What Devices Will Capture Data in the 2nd Digital Decade?

As we make the second digital transition into a decade defined by data, an important facet of this transition are the devices that will ultimately capture the data. Debi Stack, director of industry consulting, telecom, media, entertainment, sports & hospitality at Dell recently suggested data gathered from tablets and other second-screen devices will grow 650% over the next […]

Google Nexus Q: Made in the USA

As was reported by Wired, the New York Times, and the Verge, Google’s forthcoming Nexus Q is manufactured in the United States.  In the last few months we’ve definitely been hearing more about an return increase in manufacturing in the US.  The most interesting piece to me highlights the flexibility and versatility of manufacturing  – Google choose a […]

Ideas I like: Crowdrise

I often come across ideas/companies I like and while I’d like to write about them briefly I don’t always know where I want to begin.  To avoid this obvious hurdle, I’m going to start calling them out.  I’ll get back to them later with more thoughts when/if I can. A company/site that caught my attention […]

On Curation – Wedding Photos

I’ve written numerous times about the growing importance of curation (see Curation and Discovery, The future of Curation, and Context and Curation).  Wedding Snap is a service available as an iPhone and Android that curations photos taken around a single event but from multiple devices into a single location.

Books that have shaped American Business

The Washington Post recently published a list of books that shaped America.  Made me think of writing about books that have shaped American business.  Perhaps I’ll follow-up with more rational when I have more time.  But here is a start to your summer reading. The first book that comes to mind is Clay Christensen’s classic […]

The Future of OTT

While there is frequent discussion that studios and other rights holders will eventually take their content directly to consumers through over-the-top distribution paths and threaten content distribution platforms, there continues to be a myriad of signs suggesting traditional distribution channels like MSOs will continue to have a major role in content dissemination.  Arguably, the tie between […]