This week, Nic and Seamus talk about the battle over digital ad revenues and the effort to demand Facebook and Google give money to the media industry. Is this a hangover from the wild west days of the internet? Does this really fix anything?should be regulated, what might that be?
Plus Nic has another amazing customer service situation to share — it’s the most poetic let down yet! And then there’s tips on stopping Google Calendar from putting invites in a blackhole, and Nic’s been falling in love with Wasteland 3.
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Seamus runs Byteside. You may also have spotted his words at the Australian Financial Review, the ABC, Junkee, Gamespot, The Esports Observer, CNET, Gizmodo and a few other spots over the years. He's very happy that he gets to nerd out for a living.