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In which I discuss social platforms and technology culture with entrepreneur Dalton Caldwell.

Originally from El Paso, Texas, Dalton cut his tech teeth by building streaming networking imeem. At imeem Dalton experienced great success, and tremendous setbacks. At it's peak, imeem had close to 30 million users. After years of legal battles, the company folded in to Myspace.

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An audio and video interview with App.Net founder Dalton Caldwell.

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Ready Check: Inside World of Warcraft Raiding with Gaming Researcher Ladan Cockshut

Every night, massive teams of battle-worn experts gather, organize, and battle through intense and complex challenges. Often they die. Sometimes they win. World of Warcraft is nothing if not massive and complex. While the world at large has a perception of video games as simplistic pastimes, raiders define an intense pursuit of excellence.

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Although this is a long interview, Ladan has become one of my favorite conversation subjects. She's one of the few true experts on MMOs and communities within virtual, persistent worlds. Audio Enclosure

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Interview with Maciej Ceglowski of Pinboard.in

Maciej Ceglowski is the founder of Pinboard.in, an "anti-social" bookmarking site. As the social web evolves, some trends mature past the initial commodified service value to become strong cottage industries. A for-pay service inspired by the original del.icio.us, Pinboard.in takes a holistic approach to personal data tracking. The service integrates smoothly with the contemporary web of indie apps, and excels at truly frictionless clickstream cacheing.

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A Podcast Interview with Maciej Ceglowski of Pinboard.in

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RSS is dead! Long live RSS!

This interview was recorded the week after Google announced the death of beloved feed parsing app, Google Reader. The headlines regarding Reader's demise have been predictably and wonderfully hyperbolic.

Elena Bulygina and Anton Tolchanov, two of the three co-founders of The Old Reader, help us make sense of a post-Google Reader world.

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A podcast interview with The Old Reader.

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KoPoint podcasts will return Monday, April 29th! I'm excited to release the first non-commercial series KoPoint episodes. Spring shows will focus on simple structured conversations with interesting people.

In the can and ready for a final mix are interviews with a few tech and media innovators:

  • Maciej Ceglowski, Pinboard.in
  • Elena Bulygina and Anton Tolchanov, TheOldReader
  • Andy Bowers, Executive Producer of Podcasting for…

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KoPoint KoPoint podcasts will return Monday, April 29th! I’m excited to release the first non-commercial series KoPoint episodes. Spring shows will focus on simple structured conversations with interesting people. In the can and ready for a final mix are interviews with a few tech and media innovators: These episodes will be released on Mondays and Fridays for the next several weeks. After a short break in late-May, KoPoint will resume show production with The Murdoc Jones ShowBeer DiplomacyWin the Room, and The Comic Book Podcast. We’ll also introduce a new travel show mini-season called The Landing Strip Show. Structured conversations and interviews with interesting characters will be KoPoint’s focus through the summer. Starting in May, I’ll be joined bySumAll‘s Hoyd Breton for discussions with technology and startup innovators. In May, Hoyd and I will interview the smart folks behindFuzzco‘s Defense and Maimery zombie gear, as well as Sean Howe, author of Marvel Comics: The Untold Story. This past March I was hired as a data journalist by SumAll.org, the non-commercial arm of SumAll.com, a New York data science startup and KoPoint’s studio host and sponsor. Working for SumAll.org allows me to to work with the team that initially sponsored KoPoint and focus on great content, rather than business development. Creating podcasts non-commercially removes KoPoint’s commercial constraints and allows us to push our ambitions to reach new and exciting creative goals. On a personal note, I’ve never been more excited than I am now about the potential of KoPoint content. As always, stay tuned! - DHP

Lower-Manhattan From Brooklyn Heights On A Warm Spring Night

Link: Shop The Zombie Apocalypse

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Shop.TheZombieApocalypse.Com Lives! Alongside our zombie blogThe Zombie Apocalypse ecommerce shop compliments the essential zombie apocalypse survival community.

At launch, we’re offering t-shirts inspired by community designs.

  • The Survive On t-shirt is our inaugural shirt, and features The Zombie Apocalypse official logo.
  • The Zombie On t-shirt is a community submission, and will be soon be featured in a blog-focused submission contest.

Our shop is powered by Shopify, and merchandising is delivered through Merchify. Both are very cool, smart companies that understand scalable ecommerce. Our data and metrics are powered by NYC-based data firm SumAll.

Although we’re starting with t-shirts, both of these designs will soon be included on coffee mugs, posters, and laptop skins. We’re currently working with members of our forums to create more zombie apocalypse merch and designs.

This summer, our team will release an ebook that fleshes out the universe of The Zombie Apocalypse. By purchasing a t-shrit you help us pay our writers and keep the servers alive.

Thanks for listening and tuned for more killer zombie apocalypse survival merch.

Keep calm. Zombie on!

- TZA