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Amplify is a energetic podcast about today's blogging, tech and social media headlines. Facebook, YouTube, Wordpress, selfies, bloggers and more. We discuss the headlines that mainstream media ignores

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    • Nov 8, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 196 EPISODES


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    The Most Practical Gadgets of 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 21:28


    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 Kohls and maybe the streaming services aren't going to play nice after all. 

    Podcasts Coming of Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 22:00


    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

    Modern Oral History

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 21:26


    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 look at today's modern history. 

    Remember when Rabbit Ears Were the Only Complication?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 21:44


    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?

    What Does Elon Musk Predict?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 21:39


    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 more.

    Which 80s Movie Predicted Social Media?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2019 21:36


    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 to them all?

    The Ten Year IPad Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 21:30


    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

    The Crinkle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2017 22:40


    Today's show is a story. Just a story, About a crinkle.

    Don't Make Me Share it Bro

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2017 22:08


    Today we talk about forced sharing and how so wrong it is. Are you doing it?

    Extinguish the Gawkers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2017 22:00


    Rachel's van exploded into fire, and the blind just got something awesome. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    How to slay the Amazon Beast?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 22:03


    Kissmetrics had an article out about slaying the Amazon Beast. Let's talk about it.

    Order Now for Same Minute Delivery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 22:03


    How quickly is delivery going to be available?  Ebooks are now. Will Coke be now someday? Let's talk about what's going on.

    Cheers to 1980's Marketing in a Vaynerchuk World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2017 22:03


    Today we explore the relationship big box retailers have with their brands . . .and of course a little about Cheers. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Blockbuster Syndrome Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2017 22:02


    Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Aye Aye! Pirate Zuck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2017 22:02


    CreativeChlld.com, Marketoonist, Swarm, Hubba, Facebook Messenger Day. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Social Haywire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2017 22:05


    Sidewire, Twitch, Anchor.fm, Octaneai, Tagged, and now Facebook City Guides. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Big Brother Reads Real Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017 22:03


    Barnes & Nobles, Star Wars, Domino's Pizza Wedding Registry, The hoverbike, UPS Drones, and more. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    The Penguin Retort

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2017 22:02


    Disney, ESPN, Bam Tech, MeetCircle, Facebook Lite, Snowball Mic, Club Penguin, Sleep Number Bed, Domain.me, Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    iNSPECTOR eGADGET

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2017 22:02


    A slew of topics today like . . GetRemarkable.com, Digital signatures, DocusignTelekin, MN Blog Con, TurboScan, Great Clips, Style Jukebox, Dish Network, Skype, Facetime, 3M, Portable Chargers All the tech, social media and blog headlines that Bloggers love, need and use everyday.

    Season 3 Begins!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017 21:59


    Action Packed episode featuring AustinFoundIt!, Karasutra, Pantene, Pantone, Echo, Kissinger, and Tiny Buddha's and Beans

    Your Connected Toaster May Kill You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 22:02


    the internet of things, university of Toronto, neural Christmas Carol, Richard Clarkson cloud, sonic strategy. Jared kraft, Ann vosskamp, Coffitivity, Radio shack. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Rabb.it TV Now on the Big Screen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2016 22:03


    Rabb.it App, Beme App, Spotify, Pandora, Facebook-versary, Dollar General and more. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    The Adjacent Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2016 22:02


    What if Apps are the new internet? They are truly more interactive than websites. They do more, are used differently and are here to stay. What if www isn't a thing for much longer?

    The Vine The Jet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2016 22:02


    Twitter's Vine, Google buys Jet.com, TMobile. Podcasting, Max Linsky, Pineapple Street Media, Calendar Watch, Amazon's Grocery Stores. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Escape Room Millennials

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2016 22:02


    Austin Foundit, Escape Room, Friendship Bread, hallmark, Pinewood Social, Starbucks, NFL, Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Who Should Buy Twitter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2016 22:03


    Who's the best new owner of Twitter? Alibaba, Softbank, Sprint, Mozilla, Starbucks, eBay, the US Post Office, Smithsonian, Donald Trump and Evil Countries Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Echo, Get Me Out of the Computer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2016 22:03


    Samsung buys Siri, Echo, Amtrak, Eventbrite, Facebook, Shay Carl, Rhett & Link, the Matrix, Twitch Prime, Amazon, and the Gap Year. All on the 27th rated Amplify Podcast

    Don't Call Me A Blogger

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2016 22:02


    UberAmbulance, Facebook Marketplace, Myanmar, Brainient, NFL Ticket Exchange, Facebook, Yahoo, Pinterest and wifi passwords. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Disney Snaps up Twitter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2016 22:03


    Amplify Blogging, Social Media and Tech Podcast. Today featuring stories about Twitter, Disney, Mattel, Snap, Snapchat, Fandangonow, Shomi, Netflix, BuzzFeed, Drone Racing League, 

    #ArtsMidwest Gasses Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2016 22:02


    Randy Otto, Winston Churchill, Steve Trash, Arts Midwest, Pat Hazell, The Wonderbread Years, Billy McGuigan, Rave On!, Harley Davidson, Milwaukee. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    No PayPal Chip for You

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2016 22:03


    Twilio, Messenger, Texting, Eye Tracking, PayPal, Pavlov, Befty and More. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Star Wars vs Star Trek: The Emoji Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2016 22:08


    Star Trek Emojis, Airpods, Snapchat, Phillip DeFranco, Starbucks, NFL, Budweiser, Instagram, and Keith Richman from Defy Media. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    How many Waze to Stop Them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2016 22:02


    Roman Atwood flies, Domino's Drone Delivers, Onalytica, Sponsored Content on Periscope, Libro.fm, Dave Delaney, and the Samsung Welt. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    iUber and iButterfly?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2016 22:02


    Internet Birthday, Hashtag, Chris Messina, Gary Johnson, Facebook Memes, iButterfly, Uber and Matthew McConaughey. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Google Duo Sounds Weird

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2016 22:09


    Google Duo, Allo, Bjork, Kristina Bazan, Kayture, Airtime, Gawker, Univision, Tidal, Apple, Spotify, Bitly and Google Hangout. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Ranker Defies Trends

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2016 22:02


    The death of Blab, Firetalk, Ranker, Krumb, Cinema Palettes, Netflix, Snapchat and and the Olympics. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.  2jbdnpi4

    Job Title: COPYCAT

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2016 22:02


    So many new things like tunecore, rover, publicgood, jubleit, bars, facebook, instagram and a bunch of copycats. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Can YouTube save TV?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2016 22:02


    Dennis Cooper's dead blogger blog, Twitter Verification, Thomas Sanders, Do Not Track, Periscope, Hannah Hart, YouTubers on TV, Birkenstock, Ugly Instagram, Rihanna and Pornhub. . .all these social media headlines.

    Selena's Tequila

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 21:59


    Facebook Live allows restrictions, the FB Matrimonial Glitch, Jose Cuervo calls Ford, Selena Gomez's $550,000 tweet, Yahoo's dime, Snapchat, and Pokemon Go. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Go Go Go by P.O.kemon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2016 22:03


    Pokemon Go!, Travel bloggers in the news, Yahoo on Messenger, SnapChat Memories, the Rock on Youtube, Twitter and the NBA, Smurf Culture PReview and Go Do Go! Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    The Live Video Myth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2016 22:00


    Even Spiegel in Cannes, Youtube live, Tumblr Live, Calm Design, US Customs, Social Media, Dropbox and Microsoft, Norm Pattiz, Podcast One, Gordon Ramsay, Periscope and CSPAN. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    What does Microsoft do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2016 22:02


    Microsoft, BlockChains, Wand Lab, This American Life, LinkedIN, XBox One S, MySpace and more. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Google Buys Twitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2016 22:02


    Microsoft buys Linkedin, Microsoft Planner, Dropbox, GogoBot, LifeBeam, SIRI, the new AI game and Twitter. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Crossing the VR Desert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2016 22:06


    Amazon vs YouTube, Snapchat, Grush, MTV, Radiohead livestreaming, Spielberg and VR on today's show. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Charge it on the table

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 21:59


    Adele in "real life", websites dying, Mark Cuban, Mophie, Tynker, Katy Perry, Apple Virtual Reality and Sponges all on this week's episode. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Mi Casa Su Casa

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 22:02


    Google and Levi's, Twitter and Spotify, Uber and Foursquare, Triby, Amazon Video Direct, Google and Lasik, GoDaddy's Flare, and Driverless cars in Singapore. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Speedy McBlogger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2016 22:02


    On today's episode we discuss Kristina Bazan, Josi Denise, The Skimm, Flirtey, Facebook VR, and Sketchfab. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Process Process

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2016 22:03


    On today's episode Rebecca Caroe of Creative Agency Secrets tells us her secret to Process. (And we might mention Teamwork.com) Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    From the Bottom

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2016 22:02


    Hanging with the folks of MixBit we not only talk about what's next, we figured it out. Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

    Henry's Incredible Edible Car

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2016 22:00


    Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

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    Knit my Niche

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2016 22:02


    Joe Boughner, Chris Read, Instagram Husbands, Ravellery, Seesaw, ClassDojo, Suggillipo, Math Prodigy, Damn Daniel, Facebook algorithm changes, Google pays iPhone one billion and lots more. . Let's learn something about our own businesses through these blogging, social media, and tech news.

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