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Ascendle Unscripted: Accelerating Digital InnovationTech Eating Tech: Why AI Agents Will Change EverythingSummaryIn this episode of Ascendle Unscripted, host Michael Cinquino talks with technical evangelist Jeff Blankenburg and Ascendle VP of Engineering Clint Edmonson about the transformative impact of AI agents on user interactions, business processes, and the future of the news industry. They explore the concept of 'tech eating tech,' the importance of attention in the digital economy, and how organizations can leverage AI to manage time more effectively. The conversation also delves into the evolving roles of engineers and the necessity for leaders to embrace AI technology to stay competitive.2025-07-0342 min
Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey PodcastNo. 577 - Kuzmenko On FirstOn this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian grieve their KKUPFL seasons in real time while helping you continue on towards your path to league championships, by raising the big shows and the no-shows heading into your fantasy hockey playoffs.
Players discussed on this episode include Filip Gustavsson, Jesper Wallstedt, Marco Rossi, Ryan Hartman, Brendan Gallagher, Christian Dvorak, Alexandre Carrier, Samuel Montembeault, Jakub Dobes, Casey DeSmith, Matt Duchene, Mikael Granlund, David Perron, Fabian Zetterlund, Shane Pinto, Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome, Anthony Beauvillier, Logan Thompson, Patrick Kane, Barrett Hayton, Logan Cooley, Brock...2025-03-242h 04
Community PulseSo Long, 2022 (and Hello, 2023)! (Ep 74)We’re somehow already at the end of 2022, which means it’s time for another end-of-year wrap-up from your Community Pulse hosts! Thanks so much to all of you who have listened (and participated!) as we’ve explored topics from content to speaking, Developer Experience, DevRel strategy, and more. Join Mary, Jason, PJ, and Wesley as we talk about some of the trends we noticed during 2022 and what we think might happen in 2023.
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Interesting discussion about people leaving Twitter - where are they going and what’s the potential impact?
DevRel Survey 2022 Results
2022 Episodes...2022-12-1435 min
Jon Myer PodcastEp#82 The Best Amazon Alexa Tips, Tricks, & Innovation with Jeff Blankenburg#podcasting #podcast #amazonalexa
Amazon Alexa isn't anything new and has been around for awhile. There are endless possibilities of integrating Alexa into our everyday lives. From grouping smart plugs to routine automation tasks. Plus if you're looking to build some skills sets or customize Amazon Alexa, then you might want to check out the blueprints.
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Community PulseRediscovering In-Person Conferences (Ep 70)Before the pandemic, we, as DevRel practitioners, focused most of our speaking efforts on in-person events. Now we have the option of speaking at in-person, virtual, and hybrid conferences. With this experience now in our rearview, let’s look ahead to rediscovering what the advantages are and what we get out of in-person events knowing what the other side looks like.
Checkouts
Kerri Miller
Managing so Everyone Can Contribute
Tiny Tools conf
Jeff Blankenburg
CakeTime - build your first Alexa app!
Stir Trek - Movie & a conference!
Wesley Faulkner
9th De...2022-08-1041 min
Disrupting the CloudAlexa, Where's Our Guest? with Jeff BlankenburgWe are joined by Jeff Blankenburg, Chief Evangelist at Amazon Alexa, to talk about his cloud journey, conferences and community, and of course, smart assistants and Amazon Alexa.You can find Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffblankenburgWe're Social! Follow us here:Twitter: https://twitter.com/disruptthecloudLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/disruptingthecloudLaBrina on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chixcancodeBrandon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandonmartinez2022-01-1854 min
Voice in EducationEpisode 131, Voice in Education, 7.25.21 -a look at the Alexa Live Developer ConferenceLast week, Amazon hosted its third annual online Alexa Live Developer Conference where 50 new features were introduced that would allow developers and device makers "to build ambient experiences and drive growth with Alexa." In this episode, Julie Daniel Davis takes a deeper look at these features that are currently listed on Jeff Blankenburg's Alexa Skills Kit Blog post. Julie looks at how some of the new features might make a difference for learning and educational purposes. 2021-07-2508 min
Coffee and Open SourceJeff BlankenburgJeff is currently an Alexa Evangelist role for Amazon, and is the author of Migrating to Windows Phone, and several "31 Days..." series on his website covering Windows Phone and Windows 8 development. He also serves as an organizer for the Stir Trek conference.
Be sure to follow Jeff on Social Media
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Also check out Jeff's Blog!
https://blankenblog.com/2021-04-071h 00
Voice Spark Live (Alexa & More)43 Voice Spark Live W/ Jeff Blankenburg of Amazon Alexa🔊 ⚡ Voice Spark Live MAR 17th 9PM EST 🔊 ⚡ Witlingo: Jeff's Twitch Channel: Stir Trek:Coming @U #Voicespark Live AJ(@soundmasteraj), Ben(@benjaminfalvo) & Nick(@ASR_Podcast) will be talking about skill Building with Jeff Blankenburg(@jeffblankenburg). #alexa #freevoiceevents @PoptaleSocial ⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎----- Subscribe to Voice Spark Alexa & More https://bit.ly/310VmaH 💚 let’s be friends 💚 Social Media: ❏ Instagram : N.E._Sawka_Voice_Skills ❏ Facebook : Voice Spark Alexa and More ❏ Twitter : Nick @ASR_Podcast, AJ @soundmasteraj, Ben @benjaminfalvo ❏ Website: www.voicespark.live ✉ would you like to collaborate with me, then please feel free to email us at : us@voicespark.live ⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎------⁎⁎⁎--- Want to be a guest or submit a an Alexa Skill for review? To be a guest fill out this form: https://forms.gle/2021-03-181h 06
Voice in EducationEpisode 105, Voice in Education, 1.24.21 with Jeff BlankenburgIn episode 105 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Jeff Blankenburg, Principal Evangelist with Amazon Alexa. Jeff talks about what he does in the voice industry and then we chat about what we see currently in using voice for learning and he shares what he sees in the future of using voice for educational purposes. 2021-01-2409 min
The Future is SpokenHow to build the future of voice?The Future is Spoken presents Jeff Blankenburg as this week’s guest. Jeff spent the early part of his career in digital advertising, building websites for Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Ford Motor Company, among others. He also spent 8 years at Microsoft, primarily as an evangelist for any new technology he could get his hands on. Today, he works on the Amazon Alexa team helping developers make Alexa even smarter. Jeff has also spoken at conferences all over the world, including London, Munich, Sydney, Tokyo, and New York, covering topics ranging from softw...2021-01-1850 min
Voice in Canada PodcastThe Voicefluencer Show with Jeff BlankenburgDeveloper Evangelist talks About Creating a Casino on Alexa See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2020-12-1534 min
Voice in Canada BriefcastTVS with Jeff BlankenburgDec 15, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-12-1501 min
Sports Card Strategy ShowEpisode 281: How To Get Found On Alexa: Exclusive Interview With Amazon Alexa Evangelist Jeff BlankenburgGetting found on Alexa (let’s call it “SAO” – Search Alexa Optimization) – At Project Voice, I asked Amazon Alexa’s Jeff Blankenburg how businesses can get found on Alexa. While waking Alexa with a phrase like “Alexa, how do I make a Jack-o-lantern” I’ve noticed more frequently over the last 6 months that if Alexa doesn’t have an answer, it will suggest Skills that do. So if we build “How to build a Jack-o-lantern” into our Carmen Johnston Gardens Skill, for example, along with hundreds of other Home, Garden, Recipe and how-to tips – users may not actually need to say “Alexa, Launch Carm...2020-01-3109 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 464 David WrightReader’s Advisory Librarian at Seattle Public Library Interview starts at 12:20 and ends at 37:05 “The Seattle Library has seen an exponential growth in our e-book usage, which like elsewhere is not cutting into our print usage. It’s additive, which is really interesting to say. Same with audiobooks. These new formats just seem to bring new people into reading and literature, so that’s all to the good.” (Photo by John Lok, The Seattle Times) News “New findings suggest it might be better to read toddlers an e-book than a print book” by Emm...2017-06-2444 min
MS Dev ShowMagic Wands and Home Automation with Jeff BlankenburgWe talk with Jeff Blankenburg about magic wands and home automation. 10 SQL Tricks That You Didn’t Think Were Possible, Windows adds the best gesture ever. And Apple is a Microsoft OEM?2016-04-301h 14
The SoundCastA Composer Tribute to James HornerA Composer Tribute to James Horner
Twenty-one film, television, video game composers deliver their heart-felt thoughts and reflections about the man, James Horner, and his music. Listen to their thoughts set to many of James Horner's most memorable scores.
Episode Highlights
00:00 — Introduction
01:00 — Austin Wintory
02:34 — Debbie Wiseman
03:51 — Greg Edmonson
05:21 — Frederick Wiedmann
07:12 — Jeff Rona
08:51 — Introduction to special tribute
09:23 — Jo Blankenburg
10:41 — Grant Kirkhope
12:07 — Mark Griskey
15:36 — Jason Graves
17:03 — Neal Acree
07:57 — Garry Schymann
20:02 — Sam Hulick
20:45 — Introduction to special tribute II
21:12 — Chance Thomas
23:17 — Jessica Curry
24:10 — Scott Glasgow
27:10 — Rolfe Kent
28:20 — Penka Kouneva
30:30 — James Christopherson
31:36 — Elia Cmiral
32:13 — Olivier Deriviere
33:54 — Kathryn Bostic
36:08 — Close
Music Selections
00:00 — "Teaching Mathematics Again" (A Beautiful Mind) by James Horner
00:54 — "Closing Cre...2015-06-2936 minMS Dev ShowFear, Productivity, and how to Rob a Bank with Jeff BlankenburgWe talk to Jeff Blankenburg about fear, productivity, and how to rob a bank. Let's compile like it's 1992. Delete your mail while you're on vacation.2014-08-161h 08
Developer SmackdownMusing #46: Unicorn Rhinos, Mexican Martini's, and 2 My Style Community TacosWARNING * WARNING * WARNING, this is a LONG show which is RAW and unfiltered. If you have small children present, you’ve been warned. During SxSW Clark sat down with Keith Casey, Jeff Blankenburg and Brandon Satrom and talked community. Each of us represent different technical communities and different areas across the United States. Clark attempts to get to the heart of what does and doesn’t work in their respective communities.2011-04-0800 min