Digital Coffee Podcast

Podcasting is becoming the biggest industry in audio. There are some many options and finding the right equipment is the first step to creating a great podcast. This week, we are discussing the audio equipment to buy for a podcast. Let's dig in and find what is the best equipment that's for you!There's a lot […]

The big conversation in gaming about Steam and Epic Gaming Store. There are gamers are both sides claiming steam is monopoly and Epic is good for competition. The other side's best argument is hovered around choice. This week we look at the economics of gaming, to find out if Steam is a monopoly or just […]

Ahhh PC building can be difficult if there is not enough information on particular products. RGB has been a stable in PC gaming for several years now. The new evolution in RGB is Addressable RGB. There is a difference and even the connection is different. Find out what you need to use in your computer. […]

Epic Games, what can be said about them. They are the ones that have created a great gaming engine, several popular gaming franchises, and the most popular game in the world right now. However, all that goodwill is being burned because of their exclusivity of AAA games. Find out what I have to say about […]

It's that time again! Apple has announced new products and new services for Apple fans to buy. 2019 is the year that Apple fully goes into the subscription-based model. Plus, the return of the iPad Mini. Many people thought this product was dead, but, Apple had other plans. Most of the new products are updated […]

Loot shooters, they are a sub-genre of shooters that emphasizes on getting loot and has some RPG elements. Their premise sounds great, but, many developers do not make them great. We have Destiny, Division, and now Anthem. They have so many problems with a little fixing. It falls into the same problems from early RGBs, […]

It's been a long time coming, but, Digital Coffee is back! This week I am discussing my predictions for tech, marketing, and gaming. Tech moves fast and sometimes we miss the finer points and even major highlights in these industries. This week, I go over what I think is going to happen in 2019, and, […]

Controversies are always going to happen. The problem is, most advertisers/marketers do not care if it doesn't affect the bottom line. They say how terrible it is just to get leverage on a company. Topics Discussed: Facebook Showdown Custom Audience in Ads Advertisers are not going to leave Facebook Why this is an ethical problem […]

Show Topics: Facebook and the terrible mess The reaction to the Facebook mess Twitter's unclear rules Who is running this business? YouTube is going to piss off people What you should do about it. Like this show? Support me on Patreon or Maker Support.

It's always a sticky situation when companies try to censor their users. It happened with Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Now it's Bumble's turn. The CEO wants to ultimately censor the net because she somehow has the moral authority to do it. Banning one image does not make the thing go away. Banning an image does […]

I love that gaming gets so much attention. Twitch is a powerhouse in the gaming industry, and they even have grants, but, seriously where's the equality? I thought that's what silicon valley is all about? No? Ok, well I discuss this and more! Show Topics: Twitch Grant Why is there no equality in this? Overwatch […]

Redesigns of social media rarely are met with customers happy. Most people hate it, and others do not care. Snapchat has an uphill battle, but, most people will deal with it. What I Talk About: Snapchat Redesign Why People Hate it Why It's Not a Big Deal Tech's Media Obsession with Russia Hacking Why They […]

Marketing can be difficult. Writing policies for a group of forums can be tedious and unclear. I found following the law is the best way to write policies. Why is it so hard to many to understand this? I talk on this on the new episode of Morning Marketing. Topics Discussed: Facebook Updates YouTube New […]

Digital Coffee is back! 2018 is already an interesting year. This year we have people going crazy over Net Neutrality and being wrong about the whole policy. Find out why they're wrong. Topics: Net Neutrality Snapchat Ecommerce Robhinhood and Crypto Facebook new changes Why Google CEO is wrong Get the best tech t-shirts, mugs and […]

Today's Episode The tech media seems all the same. They are all the same political ideology and talk less about tech and more about social-political topics. I want tech to be about tech. We do not need more of this. I miss when tech was tech! Show Topics: Why the tech media sounds the same […]

Today's Episode Digital Advertising is the beard and butter of online businesses. However, we've been abusing this for so long, that people are not wanting to see it. What went wrong? I will talk about this in the new episode. Topics I will Talk About: Pinterest Ads and Target Deal Gab.ia vs. Google The Death […]

Today's Episode Equifax is plain awful. A company that stores very personal information should have done a better job at safeguarding that. Now, we have to deal with their mistake. Find out what I say about this and the iPhone X. Show Topics: The Equifax epic failure What to do about it How to deal […]

Today's Episode It happens. Lots of companies have a PR fail or two. Sometimes it's a bad decision and sometimes it's a stupid decision. Be sure you mitigate the stupid decisions. Be sure you do not make the stupid decision. I also talk about content standard guidelines and some basic tips on marketing plans. Enjoy! […]

Today's Episode Show Timeline: Rebuttal on Matt Lees Presentation at Gamescom Video My thoughts about Destiny 2 beta Highlights of the Show: Matt, you look like you created this in 15 minutes You make a lot of assertions without facts Matt, what is the "alt-right?" No one seems to be able to define it Sorry, […]

Today's Episode Snapchat has been under fire by not doing as well, as many people would have liked. However, that's not true. Snapchat is getting more younger demographics than Facebook. The only saving grace for Facebook is Instagram. We could see the rise of Snapchat in the next 5 to 10 years. Show Timeline: More […]

Today's Episode In the beginning of the tech industry, they were the misfits, the ones people did not understand. Now, they are the elites, telling people what business they can run, people they can love, and share. These companies are proving that the government is not our biggest threat. The tech companies are the biggest […]

Today's Episode It's an interesting time in marketing. We are moving closer and closer to a multi-strategy based upon sight and sound. There will be other avenues, but, this is where the new frontier is at. Amazon helped start this at the home and the battle is heating up. Find out why this is exciting […]

Today's Episode New features from Snapchat is a good sign. They've taken a beating in the stock market and for user growth. I talk about this new Instagram feature and more tech news here. Show Timeline: New Intro Qualcomm and Apple battle it out India wants Windows OS for cheap Microsoft layoffs and restructure Instagram […]

Today's Episode Twitter update was a little surprise, but, it was a minor change. People got mad, but, Twitter needs to find a way for new users. We shall see if people like. I sure they will ignore it. Show Timeline Twitter changes a little YouTube hits another milestone and new features A new study […]

Today's Episode E3 Aftermath is here. It was an interesting show. Full of great and terrible press conferences. Luckily, the booths were great. The biggest problem is VR. VR has a movement problem. I hope they can figure this pain point. Let's get the show started! Show Timeline: What I thought were the best press […]

It's E3! That means we get to see the best... er, most hyped games announced. This is my first year going, so, I'm expecting to see lots of great and probably weird things. Tell what you're expecting from E3! Show Timeline: What I'm expecting from Microsoft What I'm expecting from Bethesda What I'm expecting from […]

Today's Episode It's terrible that tech leaders run their mouths and are completely wrong. They're great when they stick to tech. However, they keep running their mouths and I will be here to say, "you're wrong." They are wrong. Find out why they're wrong. Show Timeline: The social media companies "cleaning up" "hate speech" Facebook […]

Today's Episode SJWs takeover was a slow malicious turn to terrible writing. It has infected Bioware. Bioware was a great developer. Their stories were always top notch. The reason, they had a checklist. SJW's usually want to give a long list of things games should have. These lists usually make bland writing. I hope EA […]

It's a new episode of Morning Marketing! This week I will talk about Facebook's ridiculous community standards for articles. Google updates and more! Enjoy! Show Timeline: Salesforce adds Einstein Facebook adds new rules for articles Facebook now targets posts for "fake news" Google has Chrome to VR and AR AMP gets more ads CUI could […]

Today's Episode I'm back! You can Google it! Ha! This is Digital Coffee 2.0. It's a new day and only once a week. I would love to do daily, but, a full-time job does not make this possible. However, Google is not on my good list. They are close to being hated as bad as […]

Today's Episode Mass Effect is out! People love and love to hate it. It's all nitpicking. People have short memories. I wish people would understand that Mass Effect games have always had weird facial animation. However, they forget some other aspects of Mass Effect. The problem, it is a beloved franchise and people think the […]

Today's Episode Live streaming is what every social network clamors to make. It is a great way to get users to stay on their site longer. Facebook wants to make sure they continue their dominance as the king of social networks. They released their live program on the desktop today. Hooray! Now everyone can live […]

Today's Episode BF1 DLC is finally here for premium members and it is interesting. I am not sure about the new mode, but, the maps are pretty good. They have a good mix of open tank battles and confined spaces for infantry. I still have to play more of it to get a feel if […]

Today's Episode Russian hacking. It's always big news! The media has a fascination with the Russia. I do think it's time for them to break-up. However, the Department of Justice released a statement claiming Russian involvement with the Yahoo incident. It did hurt Yahoo a lot. They had one of the worst hacks in recent […]

Today's Episode Middle Earth details were finally released. They did not disappoint, this game looks to expand on the last Middle Earth game. We shall see in August if the game can live up to its hype, or become the next No Man's Sky. Speaking of No Man's Sky, there as new update and it's […]

Today's Episode Vault 7, it sounds like a new vault from Fallout, but, it's not. The bombshell dropped on Tuesday about what the government is up to. It's usually no good. It was discovered that the CIA is spying on everyone. They can do some terrible acts too. Time to talk about this and understand […]

Today's Episode The AMD Ryzen chips launched this week to some interesting benchmarks. The funny thing is the benchmarks are not bad for gaming, they are not better than Intel. Every benchmark I have read has the frame rates above 60 frames per second. It's weird seeing people flip out over nothing. They are not […]

Today's Episode Snapchat IPO is here! People are wondering if this company could rival Facebook. Twitter has not been a great contender for a while. They are still figuring out who they are and time is not on their side. This could be the best contender to rival Facebook in a long while. I also […]

Today's Episode Hootsuite is a popular social media scheduling tool. It recently got into ads with its purchase of AdEspresso recently and now its buying another company. It's an interesting time for the company. It also looks like Hootsuite and Buffer are going in different direction. Buffer is shaping to be more of a content […]

Today's Episode BF1 or Battlefield 1 got its winter update. It was a great update. I personally do not care about ribbons. I think they are useless and people will get plenty of these ribbons. I never cared for them in BF3 and BF4. It's a personal opinion. I do think DICE needs to look […]

Today's Episode Like him or hate him, PewDiePie is a huge influence on YouTube. It's funny how the media loves to hate him. They do not understand that he is trolling them and does not care. He has over 50 million subscribers on YouTube. Unless he does something so egregious, you are getting mad over […]

Today's Episode Google ads, they are effective. Even Google has figured out the right formula for their own products. However, Google ads to affect ads. This is going to be an increasing problem the more Google pushes into products. Companies should try to beat their ads. It's not right given that Google knows their system […]

Today's Episode Activision lays off some staff from its developers. This is because of Call of Duty and missing Q4 projections. It's sad and unfortunate to hear people losing their jobs. However, Call of Duty is in a rut. It has had some upgrades to the game, but, releasing games every year makes it boring. […]

Today's Episode Netflix blunder is nothing new now. This is the same thing every business is doing. Hate a specific group because it is socially acceptable. The best argument is that if you did this to any other group, that would be horrible. However, why is it acceptable to do it to white people? Netflix […]

Today's Episode The Super Bowl. It's a time for people to get together and enjoy two teams fighting for a title. One of the reasons why the Super Bowl got so popular is because of the commercials. Businesses decided to make their commercials spectacles that were funny. Football brought people together. It did not matter […]

Today's Episode Oh PETA. I grant you that you do some good work, this is not it. We are in the real world, so, why are you picking a battle in a fictitious world? PETA when after the world that is in a constant world. The only reason why they would take on this ridiculous […]

Today's Episode Oh, tech media, what the hell is your problem. Yes, you should not bow to all of your reader's whims, but, berating them is not good for your business. If your readers are telling you to report on tech more than politics, that may be something to look at. If this same group […]

Today's Episode Starbucks virtue marketing. It's similar to virtue signaling. Too close from what I've seen. This is a way for a company to capitalize on a political controversy for monetary gain. They have done it before and will do it again. The problem with this is the company equates that every customer is a […]

Today's Episode Resident Evil 7, what can you say about it? It was very different from Resident Evil 6. I played and finished the game this week. It scared the hell out of me. I was very gruesome too. If you cannot stand lots of gore, this is not the game for you. It is […]

Today's Episode Facebook is doing it again! They are copying Snapchat, but, really, just taking Instagram stories and putting it on Facebook. So, they are copying, the copy. They are putting new ads in Messenger and doing away with a personalized trending topic. It's an interesting move for Facebook. I really do not know what […]