I just sent 325 personal video holiday greetings-How I did it

January 1, 2008

This post is a follow up to my post “I just sent 325 personal video holiday greetings-The Response.” For background as to why I sent all these videos and the reaction, please read that post first. New media producers are constantly obsessed with how can I create a single piece of content and scale it. […]

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I just sent 325 personal video holiday greetings-The Response

January 1, 2008

I just finished sending a deluge of personal holiday video greetings. If you’ve been reading or listening to The Spark Minute, you know I’ve been a proponent of taking advantage of Web-based video email applications to send birthday greetings, to conduct business, or just to touch base. Now that most notebook computers are being sold […]

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The Nokia N810, the BlackBerry, or the iPhone?

December 28, 2007

This post comes per a recent comment from Nicolas Schriver, frequent reader and contributor to The Spark Minute. When it comes to smart devices, what should I get? The Nokia N810, the BlackBerry, or the iPhone? Nicolas is not the first to ask that question or something similar. I’m not a hardcore gadget geek, but […]

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Wal-Mart's online movie store shuts down and no one's surprised

December 28, 2007

Wal-Mart’s competitive online movie downloading threat has had its plug pulled less than one year after it opened. Back in February, when it launched, I wrote about its impending demise (“No one will be rushing to Wal-Mart’s online video store”). The DRM-laden product was DOA. It spoke more to the inability to create a good […]

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Nokia gives me three seconds of fame

December 20, 2007

A couple months ago Nokia interviewed me at the radio station (Green 960) for a promo video about the release of its Internet tablet device, the Nokia N810. After interviewing me for an hour, they pulled out a choice three seconds (:50 to :53). Doesn’t sound like a lot, but I’m actually surprised the number […]

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Technologies that were simultaneously hits and misses in 2007

December 19, 2007

What always amazes me about technology is that the winners every year show their flaws. Many of us that just write that off to development or the “it’s in beta” philosophy, but often these failures are not in technology, but just individuals making really bad decisions. For my last show in 2007, I thought I’d […]

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Tech gifts TO BUY this holiday season (Part 2 of 2)

December 5, 2007

This is the second part of my two part series “Tech gifts TO BUY and NOT TO BUY this holiday season.” You can also read part one, “Tech gifts NOT TO BUY this holiday season.” Listen to the Spark Minute. John Scott and David Spark from Green 960 in San Francisco, CA talk about what […]

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Tech Gifts NOT TO BUY this holiday season (Part 1 of 2)

December 5, 2007

In my many years of being a tech geek which is longer than my 12+ years as a tech journalist, friends and family have often come to me asking what technology gifts to buy. Usually the question is not open ended. They usually ask me about some very hot item on the market and wonder […]

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Great podcast…and it's not mine. :)

December 2, 2007

My good friend and radio producer Sue Mell has a fantastic podcast called “Unintended Detours.” They’re extremely well produced radio stories where she often weaves personal stories with other people’s stories. I really love how she uses ethereal music to trance (I don’t think I can use it as a verb that way) the listener […]

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Google RE < C – We make the money on your clicks and give the energy savings back to you

November 29, 2007

Who would have known that the answer to our energy crisis and inevitable global warming would be from a company that made its money selling advertisements to people searching for “Britney Spears naked.” Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has announced a new initiative that drives home a goal with a very awkward title: “Renewable […]

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