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We talk with Michael Mahemoff (www.twitter.com/mahemoff) creator of Player.fm, a web-based and Android player for podcasts. You can learn more about Player.FM at https://player.fm/ For the first half of the show, Mike and David talk about: -Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, steps down (story). -YouTube promoting existing YouTube stars (story). -Netropolitan: A social network for rich people (story). -Twitter quantifies impact of live tweeting on TV engagement (story). -David recommends the Field Trip app to learn more about where you are. New offer! If you leave us a comment or message on our voicemail, we'll offer a FREE embellished tweet about you and/or your business. Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show.

Steve Hall (www.twitter.com/stevehall), Editor and Publisher, of AdRants, an industry staple for covering the industry for more than 13 years. The blog used to be a huge money maker for Steve Hall and unfortunately given the changes in the industry, and increased competition from media outlets with far greater resources, it's faded in prominence dramatically. Hall talks with us about the evolution of his site, the shifts in the ad industry, and how much content drivel is being produced. Check out some of Steve's other pieces over at Marketing Land. For the first half of the show, Mike and David talk about: Microsoft buying Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5 billion (story) No disruption at TechCrunch Disrupt (story) Six Californias Fails (story) The slew of 9/11 branded tweets. WHY? WHY? (story, response) Great advertising model on Startup Podcast. For pinball fans, make sure you download Pinball Arcade. New offer! If you leave us a comment or message on our voicemail, we'll offer a FREE embellished tweet about you and/or your business. Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show.

Guest: Kris Smith of Croncast and Palegroove This week we welcome back Kris Smith, who is the host of one of the world's earliest and longest running podcasts in Croncast. Kris helped MTV, NASCAR and others get into the podcast game early on, and now almost a decade later he's doubling down on the podcast business as he believes that brands are more eager than ever to explore audio as a form of branded entertainment. You can find out more about Kris's new business venture at www.palegroove.com For the first half of the show, Mike and David talk about: -Would you buy an iWatch for $400? Rumors about the pricing of Apple's iWatch (story) -The monstrous success of e-sports. Will they ever be as popular as traditional sports? (story) -The Somebody App. Have people deliver (in person) messages for you (story) -Media sites generating an unnecessary level of content (story) -Michael recommends rediscovering "The Simpsons" through the FXX marathon. And checking out "The League" also on FXX. -David recommends listening to the NPR podcast TLDR which you can get when you also subscribe to On the Media. Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at @dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at @michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show.

For the whole show David and Mike talk about: Ice Bucket Challenge as a phenomenon Most smartphone users download zero apps per month. The top 7% account for half of all smartphone app downloads. Disney and Drones How funny operates: Onion's Art Department and SNL Films Don't say your busy An argument for the satire tag on news sites that produce satire. Politico on Vox is weird, but Vox is, well, kinda weird Detecting native ads with ad detector Media we recommend: Flashboys by Michael Lewis N3Twork App Brian Williams raps "Baby Got Back" Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at @dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at @michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show.

We have a high level discussion about podcasting with Paul Colligan (www.twitter.com/colligan), the man who has literally written the book on Podcast Strategies and YouTube Strategies. Paul is also the host of "The Podcast Report," a podcast on the industry of podcasting. In the first half of the show David and Mike talk about: -Youtube product slips - Best Buy accidentally revealed new Peq smart home product (story) -Robin Williams' death. Dave's personal experience with Robin Williams, and how others are trying to capitalize on his death for attention. -Seattle police asking you to "Tweet Smart" for their own safety, or one reporter argues a violation of first amendment rights. (story) -Horshack dies again. (story) -A pathetic (and common) example of blogger relations (story) -Why Frank Catalano is ending his Seattle Times e-subscription. They're digitally clueless he argues. (story) -Wayward Pines series by Blake Crouch -Elvis concert movie "That's the Way It Is" being re-released to theaters -You're the Worst on FX Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show.

Guest: John Heinsen On this episode of the Tear Down Show we talk with John Heinsen (www.twitter.com/Bunnygraph), CEO of Bunnygraph, and Vice President, New Media for the Producers Guild of America. The three of us talk about the value of transmedia, the lack of standards, and how it needs to be owned by content creators and not the marketing department. Because it's not multi-media which is more or less telling the same story across various media, but rather an extension of the lead piece of media to tell even more story. In the first half of the show David and Mike talk about: Amazon vs. publisher Hachette. Amazon is so amazingly tone-deaf on this one (story) Amazon's reasoned response (their open letter) Facebook game developers can't force people to "Like" their page (story) YouTube stars rank higher than traditional celebrities. Do we believe it? (story) David loves the podcast Narrative Breakdown for creative writing insight (podcast) John Heinsen shares some great examples of transmedia: 2014 Nominees for interactive television awards Winners in 2013 for interactive television Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show

Dwayne Melancon (@ThatDwayne), CTO of Tripwire, joins David and Mike for a discussion of all things security, from the incredibly lack security on Internet of Things to training security people in safe environments such as BlackHat, Security B-Sides, and DEF Con, which are conferences happening this week in Las Vegas. Read Dwayne's musings on the Tripwire blog. In the first half of the show, David and Mike talk about: Beacons come to SFO (story) People called 911 when Facebook went down - Actually this is not uncommon (story) RFID tagging in the NFL (story) Elon Musk: AI more dangerous than nukes (story) FCC Chairman responds to Verizon Wireless' throttling for unlimited users (story) Settlers of Catan (Play the HTML version) Discussion of your favorite news and aggregation sites (what's yours?) Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at @dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at @michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show.

A full year of tear downs! In this episode, David and Mike talk about the year, their favorite guests, and the latest in tech and media: THANK YOU listeners for supporting our show. This week's stories: -Swell App acquired by Apple; Marco launches his podcast app (story) -How I exposed a social media/sales "expert" on Twitter. (the Twitter conversation) -HBO $49/month only web trial may expand past Comcast (story) -Hilton moving to smartphones as keys (story) -Hilton offers beautiful hotels, and endless emails (story) -NYT Chronicle from NYTimes labs - Search keywords over the paper's history. (the tool) -Amazon opens a 3D printing store (story) -Dungeons and Dragons turns 40 this year and it saved many a teenager, including -David and Michael (story) -Dungeons and Dragons Open Sourced through d20 License (the available rules) -Nerd Poker - Podcast of comedians playing D&D with Brian Posehn (podcast) -Weed is legal (at least in Michael's state of Washington) (story) -"Public" to the media industry and technology industry. The blurred lines. And how "Policy" tries to control it. Anil Dash piece on Medium. Interesting discussion. (story) -Kindle Unlimited (learn more) -NPR One - New curated app for NPR content. Requires you to log in via G+ or Facebook. Collects user data, and learns from behavior. Also has donate button. (read story and download the app) -Bonza app for crossword puzzle fanatics (download the app) Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf.

Guest: Andrew Stess Mike and David get together chat with Andrew Stess, Chief Revenue Officer at LyricFind and advisor and consultant to other digital music startups. Andrew has been in the digital music space since 1998 where he was was the first hire at CDDB which became Gracenote and he pioneered the licensing of music recognition. Stess also works with other music firms such as Senzari, Rdio, and Moodsnap. In the first half of the show, David and Mike talk about: -DRM for coffee (Michael's mixed relationship with his Keurig) (story) -Scalping restaurant reservations in SF (story) -Food startups do seem hot (Kickstarter, story Techcrunch) -Twitch claims an average of 106 minutes watched A DAY by the average user (story) -Video of drone in the middle of fireworks -If you're getting started in journalism, look at what the most popular shows on YouTube are doing. Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show.

Guest: Richard Bullwinkle Mike and David get together with Richard Bullwinkle (www.twitter.com/rbullwinkle) to talk about the TV landscape and what the future of TV technology looks like. Richard has worked at Samsung Electronics, Rovi, Mediabolic, and at the earliest days at TiVo. In the first half of the show, David and Mike talk about: -The explosion of Vidcon (story) and YouTube's new tools for Creators (story). -The troubles with Byliner. Michael catches up with Richard Nash to get the dope on what happened (listen to NextMarket podcast). -In social media world, new attitudes towards journalism (study). Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf. You can find him at www.nextmarket.co. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show. Find the Tear Down Show at www.technology.fm/teardownshow/ And if you're feeling generous, give us a nice review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/teardownshow/id693162571?mt=2 Creative Commons attribution to https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodrigobasaure/

Guest: Surj Patel, CEO of SmartMocha In this episode, Mike catches up with an old friend, Surj Patel, who is CEO of SmartMocha, an Internet of Things startup. In the first half of the show, David and Mike talk about: Byliner's troubles and ask can any startups succeed in the publishing world? (story) David complains about T-Mobile's gimmicks to attract new customers Mike talks about why he's not all that excited about the new Amazon Fire phone. (story) The ridiculousness of Yo (story) A user email from Tony Gale! Computer World has been around for at least three centuries, apparently, and now they're ending their print edition (story) ProductHunt - a way to find out about new apps (site) They talk about the show 24, which Mike doesn't watch, but thinks would be a good topic for a podcast Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at @dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at @michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show. Find the Tear Down Show at www.technology.fm/teardownshow/

Guest: Sammy Wegent (www.twitter.com/SpeechlessShow) of Speechless and Jamie Wright (www.twitter.com/LekkerMedia) of Lekker Media. Mike and David talk to Jamie and Sammy about why companies are demanding more comedy to promote and run their businesses. Both Wegent and Wright are heavily involved in producing corporate comedy for their respective businesses. Speechless is an improvised PowerPoint presentation on a random subject with slides that neither the speaker nor audience has seen. With a clicker in their hand, the presenter needs to begin their presentation with zero presentation and no knowledge of what they'll see next. Lekker Media produces comedy videos for internal company events. They're designed to let employees have a chance to show their comedic side, often by putting their business in a new environment, like a pirate ship or as characters in the movie "Top Gun." In the first half of the show, Michael and David discuss: Amazon's MayDay button Bargaining at the Globe and Mail to get the journalists to do content marketing as well Another day, another hack Elon Musk open sources Tesla's electric car technology Secret is being ruined by the trolls Michael is excited that "Last Comic Standing" is back, and it's actually about comedians doing comedy David is amused by The Onion's new site Clickhole which parodies clickbait and viral sites. Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at @dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at @michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show. Find the Tear Down Show at www.technology.fm/teardownshow/

It's just two guys talking this week. In other words, Mike and David go guest-free to talk about some of the big stories in tech and media that week. (See two handsome fellows posing for a picture at an unnamed McBrewPub.) Here's what Mike and David discuss: Mass shooting attempt at Mike's alma mater, spins positive for the hero Heavy disconnect between the public and marketers when it comes to online reviews (fake or not?) Uber's $19B(?) valuation. What's it up to now? Pissing match between Verizon and Netflix Netflix will soon be blaming all the providers - Note, after recording it appears that Netflix will be removing these warnings. Bill Watterson of "Calvin and Hobbes" returning to the comic pages Orange is the New Black, Season 2 Go see the live show of Mortified, and the documentary on Netflix. Secret's on Android now, and Michael's tried it Close to half of U.S.households subscribe to Netflix, Hulu Plus, or Amazon Prime. That's not far from cable penetration 25 years ago. Amazon's launch events invite the average user NYTimes Opinion is launching as a $6/month app, as opposed to the whole paper for $15/month. Tindr gets photos Time, Inc. is going public. Harry McCracken, friend of the show, left TIME. Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at @dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at @michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show. Find the Tear Down Show at www.technology.fm/teardownshow/

Shel Holtz (www.twitter.com/shelholtz), Principal for Holtz Communication + Technology, returns from the first episode of the Tear Down Show to discuss with us what he's calling "the quiet explosion," or the success of audio content and distribution as an effective content marketing technique. Everyone points to videos, photos, and articles as being the most valuable forms of media for content marketing. But unbeknownst to most people, there's this network of audio programs that are becoming very popular and being heard all over the country, even on public radio stations thanks to the Public Radio Exchange, or PRX. Shel is also the host of "For Immediate Release" a podcast for PR professionals and marketers and it's been recording for nine years. In the first half of the show, Michael and David discuss: Analysis: How Would Apple Smart Home Impact Others Google's Biggest Problem As Home Security Provider? Consumer Trust? Vice media employees complain of crappy salary and sponsor influence and Vice responds to Gawker Media's claim. Thoughts and Hunches about a Microsoft Smartwatch WhatsApp a share driver of content The intense desire for Internet anonymity of our mistakes - Snapchat and right to be forgotten, Reputation.com - other search engines? 21 Tips for Producing Funny “Man on the Street” Videos Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf. His business is NextMarket Insights. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show. Find the Tear Down Show at www.technology.fm/teardownshow/

Richard Hart (www.twitter.com/NextStepTV) is the co-founder of the multimedia department at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. The nascent program, only three years old, is educating our future multimedia journalists. Hart is probably the best to teach this curriculum since he's been a staple in Bay Area television and tech broadcasting. He was the co-host of Evening Magazine in San Francisco, but also he was the host of a variety of technology shows, such as The Next Step on The Discovery Channel, and various programs on CNET TV. We spoke to Hart about how he's training many of tomorrow's broadcasters, or really netcasters across all media. In the first half of the show, Michael and David discuss: -Would you use a phone watch? -BitLit - Get ebooks of books you already own -Amazon creating a lot of resentment in the book world -YouTube Creator Series - Informing YouTube producers on what they're working on next. Like Google Labs, but for YouTube. -Michael's XBOX360 died, and he just bought another one. -Watch one of the worst 80s sitcoms, "We Got it Made." Lots of episodes available on YouTube. Go find some of your favorites. Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com Leave a message on the Tear Down Show line 206-350-6206 Connect with David Spark on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dspark. His business is Spark Media Solutions. Connect with Michael Wolf on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf. His business is www.nextmarket.co. Please send us your feedback. We want to hear from you and put your input in our show. Find the Tear Down Show at www.technology.fm/teardownshow/