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In this episode Nathan and Bill discuss the launch of the new MLB.com website which includes a fee-based online video product. Nathan expresses the concerns and regularly noted feedback about MLB.com’s video platform being a marginal product and then the fact that MLB.com pulled their blog off the website so they wouldn’t have to talk to their customers.

After discussing the problem, Bill and Nathan discuss ways MLB.com can save their reputation and help the future of their video service.

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In this episode, Bill and Nathan interviewed Tom Cheredar about social news sites, specifically Digg and Reddit. Tom has great insight and experience with Digg, Reddit, and other social news sites as both a freelance reporter and active blogger. Tom blogs at at TomCheredar.com.

In the interview Tom gives a little history on social news and some new social news sites that are more specific like Tipd.com. Tom also mentioned the 10 rules of social media post by Brian Wallace.