Amplify Today: Tech, Social Media and Pop Culture
196 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsAmplify is a energetic podcast about today's blogging, tech and social media headlines. Facebook, YouTube, Wordpress, selfies, bloggers and more. We discuss the headlines that mainstream media ignores
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The Most Practical Gadgets of 2020
November 08, 2019 18:17 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBHard to believe we talk about a gaming toaster, robot laundry, BMW's gesture radio, Facebook's new TV portal, a vertical TV for millennials, Spotify's first hardware, taking your Amazon packages to Kohls and maybe the streaming services aren't going to play nice after all.
Podcasts Coming of Age
November 06, 2019 17:00 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MBIs podcasting mainstream? Consider these stories including JetBlue, Spotify, Kansas City Chiefs, HBO Max, Daniel J. Lewis, Podlife, Amplivoice.io and Netflix speeding up movies
Modern Oral History
November 05, 2019 17:00 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBFacebook changes their logo to differentiate themselves from other social media sites, but which ones? And do they need to? Because it seems like everyone lists Facebook as the top site. Let's take a look at today's modern history.
Remember when Rabbit Ears Were the Only Complication?
November 04, 2019 20:03 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBHow do we decide among streaming services? Disney +, HBO Max, Apple TV, Roku, Netflix, Gameboard 1, The last gameboard, Weather Poster Screen Printed Forecast. And what happened to Walmart's Vudu?
What Does Elon Musk Predict?
November 04, 2019 03:49 - 21 minutes - 30.3 MBIn today's episode we discuss the movie IO, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Commercial space flight, limited prediction ability, the hyperloop, VR, Facebook, Mars, Bodily Adaptation, Real Player One and more.
Which 80s Movie Predicted Social Media?
November 02, 2019 16:44 - 21 minutes - 30.3 MBBlade Runner was set in November of 2019 . . . were there predictions correct? How about Back to the Future 2? Total Recall? The Jetsons? Akira? The Running Man? And why is "video phone" so important to them all?
The Ten Year IPad Effect
November 02, 2019 03:10 - 21 minutes - 30.4 MBGoogle Buys Fitbit, The iPad Effect after 10 years, Capital One Hacked, App Store Bug Wipes out Reviews, $70,000 IPhone, Embers Smart Mug and $4.99 MarioKart
The Crinkle
July 11, 2017 21:53 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBToday's show is a story. Just a story, About a crinkle.
Don't Make Me Share it Bro
May 12, 2017 21:06 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBToday we talk about forced sharing and how so wrong it is. Are you doing it?
Extinguish the Gawkers
May 04, 2017 02:12 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBRachel's van exploded into fire, and the blind just got something awesome. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
How to slay the Amazon Beast?
April 19, 2017 14:43 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBKissmetrics had an article out about slaying the Amazon Beast. Let's talk about it.
Order Now for Same Minute Delivery
April 19, 2017 14:30 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBHow quickly is delivery going to be available? Ebooks are now. Will Coke be now someday? Let's talk about what's going on.
Cheers to 1980's Marketing in a Vaynerchuk World
April 03, 2017 02:40 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBToday we explore the relationship big box retailers have with their brands . . .and of course a little about Cheers. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Blockbuster Syndrome Revisited
March 26, 2017 20:12 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBLet's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Aye Aye! Pirate Zuck
March 13, 2017 15:31 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBCreativeChlld.com, Marketoonist, Swarm, Hubba, Facebook Messenger Day. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Social Haywire
March 07, 2017 18:26 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBSidewire, Twitch, Anchor.fm, Octaneai, Tagged, and now Facebook City Guides. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Big Brother Reads Real Books
February 22, 2017 20:11 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBBarnes & Nobles, Star Wars, Domino's Pizza Wedding Registry, The hoverbike, UPS Drones, and more. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
The Penguin Retort
February 10, 2017 05:40 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBDisney, ESPN, Bam Tech, MeetCircle, Facebook Lite, Snowball Mic, Club Penguin, Sleep Number Bed, Domain.me, Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
iNSPECTOR eGADGET
January 27, 2017 18:58 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBA slew of topics today like . . GetRemarkable.com, Digital signatures, Docusign Telekin, MN Blog Con, TurboScan, Great Clips, Style Jukebox, Dish Network, Skype, Facetime, 3M, Portable Chargers All the tech, social media and blog headlines that Bloggers love, need and use everyday.
Season 3 Begins!
January 18, 2017 18:49 - 21 minutes - 30.4 MBAction Packed episode featuring AustinFoundIt!, Karasutra, Pantene, Pantone, Echo, Kissinger, and Tiny Buddha's and Beans
Your Connected Toaster May Kill You
January 10, 2017 19:34 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MBthe internet of things, university of Toronto, neural Christmas Carol, Richard Clarkson cloud, sonic strategy. Jared kraft, Ann vosskamp, Coffitivity, Radio shack. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Rabb.it TV Now on the Big Screen
November 30, 2016 22:34 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBRabb.it App, Beme App, Spotify, Pandora, Facebook-versary, Dollar General and more. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
The Adjacent Internet
November 19, 2016 07:15 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBWhat if Apps are the new internet? They are truly more interactive than websites. They do more, are used differently and are here to stay. What if www isn't a thing for much longer?
The Vine The Jet
November 08, 2016 06:27 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MBTwitter's Vine, Google buys Jet.com, TMobile. Podcasting, Max Linsky, Pineapple Street Media, Calendar Watch, Amazon's Grocery Stores. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Escape Room Millennials
October 31, 2016 03:08 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBAustin Foundit, Escape Room, Friendship Bread, hallmark, Pinewood Social, Starbucks, NFL, Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Who Should Buy Twitter?
October 21, 2016 15:27 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBWho's the best new owner of Twitter? Alibaba, Softbank, Sprint, Mozilla, Starbucks, eBay, the US Post Office, Smithsonian, Donald Trump and Evil Countries Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Echo, Get Me Out of the Computer
October 09, 2016 14:15 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBSamsung buys Siri, Echo, Amtrak, Eventbrite, Facebook, Shay Carl, Rhett & Link, the Matrix, Twitch Prime, Amazon, and the Gap Year. All on the 27th rated Amplify Podcast
Don't Call Me A Blogger
October 05, 2016 04:39 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MBUberAmbulance, Facebook Marketplace, Myanmar, Brainient, NFL Ticket Exchange, Facebook, Yahoo, Pinterest and wifi passwords. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Disney Snaps up Twitter?
September 27, 2016 19:29 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBAmplify Blogging, Social Media and Tech Podcast. Today featuring stories about Twitter, Disney, Mattel, Snap, Snapchat, Fandangonow, Shomi, Netflix, BuzzFeed, Drone Racing League,
#ArtsMidwest Gasses Up
September 19, 2016 16:06 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBRandy Otto, Winston Churchill, Steve Trash, Arts Midwest, Pat Hazell, The Wonderbread Years, Billy McGuigan, Rave On!, Harley Davidson, Milwaukee. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
No PayPal Chip for You
September 13, 2016 08:22 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBTwilio, Messenger, Texting, Eye Tracking, PayPal, Pavlov, Befty and More. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Star Wars vs Star Trek: The Emoji Wars
September 08, 2016 19:54 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBStar Trek Emojis, Airpods, Snapchat, Phillip DeFranco, Starbucks, NFL, Budweiser, Instagram, and Keith Richman from Defy Media. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
How many Waze to Stop Them?
September 05, 2016 20:01 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBRoman Atwood flies, Domino's Drone Delivers, Onalytica, Sponsored Content on Periscope, Libro.fm, Dave Delaney, and the Samsung Welt. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
iUber and iButterfly?
August 25, 2016 14:01 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBInternet Birthday, Hashtag, Chris Messina, Gary Johnson, Facebook Memes, iButterfly, Uber and Matthew McConaughey. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Google Duo Sounds Weird
August 17, 2016 21:21 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBGoogle Duo, Allo, Bjork, Kristina Bazan, Kayture, Airtime, Gawker, Univision, Tidal, Apple, Spotify, Bitly and Google Hangout. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Ranker Defies Trends
August 14, 2016 17:58 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBThe death of Blab, Firetalk, Ranker, Krumb, Cinema Palettes, Netflix, Snapchat and and the Olympics. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news. 2jbdnpi4
Job Title: COPYCAT
August 07, 2016 22:26 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBSo many new things like tunecore, rover, publicgood, jubleit, bars, facebook, instagram and a bunch of copycats. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Can YouTube save TV?
July 26, 2016 16:25 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MBDennis Cooper's dead blogger blog, Twitter Verification, Thomas Sanders, Do Not Track, Periscope, Hannah Hart, YouTubers on TV, Birkenstock, Ugly Instagram, Rihanna and Pornhub. . .all these social media headlines.
Selena's Tequila
July 19, 2016 18:30 - 21 minutes - 30.5 MBFacebook Live allows restrictions, the FB Matrimonial Glitch, Jose Cuervo calls Ford, Selena Gomez's $550,000 tweet, Yahoo's dime, Snapchat, and Pokemon Go. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Go Go Go by P.O.kemon
July 12, 2016 14:21 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBPokemon Go!, Travel bloggers in the news, Yahoo on Messenger, SnapChat Memories, the Rock on Youtube, Twitter and the NBA, Smurf Culture PReview and Go Do Go! Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
The Live Video Myth
June 25, 2016 15:54 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBEven Spiegel in Cannes, Youtube live, Tumblr Live, Calm Design, US Customs, Social Media, Dropbox and Microsoft, Norm Pattiz, Podcast One, Gordon Ramsay, Periscope and CSPAN. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
What does Microsoft do?
June 18, 2016 00:28 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBMicrosoft, BlockChains, Wand Lab, This American Life, LinkedIN, XBox One S, MySpace and more. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Google Buys Twitter
June 14, 2016 15:59 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBMicrosoft buys Linkedin, Microsoft Planner, Dropbox, GogoBot, LifeBeam, SIRI, the new AI game and Twitter. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Crossing the VR Desert
June 13, 2016 04:34 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBAmazon vs YouTube, Snapchat, Grush, MTV, Radiohead livestreaming, Spielberg and VR on today's show. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Charge it on the table
June 03, 2016 17:57 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBAdele in "real life", websites dying, Mark Cuban, Mophie, Tynker, Katy Perry, Apple Virtual Reality and Sponges all on this week's episode. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Mi Casa Su Casa
May 27, 2016 19:13 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBGoogle and Levi's, Twitter and Spotify, Uber and Foursquare, Triby, Amazon Video Direct, Google and Lasik, GoDaddy's Flare, and Driverless cars in Singapore. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Speedy McBlogger
May 17, 2016 23:46 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MBOn today's episode we discuss Kristina Bazan, Josi Denise, The Skimm, Flirtey, Facebook VR, and Sketchfab. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Process Process
May 10, 2016 21:58 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBOn today's episode Rebecca Caroe of Creative Agency Secrets tells us her secret to Process. (And we might mention Teamwork.com) Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
From the Bottom
May 09, 2016 05:48 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBHanging with the folks of MixBit we not only talk about what's next, we figured it out. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.
Henry's Incredible Edible Car
April 29, 2016 03:22 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBLet's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.