Articles by Clinton Stark
Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Fan of Napa (and Diet Coke) - Clint co-founded StarkSilverCreek and writes about social media, arts, wine, indie film, and his trusty Droid. An aging ice hockey player, he tries in vain to direct Loni in SSC videos. Originally from Ottawa, Canada, Clint is a Silicon Valley and new media entrepreneur. From the early PC clone days in the 80’s, to the explosion of telecom and networking in the 90’s, and now to social networking, Web 2.0 and software-as-a-service, Clint has successfully built businesses and start-ups into multi-million dollar operations. Recently as VP marketing he spearheaded the launch of a $110M company. But that was then.
San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle (SFBATCC) announced the 2009 nominees earlier this week. The list is below, but fair warning: you may want to block off a few hours, or even next week, to get through ...
Many tout the upcoming Apple iPad as the end of the netbook. That’s hard to believe for one simple reason: typing on the thing is going to be difficult. Unless there is some real input “magic” on the ...
The San Jose Rep has issued a formal response to concerns arising from an auditor report that questions the financial viability of the flagship theater. According to the report, with an operating loss of over $400,000, the theater ...
What strange devices? And what distant West? Or is it East? Find out as we go on location to the Berkeley ...
This weekend several shows open across Bay Area theaters including premieres at SF Playhouse, Dragon Productions and TheatreWorks. If you’re really good at this sort of thing, try matching the sound bite to the theater house.
Boochie is an ...
Although the closing ceremony and awards took place last night along with the screening of Mother at the California Theatre, Cinequest Film Festival 20 officially comes to a close today.
For the first time an “encore day” was added. ...
Today, we’ll get a glimpse of the future of film. Working now for almost a month together, five teams of teen filmmakers will showcase their shorts at the Camera 12 cinema as part of the Cinequest Film Festival ...
It’s easy these days to see U2 for what they are: a rock juggernaut of epic proportion. If once they were purely about music—if politically charged—now they are about the higher order, global good, and cultural impact.
“Fly” sunglasses, now ...
A very busy Rick Lombardo, artistic director, goes above and beyond as he sits down with Loni for almost half an ...
Today, Google Gesture Search was made available (as part of Google Labs beta software) and here’s a quick preview of the new search technology. For those wanting the quick summary: it works as advertised, but doesn’t quite dazzle ...
What’s it like watching your own film with an audience during a world premiere at the Cinequest film festival here in ...
HootSuite (aka “the professional Twitter client”) has amassed a loyal user base thanks to its ability to integrate social media tools and analytics into one easy-to-use dashboard. And since social media is increasingly a target for corporate marketing budgets, the ...
With only 6 more days to go at the Cinequest film festival, it’s time to spend some quality time with the program guide and ensure you hit all the best films before they leave town.
