Famed author and technology journalist, Steven Levy, posed a question/bet on his Google+ stream: My bet (literally) is that most of the video we watch in 10 years will be live — whether a persistent connection with friends or co-workers, streams from the cameras of friends and strangers, or the increasing amount of pro entertainment …
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Hasbro Star Wars toys – a universe of characters and vehicles
I got an email today about Hasbro toys being 20% off, and so did a little walk down memory lane. And, if you have kids these are some sweet gifts.
How algorithms shape our world – TED Talk
Kevin Slavin argues that we’re living in a world designed for — and increasingly controlled by — algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he warns that we are writing code we can’t understand, with implications we can’t …
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Fun with Peeps – tuxedos, popsicles, and s’mores
“Easter may change dates on us each year, but we all know it’s coming soon when the infamous Peeps show up in stores.” Some fun ways that everyone can enjoy them: Tuxedo Peeps Peep Pops Peep S’mores Six more via Brit Morin
China’s meteoric rise makes it the second largest app economy
Flurry recently quantified China’s meteoric adoption of iOS and Android applications. While China ranked 10th in application sessions at the beginning of 2011, it finished the year in 2nd place, only behind the United States. With its large population and rapidly emerging middle class, adoption of apps vaulted China into the position of world’s 2nd …
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Global trends – 87% of the World’s population have mobile phones (Infograph)
The Mighty Mobile Infograph Click the image below for the full infograph. Thx to Appstores.
Random acts of journalism – the new media
People don’t care about scoops, they care about trust. Social media has compressed the news cycle to the point where the half-life of a scoop is measured in minutes rather than hours or days. The number of people who care about who reported something first is rapidly diminishing Instead, what matters most to readers and …
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The first university-run channel on YouTube – original content just got smarter
On March 1, University of California Television (UCTV) will launch a new YouTube original channel, UCTV Prime, the first university-run channel to be included among YouTube’s new production partnerships with such recognizable brands as the Wall Street Journal, Madonna and TED. Each week, UCTV Prime will debut 15 minutes of fresh content. The channel’s inaugural …
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Ask Siri – what airplanes are flying above my head?
Thx to Christopher Rizzo
Tipping point – estimated 1 billion more movies in 2012 will be streamed than watched via DVD
According to research from the IHS Screen Digest, we may have finally reached the point when streaming video services have become ubiquitous enough to take over American households. The researcher forecasts that 3.4 billion movies will be legally consumed over streaming services this year, more than double the 1.4 billion that were viewed last year …