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Australia vs Facebook & Google

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.

Seamus Byrne
Seamus Byrne
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Australia vs Facebook & Google

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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