Amplify Today: Tech, Social Media and Pop Culture Podcast
1) The Most Practical Gadgets of 2020
Hard 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 K...Show More
2) Podcasts Coming of Age
Is podcasting mainstream? Consider these stories including JetBlue, Spotify, Kansas City Chiefs, HBO Max, Daniel J. Lewis, Podlife, Amplivoice.io and Netflix speeding up movies
3) Modern Oral History
Facebook 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 ...Show More
4) Remember when Rabbit Ears Were the Only Complication?
How 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?
5) What Does Elon Musk Predict?
In 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 m...Show More
6) Which 80s Movie Predicted Social Media?
Blade 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 ...Show More
7) The Ten Year IPad Effect
Google 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
8) Tipping Point: Hostess, Twinkies and Wonderbread
How did Hostess become a household name? And what made the brand tip from regular to iconic? In today's episode we explore the unique path it took for Twinkies and Wonderbread to become American icon...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Apple Computers Tipping Point
Today we tell a story of how Steve Jobs became more than just a guy selling computers out of his garage. What was the tipping point? And what factors led to that?
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) The Crinkle
Today's show is a story. Just a story, About a crinkle.