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350 Third is a bi-weekly talk show discussing the impact of the Internet on business. Hosted by Scott Barstow and Anders Brownworth.

Scott Barstow, Anders Brownworth


    • Oct 19, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 97 EPISODES


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    Episode #97 - The Death of Twitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2016 56:18


    Anders and Scott talk Twitter's most recent takeover offers and who we'd like (or not like) to see buy our favorite platform, and how ludicrous it is that 350 million users is considered a failure. Would Twitter go public if they were to make the decision in today's market? We discuss. We also go deep on the age of networks that we're currently living in, and what's good and bad about the nature of the closed networks that we all participate in.

    Episode #96 - Let's get Meta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2016 48:07


    Anders and Scott talk about this show, how it's put together, and the decision to have or not have sponsors. It might sound like so much navel-gazing, but we cover some pretty interesting ground along the way.

    Episode #95 - Pimp Yourself and the DAO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2016 51:36


    In our first episode in a while, Anders and Scott talk about Scott's recent experience getting Gig internet service from AT&T, and we dig deep into the DAO contract fiasco and it's impact on Ethereum.

    Episode #94 - Bitcoin Upheaval and Ethereum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2016 45:26


    Anders talks in depth about the Mike Hearn bombshell in the Bitcoin community, and we talk about the emergence of smart contracts and Ethereum as "the next big thing".

    Episode #93 - Drone Update - Walmart and the FAA

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2015 35:07


    Anders and Scott discuss the recent announcement by the FAA regarding the registration of drones, and Walmart's jumping into the drone delivery fray with Amazon.

    Episode #92 - Return of Jack

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2015 26:36


    Anders and Scott talk in depth about the return of Jack Dorsey to Twitter, and about why Twitter is struggling while Facebook can seemingly do no wrong. They also talk about the similarities between Evernote and Twitter, and how each company might adjust in the future.

    Episode #91 - Robotics and Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2015 29:45


    Scott and Anders discuss the latest release from 3D Robotics, a short film series called Life After Gravity, which is shot in its entirety using quadcopters and GoPros. What's a hardware company doing creating content? We talk about it in depth. Listen in.

    Episode #90 - Richard Newton

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2015 36:22


    Scott and Anders welcome Richard Newton, best-selling author of Stop Talking, Start Doing, The Little Book of Thinking Big, and The End of Nice. We talk about the publishing industry, the impact of better and faster automation on career, and how companies and even countries will have to adapt to a new cycle of work and learning.

    Episode #89 - MIT and the Blockchain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2015 34:17


    Scott interviews Anders about the Blockchain class he is teaching at the MIT Media Lab. Scott and Anders also discuss reactions to the recent Apple event where they introduced the iPad Pro.

    Episode #88 - Bottoms Up Enterprise IT

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2015 31:38


    Anders and Scott discuss the changes over the last 10-15 years in enterprise computing, along with the reasons for the shift away from company-centric to person-centric computing at work.

    Episode #87 - Only On the Net

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2015 30:18


    Picking up where the last show left off, Anders and Scott talk about Jerry Seinfeld's brilliant series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and it's availability only on the internet. We also talk about Tribe Tyler, an up and coming show only on YouTube, and dabble a bit in what Periscope will mean for live sports.

    Episode #86 - Halt and Watch Video

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2015 33:57


    In this episode, Anders and Scott talk about traditional TV (one of our favorite topics), and a deep love of Halt and Catch Fire, a brilliant series on AMC and Netflix.

    Episode #85 - Duck Duck Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2015 26:31


    Anders and Scott talk about the up and coming search engine, DuckDuckGo. The name needs work, but are they a force to be reckoned with? Listen in and find out!

    Episode #84 - Developer Shortages and Part-Time CTOs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2015 35:18


    In continuing the theme of the last show, Anders and Scott discuss Scott’s current role as part-time CTO of a few startups, and how much time and energy are wasted early on in startups trying to find the elusive "technical co-founder".

    Episode #83 - The Future of Software

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2015 42:09


    Scott and Anders discuss the current shortage of software developers, the economic impact of that shortage, and how the development of applications will change over the next few years.

    Episode #82 - Our Sources

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2015 24:48


    Scott and Anders discuss the people and sites they can't live without day to day.

    Episode #81 - iPhone 6 Plus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2015 19:33


    Scott and Anders discuss how the iPhone 6 Plus works as a day to day device.

    Episode #80 - The Interview and Mesh Networks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2015 34:15


    Scott and Anders talk about The Interview, disruption of internet services by sovereign nations, and how a city in Portugal is pointing us to the future of interconnectedness. There's a lot of talk about a magic bus as well.

    Episode #79 - Do You Have ID?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2014 39:02


    Scott and Anders talk about pseudonymity, credentials, privacy and security in this jam-packed episode. What if you could have as many identities as you want, and they were all verifiable by a trusted source? And what if you could prove that you have the right to do something, like drink alcohol or vote, without the other party having to know who you are? Are privacy and security mutually exclusive or can they co-exist?

    Episode #78 - Entertainment

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2014 50:55


    Scott and Anders take a break from technology and talk about the new Star Wars 7 trailer, TV shows, comedy and recommendation engines in this Christmas episode.

    Episode #77 - Photo Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2014 47:04


    In this episode, Scott and Anders talk about a subject near and dear to everyone's heart: How to safely store, organize and display photos taken across all devices. While we have solved the problem of making photography affordable and easy for everyone, we still don't have great products for the rest of the story. What might that solution look like? Tune in, listen in and share your comments with us!

    Episode #76 - Payments

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2014 34:44


    In this episode, Scott and Anders discuss the history of credit card payments, how credit card data is stored, why breaches occur, and what to look for in the coming months and years as better systems start to emerge.

    Episode #75 - No Borders

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2014 27:52


    It costs absurd amounts of money to transfer money or communicate across international borders for no good reason. In this episode, Scott and Anders talk about what’s broken and why, and discuss what the future might look like as the barriers come down.

    Episode #74 - Decentralized Networks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2014 19:18


    Bitcoin is great, but it's still riding on a network that's controlled by large institutions. What would it look like to have a truly decentralized network? Scott and Anders discuss how it might work in this latest episode.

    Episode #73 - Self Driving Cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2014 39:13


    What if you had the chance to redefine something as fundamental as transportation? Scott and Anders discuss the self driving car and what it could mean to society.

    Episode #72 - Android to iPhone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2014 21:16


    Scott moves from the iPhone to Android and Anders argues Google isn't eavesdropping even though your phone is always listening!

    Episode #71 - Groundfloor.us

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2014 37:10


    Brian Dally joins us for a discussion of his Groundfloor.us, the real estate microlending marketplace. We discuss how the Internet is "blowing up" investment strategies in the real estate industry.

    Episode #70 - Ephemeral Computing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2014 31:04


    Peer to peer package delivery via a smartphone app? Scott and Anders discuss a reputation based package delivery system and theorize about the coming world where micro scaling gives rise to ephemeral computing.

    Episode #69 - Prime Laundering

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2014 33:30


    Amazon Prime prices have increased - has a master plan been enacted, or is this just the economic reality of inflation? Join Scott and Anders for a discussion about it and a dive into Money Laundering!

    Episode #68 - News and Users

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2014 28:39


    An emerging high production value news source, Vice News, covers the situation in the Ukraine demonstrating a hint at journalism's future and the biggest bid ever for users with Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp demonstrating that people will pay for a service.

    Episode #67 - Bitcoin Las Vegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2014 30:40


    Charlie Shrem's arrest and MtGox shutting down BTC transfers have caused movements in the price of bitcoin. And Scott visits Tony Hsieh's Downtown project in Las Vegas.

    Episode #66 - Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2014 28:33


    Could the business of live radio reincarnate on the Internet? Join Scott and Anders as they discuss the possible rebirth of a bygone era.

    Episode #65 - Year in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2013 54:38


    Scott and Anders discuss the stories which define 2013.

    Episode #64 - Experiential Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2013 49:10


    Anders and Scott welcome Victor Saad, the founder of The Experience Institute and The Leap Year Project, to talk about the coming transformation in education.

    Episode #63 - WebRTC World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2013 16:27


    On locationat the WebRTC conference, Scottbrings us up todate on"telecomat web speed".

    Episode #62 - Rocket Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2013 54:03


    Horace Dediu joins us for a discussion about the history of the space industry and its more recent commercial direction. We touch on the history of governmental and private investments in space as well as possible asymmetric strategies for the future including a railgun and the ever elusive space elevator. Does the commercial exploitation of space fit within a timescale business is able to accept?

    Episode #61 - Indonesia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2013 32:15


    We catch up with Scott on the other side of the world in his Indonesian safehouse. Scott talks about the VC landscape and promise and peril in the Republic of Indonesia.

    Episode #60 - 3D Printing Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2013 32:15


    What would life be like if 3D printing were a commonplace as bubblejet and laser printers are today? Scott and Anders discuss how your world might change in the next 5 to 10 years.

    Episode #59 - Stan Phelps - The Impact Of the Internet on Marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2013 45:03


    Stan Phelps, founder of 9 Inch Marketing, author of What's Your Green Goldfish and What's Your Purple Goldfish joins us on the show to talk about how the Internet is changing marketing, how TV marketing will evolve and argue with Anders about Amazon.

    Episode #58 - HotSpot 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2013 26:46


    Scott and Anders discuss 802.11u, which is also known as HotSpot 2.0, Passpoint or Interworking. It allows a WiFi device to automatically associate with access points through shared credentials rather than having to have separate accounts for each network.

    Episode #57 - The Peer Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2013 34:18


    Scott and Anders discuss the rising tide of peer networks. From Bitcoin to WebRTC, the Internet is slowly moving back to it's roots. In this episode we explore how email, domains and other every-day applications will change over the coming years

    Episode #55 - The Post PC Ecosystem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2013 27:35


    If there is a post PC era, there have to be apps for every job that don't require or presume a PC. What does that app ecosystem look like? Scott and Anders discuss the Post PC Ecosystem.

    Episode #56 - Farshad Nayeri - Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2013 44:11


    Continuing their discussion of the post-PC ecosystem, Scott and Anders interview Farshad Nayeri, founder of Pixxa, the company that develops the Perspective iPad app. Perspective addresses both content creation and content consumption making it truely a post-PC ecosystem contender.

    Episode #54 - All Things G

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2013 45:24


    Scott and Anders talk about privacy with Google services and the implications of Bitcoin.

    Episode #53 - Node.js

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2013 28:34


    Node.js package growth has been going at a staggering clip lately. Scott and Anders discuss Node.js entering an inflection point of sorts and trade war stories of Node.js in production.

    Episode #52 - Evolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2013 31:12


    In this episode, Anders and Scott study the computer fossils they have lying around their houses. From 300 baud modems to gender benders to print servers to token ring networks, they talk about the evolution of technology in the last 15 or so years.

    Episode #51 - Knife the Cord

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2013 36:20


    Is cable TV with all the package deals going the way of the dodo? Scott and Anders discuss what a post-cable TV world will be like and the trends pushing us in that direction.

    Episode #50 - Godfathers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2013 55:15


    In this, the 50th episode, Scott and Anders celebrate by discussing Mario Puzo's The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II. No tech here, just mob movies!

    Episode #49 - Dell, TxtWe and a Snowpocalypse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2013 32:03


    Scott and Anders talk Shark Tank, Dell, Amazon, TxtWe and SwitchCoder in a thrill-packed snowpocalypse show!

    Episode #48 - Online For-credit Courses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2013 28:28


    Scott and Anders discuss disruption in education with new for-credit online courses at San Jose State and degrees without classtime at the University of Wisconsin.

    Episode #47 - Keynotes and Competing with Nonconsumption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2013 25:17


    Scott and Anders discuss creating content, CES keynotes and Apple competing against nonconsumption. The Bridges to Cross blog is at a new URL: http://bridgestocross.anders.com/

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