strategies," eddie brown with blair walker. >> you've been watching booktv, 48 hours of book programming beginning saturday morning at 8 l eastern through monday morning at 8 eastern. nonfiction books all weekend, every weekend right here on c-span2. >> here's a look at what's ahead this morning on c-span2. next, "the communicators" takes a look at the digital future and how technology is impacting business, the media and consumers. then a house subcommittee on the impact of u.s. aid to china. and later, a forum hosted by yale university on the legacy of william f. buckley on the 60th anniversary of the publication of his book, "god and man at yale." >> this week on "the communicators," new york times technology columnist nick billiton talks about the impact of technology on business and how technology has changed the media. >> host: and from time to time on "the communicators" we like to look into the future and look at some of the technology that may be coming down the road. and joining us this week is nick billiton of "the new york times." he's a technology columnist and reporter with

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