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The Value of the SmartTV Landing Pages

The NYTimes reported LG will be offering ads on their

10 Ways Black Friday Will Be Different this Year…

Here’s the article. All are sound except #9.

Expect Promotions on TVs in Q4

No surprise we’ll see TV promotions this holiday season. TVs

Retail News Around the Horn

A few thoughts on retail: Black Friday has Moved to

Internet Trends

Mary Meeker’s 2011 Internet Trends if you haven’t seen them

China – Getting Old before it Gets Rich

Japan, the US, and many other developed nations are quickly

Black Friday Myths

A decent list of 15 Black Friday myths can be

eReaders Taking Over B&M Stores

The WSJ reported Barnes and Nobles is upping the ante

Clear Sign Video Game Demographic is Aging

It should come as no surprise that in-game product placement

On Forecasting

There are (at least) two major short-comings to today’s forecasting

Bucket List

Lately I’ve been thinking about bucket lists. Thought I’d put

The Bernie Madoff “Bank”

A friend sent me this Bernie Madoff “Bank.” You can

Store Traffic Will be One of the Biggest Hurdles this Holiday

Some are predicting store traffic will fall (again) this year.

The Spectrum Crunch – Infographic

Spectrum Crunch Infographic.

Is the Next Generation of Game Consoles here?

Reports that Microsoft is planning a 2013 launch for their

On mCommerce

A recent study by Retrevo found 43% of smartphone owners

Are Consumers have an Allegiance to their Mobile OS

I’ve been asked on numerous occassions if consumers have an

The Measured Life

Sensorization of Consumer Tech is a tech trend I’ve been

Target’s Black Friday Plan?

Reported here, some (all???) Target stores “plan to only let

Removal of restrictions can decrease music piracy

here’s the study.

An early view of CES

Early this month I spoke at CEA’s CEO Summit. I