In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss the lifespan of social media influencers.  Those that are successful and those that are just one trick ponies.  We also discuss the source of the most comments on our Facebook page (hint... the comments are from scammers), we discuss things we learned in the last week, tell a few dad jokes and discuss media we are currently watching

In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss the trials and tribulations of Jeff as his Facebook account has been hacked.  The hacker changed the email address and phone number for verification.  As a consequence he cannot recover the account.  One step further, Facebook has no customer support.  If you can't solve it with an automated assistant you can't solve it.  Mark and Jeff also discuss other current events, media they are consuming, tell a few bad dad jokes and review what they learned in the past week.

Well hello!  For the first Episode of Season 3 Mark and Jeff discuss the state of social media including statistics and general usage metrics.  Mark and Jeff sample some coffee, tell a few dad jokes, discuss what they learned in the past week and media they have been consuming.  Come Join us as you do other things!!!!

We finished our second season of the Connect2 Podcast with an episode discussing real life glitches in the matrix  Mark and Jeff discuss things they learned this past week, sample some coffee, tell a few lame dad jokes and discuss some current media they are consuming.  While this is the end of Season 2 (our 104th episode), we will return with Season 3... next week!!!!   A whole new season.  Join us and check our our facebook page for links to subjects and cool things we discuss in the podcast

In the penultimate episode of this season, Mark discusses Freezer burn, an Alberta Regional Burning Man Event that he attended.  In this episode, Jeff and Mark discuss what is Burning Man and what is Freezer Burn like.  It was an unusual experience, so what is it all about. 

In this episode, Mark discusses his adventure in trying to photograph the Grizzly bears of the Khutzeymateen.  Located near Prince Rupert in BC, the sanctuary is not accessible on land and there are strict rules for access.  Despite these limitations, the tour was fantastic with so many Grizzlies.  As usual, coffee is samples, dad jokes told, discussion about what we learned in the past week and what media we are consuming.

In this episode Mark and Jeff discuss the benefits and traps of Google reviews for small businesses.  Google reviews are increasingly being seen as a major way people decide on purchasing services and goods.  The catch is that negative reviews can have devastating consequences for small businesses.  Some competitors even use them to sabotage people providing the same services or goods.  Mark and Jeff also discuss the Vision Pro headset from Apple and as usual, discuss things they learned this week and what media they are consuming.

Hooray!  This episode marks our 100th release.  In this episode Mark and Jeff discuss what is trans-formative AI and how/when it will lead to obsolescence of humans.  P (doom) is the probability that AI will somehow lead to the destruction of humankind.  Some people's P (doom) is low but for others familiar with AI tech, that number is somewhat higher.  Mark and Jeff discuss some of the risks ahead with trans-formative AI.  As usual we also sample coffee, tell some Dad jokes, discuss what we learned in the past week and what media we are consuming.  Thanks for joining us for our 100th episode.  We will have an accompanying video but that will be released later on June 6th 2023.  Check our our Facebook page for links to relevant information discussed during our podcast.

After a brief hiatus (Mark was away), we return in this special episode (our 99th).  Mark and Jeff discuss the current Alberta election on May 29 2023 and make a few predictions, comment on the politics behind the vote and give some insight into how people decide their votes.  Alberta has an issue with generational voting where people vote regardless of policy or candidates.  This tends to lead to a disincentive for politicians from listening to the voters.  More recently the level of competence of some of the candidates has become a real issue.
As usual we also discuss what we learned recently and what media we are consuming.  There are a few dad jokes and we sample some coffee.

In this episode Mark and Jeff discuss renewal, reinvention and rebirth as spring is here.  We also talk a lot about different aspects of AI in this episode.  As usual, we discuss what we learned and what media we are consuming.
 
Mark is away for three weeks, so we will be taking a break.  We are two episodes away from Episode 100 so we will be celebrating that in early June.  See you then.  Live long and prosper.