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This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons), Craig Calder (@ccalder) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel.

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons), Craig Calder (@ccalder) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel. What’s new Chia-Lin’s new gig! General busy-ness Listener Comments Jim Timmerman: "The Media" years ago was much easier to define and point to: local and national TV and radio outlets and newspapers. Then that number increased dramatically with the addition of cable and satellite technology. Now with the development of digital technologies the number of media outlets is no longer definable. I wonder if the time has come to define and label "it" differently. Very much like to hear your thoughts. Aereo Founder Calls Supreme Court Ruling 'Troubling,' 'Chilling' Chromecast will use ultrasonic sounds to pair your TV with your friend’s phones Facebook Manipulated Users’ Feeds for a Psychology Experiment Amazon Fire TV bug provides another reason why data caps are anti-consumer Kitestring - Stay safe out there Are you a regular listener? Please take a moment to complete this survey.

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons), Craig Calder (@ccalder) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you.

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons), Craig Calder (@ccalder) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you.

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy) and Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel. It's Official: Apple and Facebook Are Phone Companies Now Facebook buys 'Move' fitness tracking app for Apple's iPhone By buying Moves, Facebook acquires high-value passive location technology Facebook launches a newswire so it can help the media — while it competes with them Google Glass Just Lost Its Biggest Cheerleader Google agrees to defend Samsung, pay some of its costs in patent infringement case against Apple F.C.C., in a Shift, Backs Fast Lanes for Web Traffic When it comes to net neutrality, either the FCC thinks we’re idiots, or it just doesn’t care Amazon Revenue Up 23% On Tripling In Prime Video Usage Amazon adds HBO shows to Prime Instant Video; HBO Go coming to Fire TV at some point The FyreTV Porn Streamer Maker Is Suing Amazon For Trademark Infringement In Aereo, Supreme Court Rightly Skeptical About Becoming Technology Regulators EFF Case Against Personal Audio Podcasting Patent Trolls in good shape Nike fires majority of FuelBand team, will stop making wearable hardware Are you a regular listener? Please take a moment to complete this survey.

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy) and Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Activists ask DropBox to drop Condi Rice from board Confessions of a failed acqui-hire employee (Understand your equity agreements, kids.) Samsung / Deezer Promotion - 6 months of premium Deezer service for S5 owners Google Glass App Lets You 'Livestream' Events Google selling Glass to anyone in the US on April 15 for a limited time U.S. Air Force is testing Google Glass & building apps for battlefield use Amazon says it has now passed Apple and Hulu in streaming video usage Netflix Is Now Streaming In 4K (And nobody cares.) Bieber Porn and PornHub (ethics) Discovery Communications Invests in 24/7 TV Channel for Dogs Microsoft unveils Windows in the car, battles Apple CarPlay Amazon acquires digital comics platform (and iPad hit) comiXology Are you a regular listener? Please take a moment to complete this survey.

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons), Craig Calder (@ccalder) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Books we're reading: Moments of Impact: How to Design Strategic Conversations That Accelerate Change by Chris Ertel The Visual Organization: Data Visualization, Big Data, and the Quest for Better Decisions by Phil Simon Topics this week: Microsoft is trying to be your friend, and may actually win you over Microsoft to launch Outlook web app for Android AwesomenessTV Acquires YouTube Network Big Frame for $15 Million Yahoo Considering Creating its own YouTube Amazon launches Fire TV Windows will be free on phones, small tablets and the Internet of Things In A Six-Day Period, Microsoft's New CEO Satya Nadella Completely Changed The Company Are you a regular listener? Please take a moment to complete this survey.

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy) and Craig Calder (@ccalder) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel. In this episode: Mark Zuckerberg: Here's Why I Just Spent $2 Billion On A Virtual-Reality Company Oculus Founder: Why We Sold Our Virtual Reality Company To Facebook Oculus Backers On Kickstarter Won't Get Any Part Of The $2 Billion Deal Klout Snapped Up by Lithium Technologies Twitter May Kill The 'Retweet' — And People Are Freaking Out Facebookification of Twitter Facebook Search Craig Predicts: Parallax Profiles in social will be the New Thing We Just Learned Satya Nadella's Master Plan For Microsoft Amazon Is Going To Announce Its Streaming Media Gadget At An Event In New York Next Week Apple in talks with Comcast for streaming-TV service: WSJ Disney Buys Maker Studios John Switched to a Jawbone Up from his recalled FitBit Force Are you a regular listener? Please take a moment to complete this survey.

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons), Craig Calder (@ccalder) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel. This week, we tried an alternative Google Hangouts and Skype. We tested WebRTC tools: Talky.io Appear.in We ultimately chose Appear.in for this episode due to its better video window management. (But we didn't record the video - there isn't built-in video recording in WebRTC platforms since it's a peer-to-peer technology.) Some reading material on Pono (TL;DR: You can’t tell the difference. I screwed up the explanation of audio sampling. Be sure to read this post.) Anti-Social Networking App Helps You Avoid Friends You Don't Like Messaging App TangoME Pulls In $280M From Alibaba, Others Amazon to Ship Video-Streaming Device in April. Will it be free? If you’re Prime Member and are involved in startups, be sure to check out the original Amazon show, Betas Craig bought a Smart TV. Do you really need one? (No. No, you don’t.) Google Play Game services brings multiplayer to iOS, lets devs offer cross-platform gaming Warner Brothers to “Veronica Mars” Backers: Okay, Okay — Use iTunes or Amazon if You Want (Props to Warner Bros) Wearables were big this week: Android Wear released. Apple will not make an iWatch John ditched both his Pebble and his Metwatch smartwatches Are you a regular listener? Please take a moment to complete this survey.

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons), Craig Calder (@ccalder) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel. In this episode: iTunes Radio beats Spotify to take 3rd place in U.S. music streaming, eyes up #2 spot iTunes Radio to break out as separate service? Pandora still dominated but will that change? State of the music service = still wild Wild West even in the US High fidelity player? Ponoplayer uses flac vs mp3 resulting in better sound quality. Time for a format shakeup? Apple Announces CarPlay Goldman: There Will Be as Much Mobile Commerce in 2018 as E-Commerce in 2013 New Report Shows Social Media Leads to Coupon Searches Are you a regular listener? Please take a moment to complete this survey.

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons), Craig Calder (@ccalder) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel. In this episode: Netflix is paying Comcast for direct connection to network Comcast customer support told me to stop using Netflix and order more TV channels Netflix and Net Neutrality (This is a great analysis) The internet is fucked Most Americans Would Choose Internet Over TV or Cellphones Mark Zuckerberg has learned what Steve Jobs knew: You need to disrupt yourself before your competitors do The Messaging App Wars Are Just Getting Started WhatsApp to Start Offering Internet Phone Calls The Payments Challenge for Mobile Carriers Why the Android-powered Nokia X is great for Microsoft YouTube is Not a Sweatshop—It’s Actually a Goldmine, and Here’s Why Video Ad Views Hit 26.9 Billion in January, SpotXchange Jumps to #1 Spot Inkshares wants to create a hybrid of traditional book publisher and crowdfunded digital platform Are you regular listener? Please take a moment to complete this survey.

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy) and Craig Calder (@ccalder) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel. In this episode: Visa Spends at Least a Third of Its Marketing Budget on Digital WhatsApp’s Founder Goes From Food Stamps to Billionaire Google Was Willing to Beat Facebook’s $19B Offer for WhatsApp The Plus in Google Plus Microsoft vs. Microsoft New PlayStation outselling new Xbox "almost two-to-one" Fascinating new mobile payment solution works almost everywhere by tricking credit card terminals (Reminds us of Coin) Apple reportedly planning to let you buy physical goods through your iTunes account

This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy) and Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons) talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel. In this episode: What’s with the new Apple TV? Gaming? Apps? Something else?http://9to5mac.com/2014/02/10/new-apple-tv-hardware-references-already-appearing-in-ios-7-builds/) Comcast confirms $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable Verizon support rep admits anti-Netflix throttling Fred Wilson on Net Neutrality EU Pushes to Globalize Internet Governance With Google’s top ad exec now running YouTube, LA creators are stuck in wait and see mode Jason Calacanis: Google Wins Everything Part Two: How to be a Partner Who can compete with YouTube? Amazon? Americans officially living in post-PC world, spending more time using mobile apps & web WSJ: An Android-Powered Nokia Phone Clad In Windows Phone Clothing Coming Later This Month Microsoft considering allowing Android apps to run on Windows - report Smartphones are now a 95% Android-iOS global duopoly w/ Android closing in on 80% by itself Is it Game Over for Nintendo? Are you a regular listener? Please take a moment to complete this survey.

Can you believe it?! We're back! It's the ODM crew (and special guests) but with an all-new web site, and live show. Yep, we're using Google Hangouts to record each week and it's totally transformed our ability to produce the show. This week, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons), Craig Calder (@ccalder) and our guest, John Wall (@johnjwall) of Marketing Over Coffee talk about the latest news in digital media and what it means for you. You can send comments and questions to comments@odmcast.com. We try to answer everything you send "on air." Visit http://odmcast.com to subscribe to the podcast. While you're there, be sure to subscribe to our announcements list via email. Follow us on Twitter at @ondigitalmedia. Subscribe to the YouTube channel. In this episode: Tom Merritt has a new tech news show, and it's redefining how we fund and consume media. Maybe. Releasing Ads Early Pays Off For Super Bowl Advertisers, According To Visible Measures New Record For 2014: Hashtags Mentioned In 57% Of Super Bowl Ads Sochi Disasters shared over social media MLB begins rollout of iBeacon technology in baseball stadiums for next season. Too early? How In-app Purchases Have Destroyed The (Mobile) Video Game Industry (And video to prove it) Amazon Mobile Ad Network is guaranteeing $1.50 CPM for Android or Kindle app ads served to US-based users. A test, or something more? WTF: Amazon to Offer Kindle Checkout System to Physical Retailers. Is it the data? Improving Kindle sales? Something else? Are you regular listener? Please take a moment to complete this survey.

On Digital Media 129: Pseudonymous In this episode, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Steve Hatch (@shatch) and Craig Calder (@ccalder) discuss: Ultralight Startups will introduce new, innovative format at next week's event Facebook launches Ads API The Great Real-Name / Pseudonym Debate (Google+, Facebook) Here's a great piece on the use of pseudonyms by danah boyd Facebook wants real identities for commerce Randi Zuckerberg leaves Facebook to start social marketing firm Web.com acquires Network Solutions for $400 million (down from $800 million, which was down from the original purchase price of $21 Billion. Ouch.) We express our true feelings for NetSol. Foursquare integrates with Klout - your check-ins now increase your Klout score. Do you care? Support this show by getting your free trial to Audible.com by clicking here. Be sure to send questions or comments to comments@odmcast.com and don’t forget to give us a quick review and some sparkly stars on iTunes.

On Digital Media 128: Shiny Disc Debate In this episode, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Steve Hatch (@shatch) and Craig Calder (@ccalder) discuss: Spotify launches in the U.S. Rdio, MOG or Spotify? What about Pandora and Last.fm? Netflix price increase is a strategic imperative, not a financial one @shatch predicts that neftlix will no longer distribute DVD's in 5 years, Google+ @shatch believes that Google+ will impact the growth of Facebook in 2 years  @shatch believes that Google+ will impact the growth of Twitter in 6 months BIG show for Mr. Hatch. ;) Support this show by getting your free trial to Audible.com by clicking here. Be sure to send questions or comments to comments@odmcast.com and don’t forget to give us a quick review and some sparkly stars on iTunes.

On Digital Media 127: The Cloud Wars In this episode, John Federico (@gadgetboy), Chia-Lin Simmons (@chialinsimmons), Steve Hatch (@shatch) and Craig Calder (@ccalder) discuss: Best Buy's Music Cloud. (3 of us predict FAIL - but who's the optimist?) Best Buy's Music Cloud vs. Apple's iCloud with iTunes Match vs. Amazon's Cloud Drive vs. Google Music. Fight! Mobile Social Gaming is HOT! HOT! HOT! PopCap games acquired for $1 Billion - but by whom? The most successful mobil social gaming company you never heard of First self-published Kindle author hits the 1 million mark Is local media storage a thing of the past? Netflix Streaming goes down, down, down iPhone on Verizon has slowed the sale of Android phones in the US Next Apple iPhone to coincide with iOS 5. Our wallets are already open. Support this show by getting your free trial to Audible.com by clicking here. Be sure to send questions or comments to comments@odmcast.com and don’t forget to give us a quick review and some sparkly stars on iTunes.

On Digital Media 126: Grouponimous In this episode John Federico (@gadgetboy), Steve Hatch (@shatch) and Craig Calder (@ccalder) dig into the effectiveness of Groupon, Living Social and their ilk. We also take a peek at Pandora's business and discuss Apple's Chief of Retail's ship jumping. Be sure to send questions or comments to comments@odmcast.com and don't forget to give us a quick review and some stars on iTunes.

On Digital Media 125: LIVE from Blogworld in New York City #bweny We're joined by special guests Tom Webster from Edison Research (@webby2001) and our old friend Ken Gellman of StrongMail for this special live episode where we wrap-up the Digital Broadcasting Track at the inaugural Blogworld & New Media Expo New York conference.

On Digital Media 124: Sanford Dickert of PeerIndex, Collabracode John Federico (@gadgetboy) interviews Sanford Dickert (@sanford) of PeerIndex and Colabracode at a Startup One Stop (@soslist) event in New York City.