This week, The Drill Down team (including occasional co-host TechMeme editor Lidija Davis) talk about employers asking prospective new hires for their Facebook (and other social) passwords, and Facebook’s reaction to that.  Also, we look at the issues and reactions that have emerged in the two weeks since the launch of Apple’s new iPad.

But first, this week's headlines...Apple to pay dividends, Kevin Rose to work for Google, Zynga buys OMGPOP, Facebook buys 750 patents from IBM, Nokia's Lumia 900 comes to AT&T, Obvtuse vs Svbtle, and Google shows you what you've been doing...on Google.

What We’re Playing With
Andy: The New iPad, Journey on PSN
Devindra: Locke & Key on Comixology
Dwayne: Apple TV XBox360 Comcast XFinity App, Slice
Chris: SXSW

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• Apple Goes Blue Chip With New Quarterly Shareholder Dividend
• Apple to Pay Dividend, Buy Back Stock to Return Some of Cash
• Kevin Rose Will Join Google
• Zynga Just Bought OMGPOP for $200 Million
• Facebook Is Said to Buy 750 IBM Patents to Boost Defenses
• AT&T confirms Nokia’s Lumia 900 for April 8 at $100
• Obvtuse vs Svbtle: Is open source plagiarism?
• Svbtle
• Obvtse
• Google’s New Account Activity Feature Shows Your Shocking Addiction To Google Services

Audible Book of the Week

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Musical Interlude #1
Hot Topic

• The iPad
• Apple sells 3 million new iPads in launch weekend
• Amid Privacy Concerns, Apple Has Started Rejecting Apps That Access UDIDs
• The battery
• Visualized: new iPad burns 10 degrees hotter than its predecessor
• The LTE
• The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is in the process of taking Apple to court

Musical Interlude #2
Final Word

• Job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords
• Facebook May Take Legal Action Over Employer Password Requests
• House Shoots Down Legislation That Would Have Stopped Employers From Demanding Your Facebook Password
• It may be so much less than the press thinks it is

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This week, Devindra, Dwayne and Andy talk about a controversial new lawsuit that pits Yahoo against Facebook and a new suggested code for sharing content on the Internet.

But first, the headlines...iPad preorders are through the roof, Instagram teases an Android app, Gowalla shuts down, Microsoft tests a super-fast touchscreen, former Facebook director becomes Reddit CEO, CNN to purchase Mashable, Twitter buys Posterous, and the Encyclopedia Britannica stops publishing.

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What we’re playing with

• Andy: OMG: 5-Week-Old App Draw Something Hits 20 Million Downloads And Generates 6-Figures per day

Headlines

• Apple: iPad preorders sell out, demand 'off the charts'
• Instagram Finally Shows Off Its Android App
• Well that's that. Gowalla shuts down.
• Microsoft Envisions A Future With Super-Fast Touchscreens
• Former Facebook engineering director Yishan Wong takes role as CEO of Reddit
• CNN in Talks to Acquire Mashable, Sources Say
• Twitter acquires blogging platform Posterous
• Death By Wikipedia: Encyclopedia Britannica Stops Printing

Audible Book of the Week

• Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson

Musical Interlude #1
Hot Topic

• Yahoo Sues Facebook for Patent Infringement; Facebook: "Puzzling"
• Everyone Has The Features Yahoo’s Suing Facebook For: Here They Are

Musical Interlude #2: Credit is Due by Nina Paley, performed by Evanescent

Final Word

• A Code of Conduct for Content Aggregators
• We Don't Need No Stinking Seal of Approval from the Blog Police

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This week on the show the TDD team explores Microsoft’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview, and of course, Apple’s latest tech offerings, the new iPad, Apple TV, and iOS 5.1. But first, this week’s latest tech headlines...

Devindra recaps Barcelona's Mobile World Congress 2012, including Nokia's 41-megapixel 808 PureView, AT&T modifies their data throttling policy, Zynga launches a standalone destination, Google consolidates media sites into Google Play, EU says Google's new privacy policy is bogus, Lulzsec is sold out by its own leader, Valve may be entering the console arena, and DARPA builds a robot cheetah.

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What we’re playing with:

• Andy: Mari0: Super Mario Bros. meets Portal
• Minecraft 1.2 update adds cats, kittens and performance-improving map format
• Dwayne: Amazoning my life away with prime food subscriptions
• Devindra: Mass Effect 3, Spartacus!

Headlines

• Devindra’s wrap-up of Mobile World Congress 2012
• Nokia's 808 PureView smartphone packs 41-megapixel camera
• AT&T; Clarifies Data Throttling Policy but Still Faces User Backlash
• Zynga launches Zynga.com as it expands beyond Facebook in a big way
• Introducing Google Play: All your entertainment, anywhere you go
• European Agencies Say New Google Privacy Policy Violates EU Law
• Infamous international hacking group LulzSec brought down by own leader
• Valve said to be working on 'Steam Box' gaming console with partners
• DARPA's Cheetah becomes fastest legged robot

Audible Book of the Week

• The Terror of Living by Eric Meyers

Musical Interlude #1

Hot Topic

• iOS 5.1 Now Available with Japanese Siri, Camera Enhancements, and More
• Apple TV 3 impressions: What took so long?
• Apple Introduces New iPad

Musical Interlude #2

Final Word

• Introducing Windows 8 Consumer Preview
• Windows 8 FAQ

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This week, TDD regulars Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas and Lidija Davis join Venturebeat's Sean Ludwig as we talk to top contributors to Social news site Reddit.com as we find out what makes them do what they do to make Reddit so popular.

But first, the week’s top tech news...President Obama proposes a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, Apple acquires Chomp, iPhone user wins $850 in throttling case against AT&T, Apple announces iPad 3 event, Yahoo seeks to force Facebook into licensing patents, Google+ suffers low turnout, Reddit crafts an Internet privacy law.

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• Obama unveils Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
• Apple Acquires Chomp; App Store Search And Discovery To Be Completely Revamped
• Judge awards iPhone user $850 in throttling case
• Apple announces March 7 event, likely iPad 3 announcement
• iPad 3 Rumor Roundup
• Yahoo Warns Facebook of a Potential Patent Fight
• The Mounting Minuses at Google+
• 'The Free Internet Act' Emerges As Redditors Craft SOPA Alternative

Audible Book of the Week

• The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

Musical Interlude #1
Hot Topic

• Interview with top Reddit users ViolentAcrez, AndrewSmith1986 & Saydrah

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