Reporters' Roundtable Video

Reporters' Roundtable 11: Worst Business Decisions Ever

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:26:14 PST

In the history of tech, some decisions stand out... as truly awful. This week, Rafe Needleman speaks with executive editors Charlie Cooper (CBS News) and Jim Kerstetter (CNET News) to go over the worst tech business decisions ever.

Reporters' Roundtable 10: Funny business

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:53:00 PST

Rafe Needleman interviews two experts on the business of online humor: Ben Huh, CEO of the Cheezburger Network, the company behind Failblog, ICanHazCheezburger, ThereIFixedIt, and other sites you're probably wasted your lunch hours on; and Ryan Dolan, previously in business development at the Onion, now making a go of it with his own business of selling funny products, 30Watt.

Reporters' Roundtable 9: The business of app stores

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:28:07 PST

The App Store business model, nearly perfected by Apple, has changed the way software is made, sold, distributed, and priced. Join Rafe Needleman in discussion with CNET's Maggie Reardon and GigaOm's Sebastian Rupley.

Reporters' Roundtable: The Future of the Book

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:35:11 PDT

This week on the Roundtable, we discuss the future of book publishing. Guests Andrew Savikas from O'Reilly Media, and our own executive editor David Carnoy, talk about the upcoming Barnes and Noble Nook, the continued success of the Amazon Kindle, the anticipation over a rumored Apple tablet device, and electronic books in general.

Reporters' Roundtable: RR07: The Dangers of cloud computing

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:31:17 PDT

Can you trust your personal or business data in the cloud? This week, CNET senior writer Stephen Shankland and cloud security expert Christofer Hoff discuss what it takes to make a cloud service safe, and how to deal with them while they're getting there.

Reporters' Roundtable: RR06: What Windows 7 means

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:52:24 PDT

Is Windows 7 just Vista done right, or is it a real departure for Microsoft? This week on the Roundtable, we discuss what Windows 7 means for the industry as well as its impact on vendors like Apple and Google. With special guests Farhad Manjoo of Slate and Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet.

Reporters' Roundtable: RR05: The uncertain future of tablets

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:51:14 PDT

2010 will probably see new tablet computers from Apple and maybe even Microsoft. What do these companies know that our panel does not? Featuring Ryan Block and Harry McCracken.

Reporters' Roundtable: RR04: How to launch a product

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:49:12 PDT

Should you launch your product at a trade show like Demo or CES, or should you try to drum up interest on your own? This week on the Roundtable, Revision 3 CEO Jim Louderback and Stage Two Consulting's Jeremy Toeman discuss both successful and doomed strategies for introducing new products to the market.

Reporters' Roundtable: RR03: Mint CEO Aaron Patzer

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:40:32 PDT

Rafe Needleman is joined by CNET security expert Elinor Mills in a discussion with Mint CEO Aaron Patzer, whose personal finance site is being acquired by Inuit. Rafe and Elinor grill Patzer on why he sold the company, the future of Quicken, and the security of users' financial data on his service.

Reporters' Roundtable: RR02: The mobile computing roadmap

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:30:38 PDT

This week: What Intel is doing to keep the momentum in computing moving from the desktop to mobile platform. A look at Atom, WiMax, netbooks, and what to expect from the Intel Developers' Forum next week in San Francisco. Guests: senior editor Dan Ackerman, and writer Brooke Crothers.

Reporters' Roundtable: RR01: Apple's next big thing is Steve Jobs

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:56:09 PDT

On September 9, Steve Jobs returned to the public eye in his first major launch announcement since his medical leave and subsequent liver transplant surgery. At the event, he announced a new line of iPods, some with video cameras, new digital formats for music and videos, and, sadly, nothing from the Beatles. Rafe Needleman hosts, with Donald Bell, Erica Ogg, and Greg Sandoval.