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GeekCast 43 includes the full squad of Lisa Picarille, Shawn Collins, Jim Kukral and Sam Harrelson. The show starts with a discussion of Shawn’s new BlackBerry Bold (on AT&T).

However, the cast moves into a discussion of Valley economics vs affiliate marketer economics, spurred on by a remembrance of Jason Calacanis’ keynote at Affiliate Summit West last year. Companies and personalities such as FatWallet, Scott Jangro, Zac Johnson are compared to Mahalo, Twitter and Revision3. It’s a great segment, and probably one of the best in GeekCast history.

Sam then whines on about Twitter for too long.

There’s also a lengthy but good discussion on branding mostly between Jim and Lisa hammering out if branding even matters any more. At the end, it is agreed that Lisa will now start wearing bacon pins everywhere.

Shawn recaps the happy mood at this week’s Ad:Tech in NYC and then the team scatters off into a million little discussions about all varieties of geekiness before settling on netbooks (with some promises of coming affiliate sites designed around them).

The show runs a golden-tie filled 71 minutes.

Show Notes:

• Shawn Got a Blackberry Bold
• AT&T’s Marketing Woes
• Calacanis Redux: Affiliates v Silicon Valley
• Of Runways and Layoffs
• Ad:Tech’s Mood
• Examples of Good Businesses (FatWallet, Zac Johnson, Scott Jangro)
• Twitter Woes and Feature Complaints
• Revenue’s Marketing
• Ask500People.com
• More AdTech Talk
• Branding: affiliate.com, Izea and Coke
• Netbooks

Listen to the show at http://geekcast.fm/archives/geekcast-43-valley-of-the-shadow-of-death/.

Trisha Lyn Fawver posted a useful collection of affiliate advice from folks in the industry, Top 14 Tips for Affiliate Success, at the New Edge Media Blog.

Tips included are from Jim Kukral, Michael Buechele, Sam Harrelson, Scott Jangro, and a handful of others.

Here is what I shared:

Few affiliates are using video, so you should jump in and fill the void. Your computer probably has the software you need (Windows Movie Maker on PC and iMovie on Mac), so make videos with a digital camera, edit, upload and dominate your niche.

Check out all of the tips at http://www.newedgemedia.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/top-14-tips-for-affiliate-success.

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Episode 42 of the GeekCast show was 25% smaller, as Sam Harrelson couldn’t make it to geek out with Jim Kukral, Lisa Picarille, and Shawn Collins.

Lots of stuff jammed into the little package, including Jim’s triumphant return to Twitter, voting technology (chill out political haters - it’s about technology, not politics), iPhone vs. iPod Touch, Gmail and Google Calendar, Network Solutions running a conference online, and the last gasps of the A-list bloggers.

Show notes:

• Sam sends a “Can’t Make It” Tweet
• TweetDeck and Twhirl
• iPhone or iPod Touch and Blackberry
• Gmail and Google Calendar
• Reformatting a PC
• Solution Stars Video Conference
• Blogger and Podcaster Media Network
• The A-List is Still Dead

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Listen to the show at http://geekcast.fm/archives/geekcast-42-death-of-the-a-list-bloggers/.

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We had a couple false starts on this GeekCast show (darn Skype!) but finally got it all together for the full cast of Jim Kukral, Lisa Picarille, Sam Harrelson and Shawn Collins to chat it up about the latest geekonics.

There is a bunch of Google Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry, ASUS, Disqus, RackSpace, Jason Calacanis, Tumblr and more.

Prepare for a treat at just 3:25 into the show. Shortly after, Lisa was so overwhelmed that she jumped off the show and never returned.

Show notes:

• T-Mobile delivers the G1 (aka Android) phone
• Should a 2 year old have an iPhone?
• Time for an iPod Touch
• Taking the ASUS (pronounced a-seuss) to bed and getting a crappy AT&T signal
• IntenseDebate and WordPress, Disqus (pronounced discuss) out?
• Jason Calacanis is upfront about tough times at Mahalo
• Rackspace Acquires Jungle Disk
• Jim joins the IZEA Advisory Board
• Britney Spears on Twitter
• Ryan Adams on Tumblr (no more? http://dradamsfilms.com/ is dead)

Subscribe to the RSS for the weekly GeekCast show, or add us on iTunes.

Listen to the show at http://geekcast.fm/archives/geekcast-41-my-2-year-old-son-has-an-iphone/.

Download audio file (geekcast41.mp3)

We had a couple false starts on this GeekCast show (darn Skype!) but finally got it all together for the full cast of Jim Kukral, Lisa Picarille, Sam Harrelson and Shawn Collins to chat it up about the latest geekonics.

There is a bunch of Google Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry, ASUS, Disqus, RackSpace, Jason Calacanis, Tumblr and more.

Prepare for a treat at just 3:25 into the show. Shortly after, Lisa was so overwhelmed that she jumped off the show and never returned.

Show notes:

• T-Mobile delivers the G1 (aka Android) phone
• Should a 2 year old have an iPhone?
• Time for an iPod Touch
• Taking the ASUS (pronounced a-seuss) to bed and getting a crappy AT&T signal
• IntenseDebate and WordPress, Disqus (pronounced discuss) out?
• Jason Calacanis is upfront about tough times at Mahalo
• Rackspace Acquires Jungle Disk
• Jim joins the IZEA Advisory Board
• Britney Spears on Twitter
• Ryan Adams on Tumblr (no more? http://dradamsfilms.com/ is dead)

Subscribe to the RSS for the weekly GeekCast show, or add us on iTunes.

Listen to the show at http://geekcast.fm/archives/geekcast-41-my-2-year-old-son-has-an-iphone/.