EIC Squared: Financial gyrations, hacked e-mail, and Web 2.0 aging

On this week's EIC Squared podcast ZDNet's Larry Dignan and I talk about the gyrating, uncertain financial markets. Larry says that consolidation in the financial sector could result in an IT spending decline, but notes that Oracle's latest quarterly results were solid.

We also discuss the hacking of Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account, and Web 2.0 reaching middle age.

Dan Farber is editor in chief of CBS Interactive News, which includes CBSNews.com and CNET News. He has more than 25 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology. E-mail Dan.

Topics:: Web 2.0,; Oracle

Tags:: Sarah Palin,; email,; hacking,; IT spending

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