3 Social Media Trends: Segmentation, Specialization & Socialization

You don’t need need to be an expert to conclude that social media are evolving at a rapid clip. Unfortunately, a lot of coverage seems more akin to conversations about another person’s favorite show (i.e., deta...CLICK TO READ MORE

The Unification of Experience

People today are faced with the cumbersome task of dealing with disparate content on multiple screens, via multiple platforms, and through multiple profiles. The unification of experience is the great frontier for innovati...CLICK TO READ MORE

The Loneliness of Social Media

Are we becoming more ‘social’ as our lives are progressively saturated by social media? If so, why has the number of lonely people nearly tripled in the United States over the last 20 years, according to recent res...CLICK TO READ MORE

Facebook Privacy: the Tell-All Generation Learning Discretion?

Privacy isn’t to be taken for granted in an increasingly ‘jacked in’ world, and many are taking cue. Last week’s security lapse that exposed personal Facebook chats was embarrassing for both the social ...CLICK TO READ MORE

YouTube Turns Five: Changing TV & Creating Celebrities

May 19th, 2010 Culture, Life, Media, Technology 4 Comments

TV networks hate it, audience-seeking creatives love it, and we all watch it: YouTube. Five years ago this past Monday, three former employees of early PayPal — Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jaw.

New Frontiers: iPad e-Magazine Pricing

March 12th, 2010 Life, Media, Technology 72 Comments

While magazine giants like Wired unroll plans to enter the iPad marketplace by summer, little has been said about the most pressing issue to most consumers: the pricing of e-magazines. Pricing iPad .

The iPad: 3 Reasons Why a Built-In Camera Will Make It a Must-Have Device

February 2nd, 2010 Life, Technology 19 Comments

Steve Jobs holding up the iPad, to be released in April 2010. Rumors that Apple’s highly anticipated iPad will ship with a webcam gives me reason to believe that Steve Jobs’ tablet from .