The Dawn of Like-vertising.– Brian Morrissey Two truths of the online media world: brands want to develop social connections with consumers and there are tons of cheap ad inventory thanks largely to the explosion of social networking. The combination of the two could result in more advertising designed to drive social connections rather than transactions […]
Month: November 2010
Brown Bag Lunch: An Intrepid Guide to Ontologies
Brown Bag Lunch: An Intrepid Guide to Ontologies AI3:::Adaptive Information. There’s an Endless Variety of World Views, and Almost as Many Ways to Organize and Describe Them Ontology is one of the more daunting terms for those exposed for the first time to the semantic Web. Not only is the word long and without many […]
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Software is Roadkill
Software is Roadkill. The fastest way to become roadkill to venture capitalists is to become a software company. Software may not be inherently evil (it has created wealth for many people that is in proportion to the pain it has provided to many customers). Software and specifically on-premise enterprise software, however, is clearly dead to […]
The Future of Final Cut Pro
This episode starts with discussion about a potential Adobe and Microsoft merger and its implications. Which leads into a discussion about 64 bit QuickTime. The primary discussion revolves around a discussion on what Philip thinks Apple should be doing with Final Cut Pro. […]
Deliverables For Post, A Nightmare?
The discussion begins about audio levels and the perception of loudness, in the wake of the recent FCC ruling. This leads to the main discussion of deliverables: aka “pining for PAL vs NTSC”! Formats and deliverable metadata add to the complication that delivering a program has become. The discussion veers into the endless discussion of […]
Is PBS in Trouble?
Our discussion starts with KCET’s exit from the PBS network and the implications – including loss of revenue to PBS – does it signal the end of PBS? Will there be a PBS of the Internet? Will direct producer-viewer connections drive the future? Remember too, that independent production is a business and needs the business […]
Fort Worth Travel Timelapse
Once again my lovely girlfriend Roni and I went on a journey. This time we went to my parents area of Fort Worth and the town is beautifully lit. So I had to timelapse, I will totally be shooting there at some point within the next few weeks. But for now here’s my timelapse through […]
Gifts For the HDSLR Shooter in Your Life
For those of us in the industry who spend most of our life engaged in activities that many of our friends and family don’t really understand, shopping for us can be a daunting task. Although warned to just get gift cards, sometimes our loved ones insist on getting something more personal. The result can be […]
How the iPad & Smartphones Change Corporate Networks
How the iPad & Smartphones Change Corporate Networks: Tech News . Last week, Juniper Networks decided to finally open its purse and snapped-up Trapeze Networks, a company that specializes inthe gear used to set up corporate wireless networks, for $152 million in cash. It was recognition on the part of Juniper that the enterprise networks […]
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Integrated Data and Insight – It’s Not as Easy as It Looks
Image via Wikipedia Integrated Data and Insight – It’s Not as Easy as It Looks | ClickZ. Organizations that strive for an integrated approach to data and insight must overcome three challenges: organizational, cultural, and technical. Let’s consider each. Organizational Challenges In many organizations, there are distinct boundaries between the various channels. For data and […]
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