June 16th, 2010 - On this week's episode of Cranky Geeks we talk a about 3D gaming, genitalia recognition algorithms for Chatroulette, and Cupidtino, the dating site only for Apple fanatics.

May 6th, 2010 - Listen and watch David Spark's 25 minute keynote presentation at the PINC Show, a conference for print designers. Slidecast focuses particularly on the power of super users and contests powered by social media.

May 4th, 2010 - Spark's story in Mashable examines four different ways companies ignored economies of scale and developed super user relationships that were more effective than their company's marketing department.

April 28st, 2010 - It really gets heated on Cranky Geeks this week when John and I start arguing about an inappropriate invite I received from a PR firm.

April 21st, 2010 - The Cranky Geeks can't stop complaining. This week it's about useless huge hard drives in cars, the "stolen" iPhone, and whether or not we're in a tech boom.

April 19th, 2010 - From research conducted by Cision US, Spark Minute blog made The Top 100 Social Media and Marketing Blogs list this year. We're #90, but we're happy to start somewhere.

March 18th, 2010 - After producing more than 40 video interviews at the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin, here's a highlight of some of our favorite interviews with industry luminaries such as Pete Cashmore of Mashable, Randi Zuckerberg of Facebook, and Leo Laporte of TWiT.

March 10th, 2010 - A funny episode of Cranky Geeks where we talk about the RSA conference, people being web introverts, and then we get sidetracked on a conversation about Jimi Hendrix.

March 8th, 2010 - Live 15 minute Slidecast presentation David Spark gave at The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Want to get the best job? Be a super user. Want to hire the best employees? Look for super users.

February 10th, 2010 - On Cranky Geeks this week, John C. Dvorak and David Spark argue about planted tech stories and how annoying it is when people announce, "I don't have a TV." Is that paradigm changing?

January 12th, 2010 - On Cranky Geeks, John C. Dvorak and David Spark complain about Google pulling out of China, and Spark getting uninvited to a press party.

January 9th, 2010 - David Spark joined Belva Davis on KQED's "This Week in Northern California" to discuss what was Google's real plan with the release of the Nexus One, a.k.a. the Google Phone. Are they intent on world domination or are they paving the way?

December 18th, 2009 - On this week's episode of Cranky Geeks David Spark complains with John C. Dvorak about AOL's purchase of and then never utilized first instant messenger application, ICQ.

December 7th, 2009 - This 20-page free report analyzes the current state of real-time search and discovery. Gives an overview of the market, competitors, and offers some forecasting to future business models.

November 12th, 2009 - At The CMO Club Summit in San Francisco, David Spark asks Guy Kawasaki to review his top three Twitter tips for businesses. For more, check out all the coverage of The CMO Club Summit in San Francisco.

November 5th, 2009 - Two days on the floor at ad:tech NYC 2009, Spark brings back more than 30 video interviews. For a quick summary, watch the show reports from day 1 and day 2.

November 4th, 2009 - On this week's episode David Spark admits that only up until a few months ago a very close relative of his was a cell phone boycotter. John C. Dvorak is stunned.

October 18th, 2009 - David Spark joined John C. Dvorak, Jim Louderback, Baratunde Thurston, and host Leo Laporte for an episode of "This Week in Tech" aka TWiT. The group discussed Twitter lists, Google ramps up, tech journalism ethics, Windows 7, TSA vs. mommy blogger, and more. Check out pictures and video.

October 1st, 2009 - From $50 donations to cover babysitting up to career-making six-figure sponsorships, here are nine techniques as told by 15 podcasters who are successfully pulling it off. Make sure to read and listen to the interviews for more detailed explanation and advice.

September 30th, 2009 - On this week's episode David Spark argues with former MTV VJ and Mevio President, Adam Curry, and John C. Dvorak about the $1 billion valuation of Twitter and all the different ways you can make money from podcasting.

September 16th, 2009 - On this week's episode David Spark argues with John C. Dvorak about city-wide wi-fi and will the iPod Nano deliver better home movies.

September 2nd, 2009 - On this week's episode John C. Dvorak wakes up and talks with David Spark about the tech news of the week including Apple's big announcement next week. New iPods, yes, but will they finally start selling Beatles music?

August 11th, 2009 - Social media-powered contests allow for greater business and marketing opportunities beyond just collecting names for a mailing list. Read how companies are using contests to achieve different goals such getting free help, hard to find sources, and creative brainstorming.

August 10th, 2009 - Looking to run a contest, but you're worried nobody will participate? Or worse, that something could go wrong? This article provides great tips from experts on how to run a successful social media-enabled contest. Read on to learn their prize winning formulas.
Download PDF

July 12th, 2009 - Get inspired to capitalize on social media for your business with these successful tales of building industry voice. Watch and listen to David Spark's presentation recorded live in Toronto, or read the companion article that has even more examples.
Download PDF

July 13th, 2009 - First pilot segment for "Power Tech Builders" by Omnific Pictures is on the robot competition, Robogames. Great production work by TJ Walkup, Brent Jones, and Seth Worden.

June 4th, 2009 - Social media has incredible powers to connect people in times of need. David Spark describes five such tales in an article on Mashable entitled "5 Unique Stories of Social Media Saving the Day."

May 25th, 2009 - Reporting for WAN optimization device manufacturer Riverbed, David Spark delivers some of the highlights from the IT networking conference. Check out the coverage of 40 articles of which 30 include video interviews.

April 28th, 2009 - In an article on Mashable by David Spark, read about ten successful network growing techniques and the 12 inspiring stories of the people who made them happen.

April 25th, 2009 - David Spark appeared on KQED's "This Week in Northern California" to talk about Oracle's purchase of Sun Microsystems. Spark discusses Oracle's plans, and what this means for the rest of the Silicon Valley ecosystem.

March 25th, 2009 - On this week's episode John C. Dvorak and David Spark talk about the death of email, social media rule breakers, and whether or not Facebook should listen to its customers.

March 16th, 2009 - I attended the GTD Summit in San Francisco and asked everyone what bad habits did they have that they’ve eradicated thanks to David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD). Watch the HD video (Time: 5:51)