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Re: Tina Fey chats with Eric Schmidt

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Post by grinich » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 10:16 PM UTC

justina1 wrote: post #3

I think this interview does a good job of showing just how easy people like Letterman and O'Brien make interviewing look.

at least they didn't have the same guy that interviewed Conan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7TwqpWiY5s

Re: Tina Fey chats with Eric Schmidt

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Post by lwhi » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 10:27 PM UTC

Really interesting interview.

Tina Fey was very good; engaging, interesting, funny. Eric Schmidt probably shouldn't give up his day job to become a presenter.

The Google mentions and plugs seemed a bit nauseating. E.g. the fact baby names can be found via Google doesn't really need advertising.

Re: Tina Fey chats with Eric Schmidt

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Post by reader5000 » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 10:41 PM UTC

VMG wrote: post #8

justina1 wrote: post #3

I think this interview does a good job of showing just how easy people like Letterman and O'Brien make interviewing look.

Indeed. Viewers beware of the cringe-factor.

Indeed, Schmidt was almost painful. Fey is such a pro you couldn't even tell what she was thinking.

Re: Tina Fey chats with Eric Schmidt

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Post by fourspace » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 11:07 PM UTC

grinich wrote: post #11

justina1 wrote: post #3

I think this interview does a good job of showing just how easy people like Letterman and O'Brien make interviewing look.

at least they didn't have the same guy that interviewed Conan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7TwqpWiY5s

That would be Vic Gundotra. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Gundotra

Re: Tina Fey chats with Eric Schmidt

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Post by ballard » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 11:15 PM UTC

She has another fantasy unavailable BF? And this isn't 30 rock?

Re: Tina Fey chats with Eric Schmidt

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Post by scott_s » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 11:25 PM UTC

lwhi wrote: post #12

Really interesting interview. Tina Fey was very good; engaging, interesting, funny. Eric Schmidt probably shouldn't give up his day job to become a presenter. The Google mentions and plugs seemed a bit nauseating. E.g. the fact baby names can be found via Google doesn't really need advertising.

The Google mentions didn't bother me at all. They happened organically during discussion, and it's natural for Google to be on both of their minds seeing as how they are at Google, he is the ex-CEO of Google, and they are in front of Google employees. Considering all of that, and how pervasive Google is in technology and culture, it would be odd if Google did not come up.

Re: Tina Fey chats with Eric Schmidt

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Post by robgough » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 11:36 PM UTC

lwhi wrote: post #12

Really interesting interview. Tina Fey was very good; engaging, interesting, funny. Eric Schmidt probably shouldn't give up his day job to become a presenter. The Google mentions and plugs seemed a bit nauseating. E.g. the fact baby names can be found via Google doesn't really need advertising.

In fairness, I thought he did a pretty good job. Better than I would have expected for a CEO :D and some of the audience questions were pretty good too.

I suspect he won't be going after Jimmy Fallon's job in 2020, though.

Re: Tina Fey chats with Eric Schmidt

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Post by napierzaza » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 1:16 AM UTC

They laugh so hard every time Schmidt makes any sort of joke. Bunch of zombies when it came to the Apple stuff.

Re: Tina Fey chats with Eric Schmidt

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Post by albemuth » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 1:22 AM UTC

lwhi wrote: post #12

Really interesting interview. Tina Fey was very good; engaging, interesting, funny. Eric Schmidt probably shouldn't give up his day job to become a presenter. The Google mentions and plugs seemed a bit nauseating. E.g. the fact baby names can be found via Google doesn't really need advertising.

>The Google mentions and plugs seemed a bit nauseating

Not at all, he wasn't even using a Android tablet as a card deck replacement.

Re: Tina Fey chats with Eric Schmidt

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Post by qq66 » Thu, Apr 28, 2011, 1:50 AM UTC

lwhi wrote: post #12

Really interesting interview. Tina Fey was very good; engaging, interesting, funny. Eric Schmidt probably shouldn't give up his day job to become a presenter. The Google mentions and plugs seemed a bit nauseating. E.g. the fact baby names can be found via Google doesn't really need advertising.

Tina Fey is a professional entertainer...