What do you wish you knew five years ago?

July 5, 2010

A compilation of videos I shot for Dice and Dice News at the 5th Anniversary Diggnation event in San Francisco. People offered advice on how to get a tech job and what they wish they knew five years ago.

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Can downloadable applications survive?

June 23, 2010

Sure Web 2.0 apps are hot, but you know what? There is still a thriving and successful market for downloadable applications.

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Cranky on Apple fanatics dating each other

June 17, 2010

On this week’s episode of Cranky Geeks we talk a about 3D gaming, genitalia recognition algorithms for Chatroulette, and Cupidtino, the dating site only for Apple fanatics.

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Blogging advice for people who “have no time to blog”

June 14, 2010

If you’ve ever felt it’s impossible to blog as much as the social media elite, here are some tips on registering “moments” that would make good blog posts. But more importantly, you have to learn to shift your existing publishing from email and conversation to a blogging platform.

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It only took four years for Viacom to retract their copyright claim to my YouTube video

June 13, 2010

A news segment video that I produced got unjustly removed from Viacom four years ago. I’ve sadly realized that formal channels for customer service are broken and don’t work. They need to be fixed. Until then, complaining publicly is the best way to get satisfaction.

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Reprising United Breaks Guitars (and me on Al Jazeera English TV)

June 4, 2010

Segment on Al Jazeera English TV revisiting the famous consumer complaint video, “United Breaks Guitars.” I, David Spark, appear in the video offering my opinions as to why it worked so successfully. It’s also my first ever international TV appearance.

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While cable destroyed the 80s comedy boom, the Internet is bringing it back

June 4, 2010

Online comedy videos are now watched by more Americans than any other kind of video. Nine years ago I interviewed a bunch of comedians and they all agreed that the Internet was going to destroy comedy just like cable did. Good thing they were all wrong.

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Is this the right way to request a Facebook friend?

May 31, 2010

Some woman extends a Facebook invitation to me and then acts elusive and insulted when I try to create some type of logical personal engagement.

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What you can only do with paid-for music streaming services

May 26, 2010

There are a million ways to get free music online, plus you’ve got your own CD or MP3 collection. But paid-for music sites can deliver a variety of music listening experiences simply not possible any other way.

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Is complaining publicly the best way to get customer service?

May 18, 2010

It’s a topsy turvy world of rights management. Viacom demands YouTube pull down videos they don’t, including one that I produced about “The Daily Show” for the now defunct ZDTV. Four years later, because of my public complaining, a VP from Viacom contacts me and apologizes. He puts in the request to have my video reinstated.

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