News Panel with Henry Blodget and Declan McCullagh-TWiST #304

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Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 02:38PM

News Panel with Henry Blodget and Declan McCullagh-TWiST #304

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On TWiST #304 we have Henry Blodget, Business Insider CEO and Declan McCullagh, CNET's Chief Political Correspondent. Following President Obama's reelection, they discuss the effects of big data on voters as well as the impact 4 more years of Obama will have on the country. Later in they show they get into the debate of which social network Facebook v. Twitter and the futures of AOL and Yahoo.

:30 Obama remains the president, Let's welcome Henry Blodget, Business Insider CEO and CNET's Chief Political Correspondent Declan McCullagh
2:20 Let's thank out 1st Sponsor New Relic; go to NewRelic.com/thisweekin, to sign up and get a free TWiST T Shirt
4:30 Henry how is everything going at Business Insider?
5:00 What's the number of uniques over at BI?
5:30 What is the success of the site attribute to?
8:00 What is the next piece of technology that will affect politics?
9:30 Henry, do you feel political dialogue is devolving?
11:00 Declan, what do you think about technology and political dialogue?
12:15 Financially, did you think there was much difference in the candidates?
12:20 What about Nate Silver? What impact does this have on the NYT?
14:30 Henry what are your thoughts on it?
16:30 Declan is big data leading the voter? Is it driving others to rally for the opposition?
18:45 Do you think if the republican party gave up on gay marriage, abortion, and religion, they would be more successful?
20:30 Decker do you think the GOP will will listen to the data that says its over for them unless they change their stance on a few key issues?
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27:00 Declan you an ipad/ipad mini fan?
27:20 What was your most interesting interaction with Steve Jobs?
29:50 Was Twitter's lack of failure during the election announcement a big moment for Twitter?
30:30 What do you think about Facebook vs. Twitter Henry?
32:40 Declan do you think Twitter and/or Facebook will be around in 20 years?
36:10 What do you think about double taxation in Facebook?
42:00 Is there a way to make this work without advertising?
43:30 Is Zuck growing up as a CEO, putting advertising 1st now?
44:14 What do you think Declan?
50:45 Declan, What are your thoughts on employment?
54:14 Do you think we should take capital gains and make it more advantageous for rich people to invest in small enterprises?
56:00 Kirin, why hasn't Obama been able to do anything with immigration?
58:15 Henry what are your thoughts on Obama and immigration and marijuana?
59:30 Declan let's talk about weed a little more? WHat do you think about our laws across the country?
61:30 Proposition E in SF: Will more startups stay in SF now?
62:40 Declan why is there such a concern about the gentrification of SF?
63:50 In NYC, everyone knows Manhattan is for the wealthy?
64:30 Was the acquisition of Kayak by Priceline a smart move?
67:30 Any chance marissa and time reunite, and AOL and Yahoo merge?
68:00 How do you rate each CEO?
69:45 What am I going to get from an Inside.com subscription?
70:00 If you're a developer, do you take a deal with Facebook or Yahoo?
73:00 Thanks to Declan McCullagh and Henry Blodget and both of our sponsors, Igloo Software and New Relic!

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