David Spark is a new media
consultant and
producer with more than fifteen years
knowledge
and experience as a journalist
reporting on the tech industry in
print,
radio, TV, and online. His articles and
advice have
appeared in more than 30
publications including eWEEK, Wired
News, PC
Computing, PC World, and Smart Computing.
You may have
seen Spark dispensing his
"how-to" advice and punditry on TechTV
(formerly ZDTV, now morphed into G4), a
cable station about
computers and the
Internet. Watch his
two minute
on-air reel
from ZDTV/TechTV.
In addition, Spark spent ten years in advertising
and
corporate entertainment as a new media
director and marketing
creative. Most recently he left Publicis Dialog in San Francisco
where he launched the agency’s custom publishing and new media
divisions. While at the agency Spark hosted two podcasts for Sprint, The Communications Insider and phoneIQ.
And just to add a little color, Spark squandered more than a dozen years working as a stand up comedian and comedy writer for Second City comedy troupe in Chicago.
Having the dual experience of covering tech and working in the advertising industry Spark formed a comfortable niche as liaison between the client world and new media vendors. As a journalist, a new media consultant, and an analyst for the Guidewire Group and Gerson Lehman Group, Spark has spent years analyzing and fostering relationships with vendors who provide services in blogging, podcasting, mobile content, interactive TV, online video, social networking, Web 2.0 technologies, and in-game advertising.
Today, Spark's musings can be read on his blog “Spark Minute” which have often be rehashed on Green 960 online and radio in San Francisco, and ABC Radio in NYC. Spark is also a regular contributor for Mashable, Socialmedia.biz, Technologizer, John C. Dvorak's "Cranky Geeks," and KQED's "This Week in Northern California."
David Spark lives in San Francisco, a city he loves so much he's become a local historian offering walking tours to locals and tourists. When you're in town, make sure to sign up for one of Spark's tours. He loves showing off the city.
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Short bio
David Spark is a veteran tech journalist and founder of Spark Media Solutions, a media consulting and production company. Acting as the "media" of "social media," Spark Media Solutions helps its clients be seen as leading voices in their field through brand-quality media production and distribution through top tier media channels.
For more than sixteen years Spark and his articles have appeared in more than 30 media outlets including eWEEK, Wired News, PCWorld, ABC Radio, John C. Dvorak's "Cranky Geeks," and TechTV. He blogs regularly on the Spark Minute and is a regular contributor for Mashable, Socialmedia.biz, Technologizer, and KQED's "This Week in Northern California."
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