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What Are Obama And Zuckerberg Talking About Here?

Before Obama sat down for dinner with the heads of Apple, Google and Facebook recently to discuss his plan to "Win the Future":http://www.motherboard.tv/2011/1/27/how-not-to-win-the-future, Jay Carney, White House press secretary, said "the purpose of...

“I heard good things about this Face Book. Mind sending me a copy? I could read on my Kindle.”

Before Obama sat down for dinner with the heads of Apple, Google and Facebook recently to discuss his plan to Win the Future, Jay Carney, White House press secretary, said “the purpose of the discussion is on innovation. You know, obviously, other topics could come up.”

David Pogue collected some other ideas on Twitter.

  • He just wants to ask them why he can't update his Facebook privacy settings via his iPhone without Googling for a hidden link. (@designhawg)
  • Fundraiser for Chinese debt? (@hust0058)
  • But those are the guys who DON'T need money! (@GregMaltz)
  • Zuckerberg will have to break out his dress hoodie. (@RodneyRamsey)
  • Wonder if they'll "check-in" to Whitehouse? (@soniachung)

Surely we can do better than that. What were they really talking about? Leave an idea in the comments or shoot us up on Twitter.