I’m the founder of Spytap Industries, a company specializing in online business development and social media, online content, and technology consulting. Previously, I helped create United Talent Agency’s online division - the first major agency division devoted to finding and monetizing online content. This is my personal blog, which I keep about 50% business, 50% other items of interest. Here’s why. I recently wrote the essay “Scarcity, Experience, and a New Seat at an Old Table” which deals with the changing tides in entertainment and the effects that online content and piracy are having on traditional media. I’m unabashedly and apologetically opinionated so debate - being a healthy expression of intelligence, logic, and reasoning - is encouraged. Be advised that I - being an adult - can and will use adult language frequently and with reckless abandon. Email: Spytap at spytap dot netBarrett GareseTumblr (3.0; @spytap)http://www.barrettgarese.com/I’m not sure whether the proper title would be...<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7khknUnaHY8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7khknUnaHY8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I’m not sure whether the proper title would be “You’re doing it wrong” or “You’re doing it right.”</p>http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/443512445http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/443512445Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:11:01 -0800What a daft way to stop your spaniel eating the milkman | Jeremy Clarkson - Times OnlineWhat a daft way to stop your spaniel eating the milkman | Jeremy Clarkson - Times Online: This is...http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/441706913http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/441706913Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:09:25 -0800himmelsblog: shnelll: How Social Engagement is Changing /...<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kydkmcKadI1qz7z7io1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://himmelsblog.tumblr.com/post/440686977/shnelll-how-social-engagement-is-changing" target="_blank">himmelsblog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://shnelll.com/post/440035821/how-social-engagement-is-changing-flowtown" target="_blank">shnelll</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flowtown.com/blog/how-social-engagement-is-changing" target="_blank">How Social Engagement is Changing / Flowtown (@flowtown)</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>I can’t verify the numbers, but it’s interesting nonetheless.</p>http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/441439355http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/441439355Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:52:53 -0800"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” - Carl Sagan (via emilyposts)...http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/441426700http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/441426700Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:43:22 -0800Both funny, and informative (proof that correlation !=...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz2x02umQR1qzn9i0o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Both funny, and informative (proof that correlation != causation.)</p>http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/439523433http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/439523433Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:24:56 -0800Rock 'n' Roll Metro Map<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2718/4413987999_f33402d6e5_o.jpg">Rock 'n' Roll Metro Map</a>http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/439437595http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/439437595Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:24:52 -0800Archdiocese defends decision to deny children because of lesbian parents - CNN.comArchdiocese defends decision to deny children because of lesbian parents - CNN.com:...http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/439357006http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/439357006Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:24:03 -0800Archdiocese defends decision to deny children because of lesbian parents - CNN.comArchdiocese defends decision to deny children because of lesbian parents - CNN.com: Here’s my...http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/439240623http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/439240623Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:55:00 -0800religionrantsmuppetbreak: Because Barrett sends me cool shit. Stefania...<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VvO_Fxfx16M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VvO_Fxfx16M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://muppetbreak.tumblr.com/post/438059104/because-barrett-sends-me-cool-shit-stefania" target="_blank">muppetbreak</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Because Barrett sends me cool shit.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvO_Fxfx16M&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Stefania Rotolo Goldrake Live Appearance Tilt 79</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/Portinaiodaltrimondi" target="_blank">Portinaiodaltrimondi</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>I am Barrett: destroyer of neural activity.</p>http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/438063459http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/438063459Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:34:29 -0800Hey look, it's a bunch of people on Reddit talking about all that music you forgot you loved in High School.Hey look, it's a bunch of people on Reddit talking about all that music you forgot you loved in High...http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/437887719http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/437887719Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:12:26 -0800TED 2010: The Price in Human Suffering of Being Open-MindedTED 2010: The Price in Human Suffering of Being Open-Minded: In a well-meaning attempt to be...http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/432769324http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/432769324Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:27:12 -0800 What if Twitter… came to life? We asked some of our...<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9917412&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9917412&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9917412&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>What if Twitter… came to life?</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>We asked some of our friends to film their favorite tweets. We didn’t care how they did it. They could read it. They could act it. They could do it with puppets. Whatever they wanted. The only rules were it had to be a tweet written by someone else and it had to contain the entire tweet and nothing but the tweet.</p> <p>This is what they gave us.</p> <p>We hope you enjoy it.</p> <p>@poeks & @sween</p> </blockquote> <p>(<a href="http://vimeo.com/9917412" target="_blank">via</a>)</p>http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/428481348http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/428481348Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:29:21 -0800moth: Ladies and gentlemen, the ten billionth (and first)...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyso2rVaI51qz4rgjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://tim.shey.net/post/427755741/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-ten-billionth-and" target="_blank">moth</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/SheSz_FUcINgBAD/status/10000000001" target="_blank">Ladies and gentlemen, the ten billionth (and first) tweet</a>.</p> <p>Twitter post #10000000001, above. (The ten billionth was private.)</p> </blockquote> <p>It’s funny, because the ten billionth was the secret to life, the universe, and everything.</p>http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/427778663http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/427778663Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:02:12 -0800Jay Leno’s Hulu tags.<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys3fsPOQW1qzn9i0o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Jay Leno’s Hulu tags.</p>http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/426918039http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/426918039Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:21:28 -0800"Hulu is essentially left without many options."“Hulu is essentially left without many options.” - Charging fees for Hulu comes with its...http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/426372883http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/426372883Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:40:24 -0800On moving downtown, and having guests. (reblogging with additions, edition.)Beth: We'll need new sofas. Me: Why? Beth: We'll need a sofa bed. They (the lofts we're...http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/425036989http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/425036989Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:07:00 -0800This is taking on a life of its own.ronenreblogs: ronenv-posts: http://www.wehavestandards.com/ F...<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyqd19yn281qzw0tgo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://reblog.ronenv.com/post/425011382/ronenv-posts-http-www-wehavestandards-com" target="_blank">ronenreblogs</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://posts.ronenv.com/post/425010725" target="_blank">ronenv-posts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.wehavestandards.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.wehavestandards.com/" target="_blank">http://www.wehavestandards.com/</a></a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Fuck. Yes.</p>http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/425023419http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/425023419Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:00:23 -0800Hilarious article in Newsweek from 1995 about how the internet is going to fail.Hilarious article in Newsweek from 1995 about how the internet is going to fail.:...http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/424805231http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/424805231Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:55:09 -0800"It is incumbent on those who claim that the science is flawed to bring forward a body of..."“It is incumbent on those who claim that the science is flawed to bring forward a body of...http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/424302797http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/424302797Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:45:34 -0800On moving downtown, and having guests.Beth: We'll need new sofas. Me: Why? Beth: We'll need a sofa bed. They (the lofts we're...http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/423632197http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/423632197Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:49:00 -0800