS station KCBS in San Francisco, CBS News and CNET technology analyst Larry Magid spoke with co-anchors Patti Reising and Jeff Bell on the 25th anniversary of the Mac about what he thought about it back then and what the future holds.
The President's Website \| 01/21/2009 Since Barack Obama was sworn in, the White House website's gotten a makeover. CBS News and CNET Technology Analyst Larry Magid chatted with CNET News' chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh.
John Palfrey On Web Safety \| 01/15/2009 Harvard Law Professor and former Berkman Center director John Palfrey talks with CBS News and CNET's Larry Magid about the Internet Safety Technical Task Force report that shows that predator danger for kids is not what a lot of people feared.

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Goalmine.com \| 12/17/2010 If you're looking for a last-minute holiday gift, consider money. CBS News and CNET Technology analyst Larry Magid spoke with Rimmy Malhotra, chief investment officer of Gratio Capital, the parent company of Goalmine.com.
Flipbook \| 07/21/2010 Larry Magid speaks with Flipboard CEO Mike McCue about the new iPad application that allows users to create their own "social magazine" based on recommendations from Twitter and Facebook.
Tabnabbing \| 06/11/2010 Mozilla's Aza Raskin is warning about a new type of phishing attack called tabnabbing.
Apple-iPad Data Breach \| 06/10/2010 Larry Magid discusses the AT&T security breach that disclosed more than 100,000 iPad users' emails. In an interview with CBS News, Goatse Security analyst Jim Jeffers explains what happened and what information may have been compromised.
Magid Interviews Facebook CEO \| 05/27/2010 Larry Magid sat down with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shortly after he announced that the company was simplifying Facebook's privacy settings.
Nitro PDF Reader \| 05/25/2010 There are plenty of free PDF readers available for download, but Nitro PDF, which publishes the $99.99 Nitro Professional PDF creation tool, is now offering a free PDF reader whose features include the ability to write comments that can be read by any other PDF reader. To learn how the product works, CBS News and CNET Technology Analyst Larry Magid spoke with the company's chief product officer, Lonn Lorenz.
Togetherville.com Launch \| 05/19/2010 Larry Magid speaks with Togetherville.com founder Mandeep Singh Dhillon about the launch of the new website built for children.
CBS News Tech Report: 03/10/10 \| 03/10/2010 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board at its meeting Friday will consider a proposal from ICM Registry for adult sites to use the .xxx top-level domain instead of or in addition to .com.
Microsoft and Yahoo \| 07/29/2009 Barring any unlikely interference from regulators, the Microsoft Yahoo relationship is a done deal. Larry Magid reports.
Magid Interviews Glympse CEO \| 05/21/2009 Services like Loopt, which lets users (with permission) track their friends' locations using cell phone GPS technology, have been around for a few years. But a new player, Glympse, is launching its public beta service. Glympe CEO and co-founder Bryan Trussel says that his service is easier to use and safer because a user allows him or herself to be tracked only for a specified period of time.
Palm Pre Arrives \| 06/05/2009 The Palm Pre is probably the most highly anticipated tech product of the year, and, finally, people are starting to get their hands on it. A few days before the launch, CBS News and CNET Tech Analyst Larry Magid spoke with Paul Cousineau, Palm's director of product management for WebOS.
'Glympse' Arrives \| 05/21/2009 Location-based services like Loopt have been around for a few years, but a new player--Glympse, is launching its public beta service.
Viva La Revolution \| 04/09/2009 France rejected a bill requiring Internet service providers to suspend access to those with 3 warnings for illegally downloading music. Larry Magid spoke with EFF's Danny O'Brien about the issue.
Trend Micro's David Perry on Conficker \| 04/09/2009 Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered that the Conficker worm, which did basically nothing on April 1, is now updating itself by using a peer-to-peer network between infected Windows PCs to pass on payload instructions. Because the worm's instructions are encrypted researchers have so far been unable to determine the nature of the payload, according to Trend Micro education director David Perry. But Perry has plenty of good information about the worm in this podcast.
Conficker Worm April Fools? \| 04/01/2009 Conficker Worm April Fools?
David Finkelhor Interview \| 03/31/2009 Larry talks with David Finkelhor of the Crimes Against Children Research Center about his research on online dangers to kids.
The Conficker Cometh \| 03/31/2009 So far, it hasn't done any damage, but on April 1 it's programed to "phone home," possibly getting instructions from some master computer to start doing real damage. Most experts don't expect anything dramatic, but Windows users are being advised to make sure they apply the latest security patch and to be sure they're using up-to-date anti-virus software. CBS News and CNET tech analyst discussed the worm with David Perry, education director of Internet security company Trend Micro.
Law Professor Talks About "Sexting" \| 03/25/2009 It's called "sexting" when someone takes a nude, partially nude or sexually provocative photo and sends it to someone, typically by cell phone. Some consider it a new type of flirting but if the picture involves a minor, it could be a state or federal offense even if the young person is the one taking and sending the picture. CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid interviews Catholic University Law Professor Mary Leary on the phenomenon.
InSTEDD's Eric Rasmussen \| 03/17/2009 CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid speaks with Dr. Eric Rasmussen, CEO of InSTEDD, a nonprofit that creates software and mobile applications to assist in humanitarian relief work.
Google 's Phone Revolution \| 03/12/2009 Google Voice is a service which is revolutionizing the way we use landline phones. Larry Magid spoke with Google executive Craig Walker about the service's features.
Twitter In The Courtroom \| 03/06/2009 Ron Sylvester, a reporter for the Wichita Eagle is Twittering news from a trial in a federal courtroom. While that's been done before in state courts, it may be the first time it's been done in a federal court. CBS News chief legal analyst Andrew Cohen says that while it might be violating federal procedures, it could eventually become a more common occurrence.
Weighing In On Kindle \| 03/05/2009 Larry Magid weighs in on Amazon's Kindle for iPhone applicatoin. It's not as good as the Kindle hardware but once you get lost in a book it doesn't really matter.
What Is Skout? \| 03/02/2009 Skout is a location aware dating service that lets you use an iPhone or other GPS enabled mobile device to find potential matches. Skout's chief marketing officer, Patrick McGovern, explains the system to Larry Magid.
Demo Conference Preview \| 03/01/2009 Demo Executive Producer Chris Shipley gave Larry Magid a preview of the Demo conference.
Facebook Privacy Concerns \| 02/19/2009 Facebook recently angered many users and privacy advocates when it changed its terms of service to give itself the right to permanently retain user information even if a user deletes an account. The policy was temporarily rescinded in the face of a likely federal complaint from The Electronic Privacy Information Center. CBS News and CNET Technology analyst Larry Magid spoke with EPIC's executive director and Facebook's chief privacy officer.
Girl Ambition CEO Hillary DeCesare \| 01/31/2009 Girl Ambition is a social networking site on a mission. The site, aimed at 7 to 13-year-old girls, does more than provide communication tools. It also teaches values and online safety. It's CEO, Hillary DeCesare, says that it's about boosting girls' self esteem "to help promote positive female role models going forward." She talked to CBS News and CNET technology analyst Larry Magid.
Windows 7, A Preview \| 01/29/2009 Microsoft has released a preview “beta test” version of Windows 7, the operating system that will replace the much-maligned Windows Vista. The company is allowing anyone to download the new software between now and Feb. 10 to try it out. CBS News and CNET technology analyst Larry Magid talked about Windows 7 with CNET’s Senior Writer and Microsoft specialist Ina Fried, who has tried it on several computers.
Magid On Mac's 25th \| 01/23/2009 As his daily segment for CBS station KCBS in San Francisco, CBS News and CNET technology analyst Larry Magid spoke with co-anchors Patti Reising and Jeff Bell on the 25th anniversary of the Mac about what he thought about it back then and what the future holds.
The President's Website \| 01/21/2009 Since Barack Obama was sworn in, the White House website's gotten a makeover. CBS News and CNET Technology Analyst Larry Magid chatted with CNET News' chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh.
John Palfrey On Web Safety \| 01/15/2009 Harvard Law Professor and former Berkman Center director John Palfrey talks with CBS News and CNET's Larry Magid about the Internet Safety Technical Task Force report that shows that predator danger for kids is not what a lot of people feared.

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