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Here’s Why Apple is a Consumer Electronics and Services Company and Not a Computer Company

At one point, Apple was all about the Mac. Now? Not so much. You will find more statistics at Statista

A while back, I wrote a story on how much technology has changed the radio industry. Here’s another nostalgia trip,

On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Data was a pretty formidable violinist. But while he was technically accurate, his playing

Computers and robots will never replace flesh-and-blood artists, right? Well, not so fast. Leaps in artificial intelligence have now made

Here’s a great story on how music came to computers from The Conversation: We don’t think twice about playing music

If you’ve been to see U2 on their current tour, you probably left impressed with the stage set-up and the

Peter forwards this one from Silicon Valley: When I was 14 or so, in 1989, I worked at the Advanced

Um, no thanks. But, hey, fill yer boots.

If you’re of a certain age, you may have absolutely no idea why the “save” icon in Windows looks like

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver