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'''TWiT''' is a podcast network run by technology broadcaster and author [[Leo Laporte]]. The network began operation in April 2005 with the launch of [[This Week in Tech]]. Security Now was the second podcast on the network, debuting in August of that year. Currently TWiT.tv hosts | '''TWiT''' is a podcast network run by technology broadcaster and author [[Leo Laporte]]. The network began operation in April 2005 with the launch of [[This Week in Tech]]. Security Now was the second podcast on the network, debuting in August of that year. Currently TWiT.tv hosts twenty "netcasts" covering various topics including the Internet, computer security, Microsoft, Apple, and current technology news. One of these shows was [[NSFW]], billed as "TWiT's favorite mistake". | ||
Their slogan is ''Netcasts you love, from people you trust''. They used to exclusively use the term ''netcast'' instead of podcast. This has since been dropped. | Their slogan is ''Netcasts you love, from people you trust''. They used to exclusively use the term ''netcast'' instead of podcast. This has since been dropped. | ||
==BBVerse Connection== | |||
[[Brian]] or [[Justin]] have co-hosted or participated in the following TWiT shows: | [[Brian]] or [[Justin]] have co-hosted or participated in the following TWiT shows: | ||
* [[NSFW]] | * [[NSFW]] | ||
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* [[Game On!]] (with [[Veronica Belmont]]) | * [[Game On!]] (with [[Veronica Belmont]]) | ||
* [[This Week in Tech]] | * [[This Week in Tech]] | ||
* Before You Buy | * Before You Buy | ||
* Tech News Today (formerly with Tom, [[Sarah Lane]], | * TWiT Live Specials | ||
* Tech News Today (formerly with Tom, [[Sarah Lane]], [[Iyaz Akhtar]], and [[Jason Howell]]) | |||
===TWiT Appearances=== | |||
* [https://twit.tv/episodes?credits_people=84 Brian Brushwood] | |||
* [https://twit.tv/episodes?credits_people=91 Justin Robert Young] | |||
Brian's in-studio appearances on ''This Week in Tech'' were usually whenever he was in California's Bay Area to shoot episodes of [[Scam School]], roughly every 2-3 months. Scam School has since moved production to Austin, Texas. | Brian's in-studio appearances on ''This Week in Tech'' were usually whenever he was in California's Bay Area to shoot episodes of [[Scam School]], roughly every 2-3 months. Scam School has since moved production to Austin, Texas. | ||
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==Drama== | ==Drama== | ||
At the end of 2013, TWiT had announced that Tom Merritt would be leaving the network. This triggered a series of events which can be read in further detail [[TWiT Drama|here]]. | At the end of 2013, TWiT had announced that Tom Merritt would be leaving the network. This triggered a series of events which can be read in further detail [[TWiT Drama|here]]. | ||
==External Links== | |||
* [https://twit.tv/ TWiT.tv] | |||
* [http://live.twit.tv/ TWiT Live] | |||
* [http://irc.twit.tv/ TWiT Chat] | |||
Revision as of 17:25, 14 January 2016
TWiT is a podcast network run by technology broadcaster and author Leo Laporte. The network began operation in April 2005 with the launch of This Week in Tech. Security Now was the second podcast on the network, debuting in August of that year. Currently TWiT.tv hosts twenty "netcasts" covering various topics including the Internet, computer security, Microsoft, Apple, and current technology news. One of these shows was NSFW, billed as "TWiT's favorite mistake".
Their slogan is Netcasts you love, from people you trust. They used to exclusively use the term netcast instead of podcast. This has since been dropped.
BBVerse Connection
Brian or Justin have co-hosted or participated in the following TWiT shows:
- NSFW
- Frame Rate (with Tom Merritt)
- At The Controls (with Tom Merritt and Glenn Rubenstein)
- Game On! (with Veronica Belmont)
- This Week in Tech
- Before You Buy
- TWiT Live Specials
- Tech News Today (formerly with Tom, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell)
TWiT Appearances
Brian's in-studio appearances on This Week in Tech were usually whenever he was in California's Bay Area to shoot episodes of Scam School, roughly every 2-3 months. Scam School has since moved production to Austin, Texas.
Drama
At the end of 2013, TWiT had announced that Tom Merritt would be leaving the network. This triggered a series of events which can be read in further detail here.