Monday, February 14, 2011
Netflix Set to Come to Android Devices
Future Android-powered devices will have the ability to instantly stream TV shows and movies from Netflix, based on the new Qualcomm "Snapdragon" chips, which run fast enough that Netflix videos can be processed with no delay.
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.
Blurring Lines Across Media Space
Buddy Media is a firm that specializes in building Facebook applications. In some ways, that makes Buddy Media something like an ad agency or a public relations firm. It's not, but that blurring simply shows how the media ecosystem is changing.
"We're not an agency," Buddy Media CEO Mike Lazerow said. "We don't strategize; we don't service clients or anything like that." It is a an entity engaged by brands to create media campaigns.
"We're not an agency," Buddy Media CEO Mike Lazerow said. "We don't strategize; we don't service clients or anything like that." It is a an entity engaged by brands to create media campaigns.
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.
Gemalto Brings Facebook to All Mobiles, Without a Data Plan
Gemalto has developed "Facebook for SIM," which enables any user of a SIM-capable handset to get Facebook updates on without a data connection or data subscription, using the text messaging function only. With this announcement, Gemalto brings Facebook to millions of mobile phone users regardless of their handset type.
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.
Multiscreen Viewing Habits on the Rise
Television screens and programming still command the lion’s share of Americans’ media day, but the internet is having a profound effect on consumers’ viewing habits and the proliferation of devices is altering their viewing behavior.
eMarketer estimates that in 2011, 68 percent of U.S. Internet users, or 158 million people, will be watching video content online each month. By 2015, that figure will increase to 76 percent of internet users, or 195.5 million people. In the same period, online video advertising spending will surge from $1.97 billion to $5.71 billion.
eMarketer estimates that in 2011, 68 percent of U.S. Internet users, or 158 million people, will be watching video content online each month. By 2015, that figure will increase to 76 percent of internet users, or 195.5 million people. In the same period, online video advertising spending will surge from $1.97 billion to $5.71 billion.
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.
Consumers Say They Want Priority Services
Consumers, once they understand the need for resource management, have a high acceptance of policies that enable a fair allocation of the available capacity. New research conducted by independent market research agencies YouGov, Quantinet and Toluna, and commissioned by Acision, indicate that 67 percent of respondents support quality of service and network management policies intended to preserve quality of experience. Those sorts of services are forbidden on fixed-line broadband networks because of network neutrality rules.
About 35 percent of respondents report they are willing to pay a premium for such services. About 60 percent of respondents are willing to accept video optimization policies as long as they benefit from an improvement of those aspects of the service experience they find most important, especially less stalling of videos.
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About 35 percent of respondents report they are willing to pay a premium for such services. About 60 percent of respondents are willing to accept video optimization policies as long as they benefit from an improvement of those aspects of the service experience they find most important, especially less stalling of videos.
Read more here
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.
Will 21st Century Payments be Dominated by Mobile Phones?
The battle for payment method in the 21st century is with mobile devices, some believe. The Apple iPhone and Android phones will one day replace our credit cards and and the winners will be eBay’s Paypal, Google or Apple, some believe.
PayPal revenues are expected in the range of $6 billion to $7 billion in 2013, driven by consumer preferences, market expansion, and innovation in the areas of mobile, digital, social and local, for example.
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.
FTC’s “Do Not Track” Could Hurt Smaller Websites
The effect of Do Not Track on ad-serving websites would be to lower revenues based on behavioral ads. Relatively large websites that publish premium content would likely not be affected significantly by Do Not Track because the vast majority of their ad space is typically sold directly to marketers which may be able to rely successfully on contextual ads.
This would not be true for smaller websites that typically rely more heavily on ad networks to place their ads. For this reason, smaller websites which publish free content supported by behavioral ads could face a significant impact on revenue from Do Not Call.
For consumers, Do Not Track could dramatically affect the quantity and quality of content they see on the Web. This is due to the fact that much of the free content on the Web is supported by ad revenue. Consumers operating in stealth mode would likely see limited or reduced content, plus ads would not be as relevant.
For consumers, Do Not Track could dramatically affect the quantity and quality of content they see on the Web. This is due to the fact that much of the free content on the Web is supported by ad revenue. Consumers operating in stealth mode would likely see limited or reduced content, plus ads would not be as relevant.
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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