In the past, some media have been described as "hot," meaning there is more emotional content. Video is "hot." Newspapers are "cool." As people start to multitask, there is a new meaning. Hot media require more active attention. Cool media are easier to deal with in the background. In this new context, TV is "cool," while talking and texting or instant messaging are "hot," in the sense of requiring fuller and more active attention. Music might be "cool," and in the background, while gaming is "hot", and requires active attention. Voice mail, being non real time, is cool. Talking now, that's hot. Web surfing is pretty "hot," as you have to pay attention.
It isn't yet immediately clear how this affects advertising potential. But it might be a clue that formerly "hot" media can become "cool" in a new context, while formerly "cool" media such as words can become quite "hot" in a new environment. Videoconferencing remains "hot" and telepresence maybe theoretically the hottest of all.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Hot Media, Cool Media
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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