Summary: Here's what Michael and David talk about during the show: Techcrunch has an intern (story) Giant alligator on a golf course (story) Tony Fadell is out at Nest (story) Smartphone growth slowing - smartphone shipments are expected to grow 3.1% in 2016, which is a substantial slowdown from the 10.5% growth in 2015 and 27.8% in 2014. (story) Jon Stewart - can he save us from Trump (story) Zen and the art of managing smartphone photos (story) Changing model of local news. More than half are selling sponsored content, up from about 1/5th a year ago. More than half are making revenue of less than 100K a year. (story) Tribune rebrands as Tronc (story) Backlash against a selfie statue in Sugarland, TX (story) We recommend Silicon Valley again. It’s on season 3. A video by David, “Why Do So Many Corporate Videos Suck?” Email us at teardownshow@gmail.com 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.
