A serial entrepreneur, author, executive producer and conference speaker, and cloud expert Mark has extensive experience running a cloud business on two continents and three countries. As Executive Producer of The Cloud Show an internet and TV show that looks at how the cloud is impacting our daily lives and how we can leverage cloud services Mark and The Cloud Show team are experienced at communicating technical concepts without industry jargon or acronyms.

Mark has worked with clients in just about every industry imaginable including: Automotive, Finance, Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, and his favorite: Publishing.

As managing partner at Vanguardistas I am actively involved in growing our portfolio of cloud based services. If you are looking for someone to help you make sense of the cloud and how it will impact business and society get in touch!

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Most people don't realize how much they already use the cloud in their daily lives. But if you are using Facebook, Gmail or an iPhone you are using cloud services. The Cloud has profound implications and every day services are coming online to help us accomplish the most ambitious personal or professional goal.

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In the first episode of The Cloud Show we explore were the term "the cloud" comes from, what the internet cloud is, and what the advantages are when using cloud applications. Future episodes will cover topics like the Domain Name system and how you can use cloud tools to tackle every day personal and professional challenges.

Episode 1: What is the Cloud? - The Cloud Show

We shoot way more material than can make it into The Cloud Show. Which is why we have decided to also produce a series specifically about cloud applications that can help people in their day-to-day personal or business lives. In the first episode we talk to Berlin based 6Wunderkinder about their productivity/project management cloud tools Wunderlist and Wunderkit.

Cloud Services & Applications Series Episode 1 Wunderlist/Wunderkit - The Cloud Show

In the second episode of our spin-off series on Cloud Services & Applications The Cloud Show presents "Gidsy" an innovative Berlin, Germany based startup that operates a cloud based "marketplace for authentic experiences". Enjoy!

Cloud Services & Applications Series Episode 2 Gidsy - The Cloud Show

Did you know that in addition to operating the number one e-commerce site Amazon.com also runs the largest marketplace for work online? Founded in 2005, Mechanical Turk, is a mature example of Crowdsourcing; where tasks are distributed in seconds to a workforce of over a half a million people in 190 countries. Mark Pratt "The Cloud Guy" interviews Vice President of Amazon's Mechanical Turk service, Sharon Chiarella, about where the name comes from, who uses it, and why. We think you will find interesting to hear how the service is helping people who wouldn't normally be able to easily work a 9 to 5 job get meaningful work that fits their schedule while acquiring new skills. We have several more episodes in production that relate to Crowdsourcing so if you find the topic interesting please take the time to subscribe to our YouTube Channel or follow us on Twitter or Facebook. cloudshow.tv http twitter.com

Amazon Mechanical Turk Crowdsourcing Marketplace for Work - The Cloud Show (CS&A Series)

Domains are a great way to establish your brand online. Regardless if the brand is you as an expert, your business, your garage band or a non-profit. In this episode we explain how to register a domain and important concepts like IP addresses, A names, C names, and more.

Episode 2: Domains Explained - The Cloud Show

A social network just for scientists? ResearchGate's mission is to accelerate scientific discovery by enabling scientists to share success, failures, and best practices across disciplines. Scientists world-wide are flocking to the service to connect with researchers who have similar interests and ask questions and provide answers to problems they face in their every day professional lives.

ResearchGate Social Network for Scientists - The Cloud Show (CS&A Series)

We speak with Danae Ringelmann, Founder and COO, of Indiegogo, a Crowdsourcing site used to fund just about anything imaginable. Using an algorithm called the "Gogo Factor", indiegogo automatically increases exposure/promotion for campaigns that have active organizers and community participation. It's designed to be meritocratic and democratic.

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