Is Big Data a Bubble?
Much has been written about big data (insert air quotes) over the last 12 months and articles are now regularly showing up in mainstream publications (also see: Six Provocations for Big Data, IBM‘s Big Data landing page, and a couple of NYT articles from the past few months here and here). During a panel during The TV of […]
Will Second Screen Ruin the First Screen
Second screen is today’s Wild West. It’s a nascent market with a ton of experimentation. There are going to be a few winners over the next three years, but there are going to be even more losers as the market shakes out and consumer preferences firm. There’s been much written about ruining the second screen […]
Digital Decade – a few articles
A few articles related to the move to a decade defined by digital data. Digital Ad targeting a second article on Digital Ad targeting An older article on how digital data can linger.
The Danger of Data Overload
Came across an older article from the McKinsey Quarterly on the danger of data overload on the effectiveness of executives.
Stats: Global Digital TV
Some stats on global DTV from UK-based Digital TV Research. A few of the highlights: DTV is now just under 50 percent of global homes China is now the largest DTV market (22 percent of the world) Pay TV is in 50+ percent of global homes
CES as the Origins of Google’s Nexus Tablet
At their I/O conference this week, Google announced the release of their forthcoming Asus Nexus 7 Tablet which is available for pre-sale now and will ship mid-July. The forthcoming release has been well covered today so I’ll just highlight a few interesting points and discuss the potential motivation for launching a tablet device.
The Current State of Ultrabook PCs
Yesterday, NPD released a glimpse of Ultrabook sales year-to-date. A few things to point out in the release: window notebook PC sales fell 17 percent through the first 5 months of the year Ultrabooks captured 11 percent of the $700+ notebook PC market through the first five months of the year Likley because of ultrabooks, sales […]
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 […]
People to Watch – 2nd Digital Decade
Home Media Magazine put together a great list of those influencing the move to digital content.
Consumers to Store more than 1/3 of their Digital Content in the Cloud by 2016
Gartner is predicting consumers will store more than 1/3 of their digital content in the cloud by 2016. This is up from anestimated 7 percent in 2011 according to Gartner.
