Organize Online, Hangout and Do New Things in Real Life: The New Social...
Social networks have sucked in some 82% of the world’s online population, all missing out on life as they “socialize” in front of a computer screen. Right? Not all social networking is purely virtual,...
View ArticleNetflix’s Metamorphosis: Goodbye Starz, Hello TV
Netflix’s deal with Starz ends Wednesday, and with it access to hundreds of movies for the pioneer movie streaming service’s 25 million subscribers. The loss of Starz’s enormous film archive ends one...
View ArticleBroadcasters Sue New York ‘TV Anywhere’ Startup Aereo
A mere two weeks after the beta launch of Aereo — an “anywhere” broadcast television service scheduled to formally launch in New York City in just another two weeks — broadcasters filed two federal...
View ArticleTim Cook Is in China, and So Is Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook is in China, his first visit to Apple’s second-biggest market since taking over for Steve Jobs last August. Apple’s influence and presence in China have increased considerably, and...
View ArticleBest Buy, The Big-Box Model, And The Trouble With Real Estate
This morning Best Buy released its fourth quarter statement, reporting a $1.7 billion loss, the closing of 50 big-box stores, the opening of 100 smaller format mobile stores, and the culling of 400...
View ArticleCarriers, FCC Team to ‘Brick’ Stolen Smartphones as a Theft Deterrent
The nation's major wireless telephone companies and the FCC announced an initiative Tuesday that aims to reduce the theft of smartphones by creating the means to completely disable them remotely — what...
View ArticleAdobe Reaches Out to the Next Generation of Creatives
The Adobe suite (that is to say, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and the like) has become part of the American lexicon, even for those who don't need to use the software. Today, in a conversation with...
View ArticleSir James Dyson: Design Is Everyday Problem Solving
Sir James Dyson developed his first cyclonic bag-less vacuum cleaner 20 years ago. It took him five years and thousands of mistakes to develop this disruptive technology. But, he said Tuesday at The...
View ArticleThe Lean Startup: Applying the Scientific Method to the Art of Entrepreneurship
Eric Reis says his first startup experience was just like that one in The Social Network. But only the first half. 'Almost every single product I've ever built or created in my entire career has been a...
View ArticleSocial Media Is Key for Marketers (But Not How You Might Think)
In the middle of the real social-media boom, advertisers and marketers are still getting a feel for how it can best be used to reach their audiences. Curtis Hougland, the CEO of the PR firm Attention,...
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