CNET News Daily Podcast: Google makes 'Lively' Web chat

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Twitter traffic has skyrocketed since last year, despite chronic site meltdowns and anecdotes of people switching over to alternative services. And Google has hopped on the online social train with its introduction of Lively. Unlike the popular Second Life, the program doesn't require downloading extra software--and is designed to be included in the user's real life. CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland tested it out, and in this podcast, he tells intern Holly Jackson about his first impressions.

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Today's stories:

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Is Yahoo eyeing Demand Media?

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[ScottDamery]

There is a small client to download but it is quick and painless however the lively server seems to be at its limits most of the time.