Well, This is Embarrassing

November 22, 2011

We are proud to announce that in the past week alone, we have more than tripled our number of Facebook fans. Unfortunately, the number we started at was 7. Be a part of Internet history by becoming one of Spark Media Solutions first 100 Facebook fans! You know you want to Like us.

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Android Developers’ App Jealousy

November 21, 2011

Ever been jealous of someone else’s success? We’re all guilty of this, even Android developers. At the Android Developers Conference, or AnDevCon, in Burlingame, California I asked attendees what application they wished they had developed.

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11 PR Tips for Startups

November 17, 2011

Advice culled from a panel discussion about PR for startups. Advice ranges from deciding when to hire a PR firm and how to work with them.

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30 Tips on How to Interview Like a Journalist

November 7, 2011

A massive compendium of tips from professional journalists on how to make a subject feel comfortable and get the best story possible.

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Geek Confessional: Your Worst Manager EVER!

November 6, 2011

We’ve all had bad managers. It’s often the reason we leave our job. Luckily, after you have a bad manager you can look back and laugh at it. That’s what we tried to do at Silicon Valley Code Camp when I asked attendees to tell me their worst manager story.

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Annoying habits of developers

November 3, 2011

Clucking, eating open cans of tuna fish, and nose picking are just some of the incredibly annoying habits of developers. It’s in developers’ nature to have quirks. Some are adorable. Some are nonsensical. Some are downright annoying. Here are some tales people shared of the most annoying habits of developers.

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A tour of an IndyCar steering wheel

October 24, 2011

Talking with Social Racing Grid reporter Brent “Woody” Harvey, Race Engineer for IndyCar driver Simona de Silvestro walks through all the different buttons and functions on de Silvestro’s steering wheel.

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A Thought on Dan Wheldon

October 16, 2011

I was at the IZOD IndyCar World Championships race today where I unfortunately witnessed the horrible crash that killed Dan Wheldon. We were doing some reporting and had interviewed Dan twice plus took many photos of him as well.

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What’s the coolest thing you’ve done on a mobile phone?

October 12, 2011

Accessing information you couldn’t get before or communicating with friends and family in unique ways. These and many more are some of the very cool things people are doing on their mobile phone.

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The most inappropriate things people do on a mobile phone

October 11, 2011

Uploading pornographic pictures, talking on a phone during a meeting, and texting while on the toilet. What inappropriate things have you seen people do on a mobile phone? I asked attendees at Mobilize San Francisco and found out.

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