Summary: <p>The Superbowl commercials were ok, but Elon Musk's Tesla in space is the best ad ever. Nest is no longer separate from Google. Viacom buys VidCon. Alphabet's big tax bill kills company profits. Google's new Twitch competitor. Zuckerberg's mea culpa birthday message. RIP John Perry Barlow.</p><ul> <li>Leo's Picks: Why Paper Jams Exist and Google Motion Stills AR Mode</li> <li>Jeff's Number: Wired abandons banner ad model they invented, goes behind a paywall</li> <li>Stacey's thing: Autonomous by Annalee Newitz</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="http://buzzmachine.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Jarvis</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/stacey-higginbotham">Stacey Higginbotham</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> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://RocketMortgage.com/Twig">RocketMortgage.com/Twig</a></li> <li><a href="http://WordPress.com/twig">WordPress.com/twig</a></li> </ul>
