Google+ is overhyped…for now.

TweetAs told by Hulu CEO, Jason Kilar…what do you think? Distributors will certainly play a role in the future of TV, but we believe that three potent forces will be far more powerful in shaping that future: consumers, advertisers and content owners. Consumers have spoken emphatically as to what they want and what they do [...]

Physical media is dying as the shift to digital libraries increases.

TweetFacebook was recently valued at $41 Billion What is 1 reason you believe Facebook is overvalued? Tweet

Physical media is dying along with the cable industry.

Tweet Last week, I attended Merkle’s impressive CRM Super Bowl (aka CRM Executive Summit) in SoBe.  Having worked with Merkle for just over a year now, I am always impressed with the strategies and tools they bring to the table for their clients. 2 common themes peppered throughout the conference were that this is the [...]

TweetI’ve been intrigued with History Channel’s recent product America: The Story of Us. Last night, I caught up with my DVR to watch Episode 6 (Heartland).  One entrepreneurial story covered was that of R.W. Sears.  It obviously struck me from an entrepreneurial aspect; but it really dawned on me that in the 100+ years of [...]

TweetAn acquaintance of mine, Josh Martin, today asked, “What is Twitter’s future?” It’s a question that has been asked many times and answered many ways over the past 15 months or so.  Many who attended SXSW this year were hoping for some earth-shattering insight into Twitter’s next big thing and were largely underwhelmed with the [...]

Tweet Recent research by In-Stat found the following: *Almost 20% of game-playing respondents to an In-Stat consumer survey report downloading games from Internet sites other than their mobile carrier’s site. *Of the 2,000 respondents, 29.5% reported playing games on their mobile handsets. *In-Stat predicts the global mobile gaming market will top $6.8 billion by 2013. [...]

Blackberry has ruined my abilities to send traditional SMS.

Christien Louviere having fun with Google Analytics. I found Killona, Louisiana through virtual geography.

A view on how mobile internet devices will affect the future of mobile content distribution.

Cisco is hosting a webcast on applying Web 2.0 strategies to your business. I think it will be worth a look.

TweetDeclining use of email? Research suggests that teens rarely use email to communicate. They prefer to send text messages to each other. Considering that they are more likely to be in contact with each other during the day by phone than computer, that makes sense. But do you think this will continue once they enter [...]

TweetBeta vs. VHS…Laser Disc vs. DVD…HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray… Winners: Sony, Blu-ray Content Providers, Us (Consumers) Losers: Toshiba, Apple Microsoft, Anyone Else Trying to Win the Living Room These are some expensive battles that take place. Sony is always a high stakes player. I keep wondering when they’re going to learn their lesson; but after all [...]