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HipMojo #22 – 2012 Predictions

CT Moore — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:49:17 +0000

In episode 22, Ash and I make some predictions for 2012. I throw out a couple whimsical ones that even I have trouble taking seriously. Then, Ash runs through a list of “anti-predictions”. Specifically, he kind of pokes fun at some very common digital media predictions that we hear year after year after year. Some of them include:

this/next year being “the year of mobile”
television finally declining
and many more played out predictions…

HipMojo #21 – 2011 Year in Review

CT Moore — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:27:25 +0000

In episode 21, we look at the biggest tech-media stories of the year. Some of the stories we discuss include:

The passing of Steve Jobs (I make an unintentional but really inappropriate comment)
Amazon’s quiet by far-reaching potential
The release of Siri
YouTube’s 1 Trillion views - and what it means for online video
and Twitter’s role in Arab Spring

Next week, we’ll make some predictions for 2012. Most of them, though, will be half serious, and the other half will be just outright cynical, but we hope you tune in anyway.

HipMojo #19 (1/3) – Tech Companies in 2011

CT Moore — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:13:09 +0000

In the first instalment of episode 19, we discuss which companies were the “most important” in 2011. We openly invited additional nominations from viewers, but the companies we mentioned were:

YouTube
Facebook
Google
Apple
Twitter
Amazon
Groupon
LinkedIn
and Demand Media

HipMojo #17 (2/3) – Replacing Founders: Google vs Facebook

CT Moore — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:05:16 +0000

In segment 2 of episode 17, we debate on who would be harder to replace, Google’s Sergey Brin and Larry Page or Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. Granted, Google is at a more advanced and mature stage of its history, while Facebook remains fairly young. And while Page and Brin recruited Eric Schmidt to run the company and manage its high-growth days (with Page returning to the CEO helm when Schmidt stepped down), Zuckerberg has never left the CEO spot.

HipMojo #16 (3/3) – Lightning Round

CT Moore — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:48:25 +0000

In this last instalment of episode 15, we run through a list of topics in Lightning Round and then turn to the Email of the Week. In Lightning round, we discuss:

the brouhaha over Facebook’s News feed,
Wenner Media’s online “non-strategy”,
Netflix bringing back Arrested Development,
CEO bonuses at struggling companies
and Microsoft’s new social networking site Socl.

Emo Wolverine Feels Nothing – Geek Dads Weekly #101

Daniel M. Clark — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:30:38 +0000

In which Daniel and Drew welcome the Affiliate Marketing Fanatics to show, talk about divorce, Facebook, the Rocky Horror Picture Show and a video game. None of which have anything to do with the other, sadly. Also, Emo Wolverine.

Our guests today were Mike Buechele and Trisha Lyn Fawver from the Affiliate Marketing Fanatics podcast, a great show you can find over at GeekCast.fm. This episode is the first of a two-part crossover, Law & Order -style. I play Detective Munch in this scenario. When this episode finished, Drew and I headed over to their place to sit on their guest couch and talk affiliate marketing. (Their episode hasn’t been posted yet – I’ll put up a link when it is)

We opened with a story of a divorcing couple who have been ordered by a judge to disclose their Facebook passwords to each other. This could have grave ramifications down the road. The story came to us by way of ZDNet.

To satisfy Tricia Meyer’s insatiable need to know more about my history in stockings, I told the story of my time performing in the Rocky Horror Picture Show about 20ish years ago. It was a Friday/Saturday midnight show performance with the actors performing in front of the movie on-screen. I played all the roles at one time or another except for Magenta. Yes, I wore the costumes. Yes, I was smokin’ hot. No, there are no pictures… that I’m aware of.

And from one extreme to another, we wrapped up with a brief segment about a very family friendly video game, Marvel’s Super Hero Squad Online game. The kids, especially Ian, have really been loving this game. It’s not seriously violent, there is quite a lot of well-written comedy, and I highly recommend it for small kids that have an interest in super heroes. Wolverine doesn’t cut anything up in this game (not in the way he does in the comics at least), which led to an interesting note to end the show on. Emo Wolverine. I’m not going to spoil it. Go listen to Mike’s joke about Emo Wolverine (pick it up starting at about 30:41).

All this and more – thanks for listening! We’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave us a voice mail at 281-241-QAQN(7276). Also, you can email us at feedback@qaqn.com.

HipMojo #14 (2/3) – Ad Models on the Web

CT Moore — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:34:11 +0000

In this second instalment of episode 14, we turn to ad models on the web. Specifically, we discuss whether ad-supported business models on the web are the way to go or whether you need to add a layer of e-commerce, subscriptions etc. to survive in a world with infinite supply of ad inventory.

Personally, I think a-supported media and tech have a very bright future. We just need to update our definition of “advertising”. After all, ads are about (1) promoting brands and products, and (2) making sales, and when you blend social targeting with symbiotic editorial, there’s no limit to how many different kinds of “ad formats” there are out there.

Besides, I’m pretty sure that most users prefer to put up with promotional content and call-to-actions than to actually have to pay for a service. I’ll even go so so far that there wouldn’t ever be a demand for many services/products if you had to pay upfront for them — so yeah, I think ad models are here to stay.

HipMojo #14 (1/3) – Most Explosive Start-Ups of All Time

CT Moore — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:33:43 +0000

In this first instalment of episode #14, we take a look at what (we think) are some of the most explosive start-ups of all time. Ash actually wrote a blog post about this in 2007, so we revisit that list and consider which ones would still make the cut (and gawk over the ones that seemed so “explosive” just 4 years ago).

Now, we defined “explosive start-up” as any company that went from 0-to-OMG in 18-24 months, but we’d be happy to hear what you think. So if you have any comments, feedback, and/or suggestions, please feel free to leave them in the comment section below.

HipMojo #13 (3/3) – Lightning Round

CT Moore — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:10:13 +0000

In the third and final instalment of episode 13, we turn to the weekly lightning round and question of the week. Specifically, we discuss:

How five companies seem to control 64% of digital worldwide advertising,
Just what Klout is and whether it’s really all that relevant
How “Gotcha Journalism” has made Michael Arrington out to be a racist
and whether consumers care when U.S corporations help unfriendly governments abroad

Then, in the email of the week, I’m asked what I’d do if I had to choose between Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Geek Dads Weekly #96 – Bronies, iOS 5 and Faceb–wait, Bronies? Really?

Daniel M. Clark — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:51:46 +0000

In which Daniel, Drew and Joe talk about… My Little Pony. Seriously. I know, I know. Also, combining Facebook and Spotify, upgrading to iOS 5 and all the headaches it caused, Shoemoney vs. the PMA and a bunch of other fun stuff.

The first thing I had to bring up was My Little Pony. You see, there’s an interesting situation happening right now where grown men are watching the new My Little Pony series, Friendship is Magic. They call themselves bronies. Drew’s take on this trend is interesting, and he provided a few helpful links:

http://bronies.com/

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic

http://equestriadaily.com

Next up, Joe and I talked about Spotify and Facebook music. I love me some Spotify and I went into great detail about the hows and whys of the service as well as the Facebook aspect of it. The published playlists that I mentioned in the show are these:

(Me) Instrumentals While I Work

(Me) Awesome 80′s Metal

(Me) Your New Favorite Playlist

(Missy Ward) TheMusicIListenToEveryday

We’re dealing, with varying degrees of success, with upgrading our devices to iOS 5. It seems like this one has been more plagued with issues than past updates. We also beg the question… what else can you put in a phone?

Lastly, the story behind the Inside Internet Marketing episode, Shoemoney and the PMA. I tell the story of how that came to be, what my role was, and what I learned from the experience. It was very educational.

Drew knows a guy named Scott who is writing a book about Daddy/Daughter dates, which is very cool.

All this and more – thanks for listening! We’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave us a voice mail at 281-241-QAQN(7276). Also, you can email us at feedback@qaqn.com.