News Panel: Liz Gannes and Andrew Warner #186

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The tech world was all atwitter (literally) this week with lots of juicy news: Bartz is out at Yahoo!, Arrington is likely out at AOL and Groupon may be out of the IPO race. Hear what AllThingsD writer Liz Gannes and Mixergy founder Andrew Warner had to say on the News Roundtable!

0:00-1:00 Welcome to the news roundtable panel with AllThingsD writer Liz Gannes and Andrew Warner, founder of Mixergy.
1:00-3:30 We’ve got a lot to talk about this week.
3:30-5:45 Thank you to MailChimp for sponsoring the show.
5:45-8:15 Hundreds of Groupon employees have filed suit against the company alleging that they haven’t been paid. Who didn’t see this coming?
8:15-10:00 Andrew, what are your thoughts on the Groupon lawsuit?
10:00-10:45 Groupon has canceled its investor roadshow and is said to be re-evaluating plans for an IPO.
10:45-11:30 Liz, what are you hearing at AllThingsD about this situation?
11:30-13:00 Do you think they’re going to pull the IPO?
13:00-14:00 Lon: What about all the complaints that Groupon is getting from small business owners?
14:00-17:15 Carol Bartz was let go as the CEO of Yahoo! on Tuesday. What do you think, Liz?
17:15-18:00 Andrew, what do you think is going on at Yahoo!?
18:00-18:45 Liz, what would you tell the troops at Yahoo! on your first day as CEO?
18:45-22:15 Tyler, what would you do?
22:15-23:45 Google has acquired restaurant review property Zagat. How will Google integrate this content into their existing offerings?
23:45-26:45 Jason: I think this is a great buy.
26:45-28:00 Andrew, what do you think about Zagat’s quality and how it will fare at Google?
28:00-29:30 How do you know if a restaurant is good or not if it has three stars on Yelp?
29:30-30:45 Jason, I predict that a year from now, people will look to Google/Zagat for all of their restaurant reviews.
30:45-31:45 Does that mean Google will start giving people ‘10s’ on food?
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33:30-35:15 Let’s talk about the AOL and Mike Arrington situation. Jason, what do you have to say about this?
35:15-39:00 Jason: I broke the news of Mike’s new fund months ago. And I know from experience that Mike premeditates his fights.
39:00-41:00 Liz, what are your thoughts on this?
41:00-43:00 Jason: I emailed Tim Armstong and Arianna Huffington last night and said I would MC the event next week if they need it.
43:00-44:30 Liz, what will happen to the VCs who put money into the fund?
44:30-45:30 Lon: Is Arrington more dangerous to have as an enemy?
45:30-48:00 Twitter CEO Dick Costolo announced this week that Twitter has 100 million active monthly users and 400 million monthly visitors to its Web site. What did you think of the speech and where Twitter is headed. Liz?
48:00-51:30 Andrew, what do you think about Twitter’s progress?
51:30-53:15 Tyler: I’m seeing the level of insightful tweets drop.
53:15-56:00 Lightning round: Word is that Google is looking to buy Hulu. Liz, who is going to buy Hulu?
56:00-56:15 Why would Fox sell it? To get a quick hit on the cash?
56:15-57:45 Facebook’s revenue doubled to $1.2 billion in the first nine months of 2010. Andrew?
57:45-59:00 What isn’t Facebook going on an acquisition spree?
59:00-59:45 Insight from Tyler: Will Yahoo! and AOL merge? It’s like the Hindenburg hitting the Titanic.
59:45-01:00:30 Google Offers has expanded its beta test markets to Austin, Boston, D.C., Denver and Seattle. Given Groupon’s situation, could Google Offers pull out ahead?
01:00:30-01:03:15 What are your thoughts, Liz?
01:03:15-01:03:45 Tyler: If the deals had been a bit cooler and more social, it could have been a success.
01:03:45-01:04:00 Next up is This Week in Social Media, so make sure you stick around and check that out.
01:04:00-01:07:15 Liz, what is new with you? What are some of your favorite social companies?
01:07:15-01:08:00 Andrew, what are you working on right now?
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