Obsessive Disruption | Spreaker

Craig and Sean return to talk about the revolution that appears to be coming with the final stage of Google Fiber rolling out. A 1 Gbps connection in every internet enabled household could change the way we interact with all the technology around us. Google also brings another exciting bit of news with their acquisition of Wildfire, the social media company. Did Google have to take this as a lesser-Buddy Media? Does Wildfire have some technology under-the-hood that we haven't seen? All this and more is discussed on this episode of Obsessive Disruption. Interact and engage by tweeting #techtalksfm or visiting craigkhall.com.

Craig and Sean go with the off-the-cuff approach to dissecting the Netflix vs. Blockbuster streaming service current approach. With Netflix dominating the industry that they helped create, what went wrong for the once mighty Blockbuster company? At one point, Blockbuster retail outlets were all over America and now they've gone into bankruptcy. Netflix innovative an industry and now continues to innovate with content production as part of its focus. Tune into the podcast or #techtalksfm on Twitter to join the growing conversation. A thank you to the over 1,000 listeners for only a little over a month of producing these talks. http://www.craigkhall.com for more in-depth analysis on all these topics.

Craig and Sean hop off a CNN article that describes social media automation. Is the social world becoming less social by the day? Is it a concern that organizations and companies that once utilized these as direct, organic lines to their customers are increasingly making their channels automated? Whether it is the twitter bots that have convinced some users that they are real or the scheduling of tweet, Obsessive Disruption believes the social world may be shifting to a more personalized, contextual world. A world where, perhaps, a virtual version of you resides corresponding with virtual and real people around the world. #techtalksfm to join the conversation and CraigKHall.com for further comments.

Craig and Sean sit down for a fun talk around viral videos and how they can be constructed to ensure maximum effect when being distributed. Technological advances make it imperative in todays world to earn the attention of users prior to even beginning to think about having some sort of product to push their way. As always, tune into TechTalks.fm for daily podcasts and #techtalksfm to join the discussion.

Obsessive Disruption discusses the trending world of mobile and how Microsoft is an example of a large corporation not making the necessary quick transition. Small businesses and large enterprises all need to embrace the new world of mobile to ensure customer engagement and retention going forward. #TechTalksFM or www.techtalks.fm to join the conversation and comment on any topic brought up during the shows.

Craig and Sean discuss the recent Fortune conversation that took place in Aspen, Colorado with Google Exec Eric Schmidt and Paypal Founder Peter Thiel. Is technology really improving life in the last 30 years? Is Google as innovative as they once were? These philosophical yet important questions surrounding tech and its accelerating growth are addressed by these juggernauts of the Silicon Valley world. Obsessive Disruption takes their view on the matter while tying in the persistent conversation of filter bubbles, emerging mobile trends and organizational needs. Tune in to TechTalks.fm for the daily podcast along with CraigKHall.com for more detailed articles. #TechTalksFm

After a day full of conversation with local entrepreneurs and business owners, Craig and Sean finish the podcasting with 'Phygital'. The blending of the physical with the digital has become so prevalent in all aspects of daily operations around technology that to ignore it as this point would be incredibly detrimental. We explore all our conversations of the day and invite anyone who was here or anyone interested to engage with the #techtalksfm tag. Simply tag #techtalksfm and it will go towards the stream on the website as well. TechTalks.fm

Sean and Craig discuss the morning activities at the 2012 Smalbany event at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering in Tech Valley.

With Apple's Mountain Lion 10.8 OS X release coming soon, July 25th by most accounts, Craig and Sean begin with the idea of convergence. When will these operating systems become one common thread that connects us all through our devices? iCloud and iOS along with Android and their cloud have shown these services are coming. Transformation of the world around us by a persistent connection with the cloud and the devices around us. If we can plan for these future of "apps" that live across all these different formed devices we can become more prepared to utilize them for our businesses and personal needs. Tune in to TechTalks.fm for our daily podcasts and conversation stream. #techtalksfm to join the conversation.

To recap the theme of the week, Craig and Sean begin with the acquisition of Digg and all its assets. Ouya continues to roll with their huge 4.5 million dollar crowd-round of capital raise. Kickstarter shows how a great idea with smart marketing will allow these start-ups to flourish with pre-orders and support across the world. As always, the technology talk focuses around the implications of all this news versus the nitty gritty hardware specifications. http://Techtalks.fm for conversation, comments, thoughts and http://CraigKHall.com for further analysis and blogs on tech.