Clipisode was a ridiculously easy way for brands and stars to get videos from anyone, anywhere. It worked simply by sharing a link. No one had to download, install or join anything to send you a video reply. Clipisode even worked inside apps like Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram. You could go fromContinue reading “Clipisode is shutting down”
Author Archives: Brian Alvey
The most popular software for writing fiction isn’t Word. It’s Excel.
I wrote that in 2011 and it got a bunch of attention. Then every few years someone with a lot of followers would discover it and retweet it and it would get a bunch more attention. I’ve seen it quoted a bunch, sometimes attributed to “anonymous” but usually tweeted without attribution or rewritten as “MoreContinue reading “The most popular software for writing fiction isn’t Word. It’s Excel.”
The death of Sonos has been delayed
UPDATE: Sonos CEO Patrick Spence sent customers a great reassuring email today. They won’t be bricking older devices and they will make sure mixed networks with old and new devices work. Like I said before, I’m optimistic. I love Sonos. I have loved Sonos for years. They were one of our advertisers when my friendsContinue reading “The death of Sonos has been delayed”
I’m buying the Foo Fighters
Gary Vaynerchuk is known for many things. One of them is that he wants to buy the Jets. He often explains that he doesn’t expect to buy them and probably wouldn’t be happy as an NFL owner. But setting a goal of buying the Jets drives him. So I picked a similar goal: Gary kindlyContinue reading “I’m buying the Foo Fighters”
What is the best city to start up a new tech company?
MTenacity.
The Earp Sister Feels Project
I hadn’t seen the show Wynonna Earp, but obviously it has some passionate fans. Check out how they’re using Clipisode to make group video shows with other fans.
If Facebook offered free health insurance…
Finally, WordPress
I built dozens of content management systems that generated millions of dollars in value. Matt Mullenweg built one content management system, gave it away for free, became a leader in the open source revolution and generated more than a billion dollars in value. Maybe I was charging too much! Since 2003, I have run myContinue reading “Finally, WordPress”
Behold, the power of themes!
Here’s a quick video that shows off Clipisode’s powerful animation engine.
Brian Alvey 