TWiG 410: Addicted to Convenience




This Week in Google (Video HD) show

Summary: <p>Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods and how it could change grocery stores. The transition from an economy of goods to one of experiences. Uber and Lyft get their way in Texas after refusing to comply with an ordinance requiring fingerprint background checks for drivers. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns and whether or not the corporate culture of Uber was necessary for its success.</p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GYPMK5W?tag=twnene-20">Stacey's Thing: Radical Technologies - The Design of Every Day Life by Adam Greenfield</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.girlscouts.org/2017/06/girl-scouts-and-palo-alto-networks.html">Mike's Number: 18, the number of Girl Scout badges introduced for cybersecurity education</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=spinner">Leo's Tool: Search for "Spinner" on Google</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a> and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/stacey-higginbotham">Stacey Higginbotham</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mike-elgan">Mike Elgan</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google</a>.</p><p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.cachefly.com/" target="_blank">CacheFly</a> for the bandwidth for this show.</p>