Month: October 2013

Don’t Start a Blog ( H/T to @ReelBigFish )

By sethmsparks

To personally kick off my Social Brand Forum 2013 experience, I thought I’d take a cynical/satirical stab at bringing a decade old Ska Rock song (yes, I still listen to RBF consistently) into 2013 relevancy with just a few minor tweaks. Without further ado, to the tune of Don’t Start a Band by Reel Big…

How I Podcast

By sethmsparks

Monday (AM Commute): Six Pixels of Separation – Mitch Joel  I’ve listened to every episode for nearly a year and a half now, and have gone back through to listen to many older ones. Mitch is a brilliant guy, and has a fantastic ability to connect elements in the digital and marketing environments that most…

eBay’s iPhone App has a Critical Flaw

By sethmsparks

That’s a fairly drastic headline, but I had something happen to me today that was the result of a feature glitch on eBay’s app.  Two weeks ago I sold my iPad on eBay. The buyer evidently didn’t bother looking at the pictures, and then complained about scratches on the 3 year old iPad 2. Because…

One of Those Days

By sethmsparks

I’m not a big complainer, but sometimes there are just those days when everything goes the wrong way. My day today? 1) Wife got rear-ended in a hit and run on the way to work. That means phone calls, $500 out of our pocket for an insurance deductible, scheduling a service and figuring our alternate…