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In the concluding installment of a two-part Marketing Edge podcast episode, I chat with Albert Maruggi about the iPad, journalism and social media. My pal Al also announces a drawing for a copy of my iPad book.

I was delighted and honored today to discuss my book on the Minnov8 Gang Podcast as part of a broader discussion about the virtual world.

The iPad, I argued, is a big part of that trend as a device with relatively little on-board storage that serves, essentially, as a window into the cloud.

Also on the show were two people I respect: Lisa Grimm, a social-media coordinator at the Mall of America, and Don Ball, a fellow latino who runs the CoCo co-working facility in downtown St. More …

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Albert Maruggi of St. Paul’s Provident Partners marketing and public-relations agency had me on his well-known Marketing Edge podcast to talk about tech, social media and, of course, my iPad book. Al is a good friend, and we had a fun chat. This is the first of two parts.

I’ve been on the Minnov8 podcast a lot lately, and it’s always an honor. This time, I discuss Verizon’s recent unveiling of its high-speed LTE wireless-data network.

Also on the show was veteran local podcaster Johnee Bee, who recently logged 200 episodes of Mostly Trivial.

Classic comedian Soupy Sales came up in the chat, which is why those Minnov8 wiseguys Photoshop-ed me into an old Soupy album. More …

I was honored to be part of the Minnov 8 Gang Podcast‘s 100th episode, an occasion that called for swankier surroundings than usual: Chino Latino in Minneapolis.

The show’s current and past hosts, along with a gaggle of regular guests (like yours truly) gathered around a table to hash out a broad range of tech-related topics.

I’m a semi-regular on the Minnov8 Gang podcast, the authoritative local chronicler of technology and innovation, and I am always delighted to get an invitation.

Today, I joined Steve Borsch and Tim Elliott for a wide-ranging discussion on Apple’s recent Macintosh-related hardware and software announcements; Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7; the local use of QR codes by Best Buy, St. More …