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“Come to Iceland. Bring Data.” Perhaps, a closer (and slightly warmer) option: come to Long Island City! Metahaven’s first museum show Islands in the Cloud opens at MoMA PS1 on Sunday!
Image: Metahaven in collaboration with IMMI, Iceland. Data / Saga. 2013. Digital models and sketches.
Consumers are buying less CE because what they have today serves their needs, and the promise of what we are offering tomorrow is of very little interest to them.
https://www.npdgroupblog.com/the-next-great-thing-is-already-here/
TechCrunch’s source stated that Intel is dead set on jumping into the TV market, saying the company was frustrated with “everyone doing a half-assed Google TV, so it’s going to do it themselves and do it right.” As for the service itself, Intel will apparently focus on launching the service in select areas where it won’t run into licensing complications from media companies that are hesitant to jump in on new platforms. I’m guessing this is the equivalent of a test run to show that the service is both viable and lucrative for these media companies. The Intel TV service will focus on grabbing customers who want to enhance their current cable TV subscription Read more at http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/31/intel-tv-service-ces/#ZSOAO7k4GYsJipyh.99
Everything is technology- Nike-launches Accelerator program- December-2012
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'Ted‘s worldwide gross reached an estimated $469 million today. That puts the Universal/Media Rights Capital comedy ahead of the previous recordholder, Warner Bros’ The Hangover and its $467.5M. So that makes Ted now the #1 highest grossing R-rated original comedy of all time around the globe. Ted went over the top by opening #1 or #2 this weekend in France, Belgium and Switzerland. The Seth MacFarlane pic starring Mark Wahlberg is now open in 44 international territories. and its international total is now $250.5M (after adding $13.9M at 2,900 dates this weekend). Pic still has 4 territories yet to open - including Malaysia on October 18th, India on October 26th, Venezuela on December 21th, and Japan in January. Domestically, the film is now in Week 16 with a cume at the end of this weekend estimated to be $218.5M."
Deadline Hollywood- October 14th-2012
"Building out the infrastructure will be expensive. In his September 17 report Still Bullish on Cable, although not blind to the risks, Goldman Sachs Telco analyst Jason Armstrong noted that if Google devoted 25% of its $4.5bn annual capex to this project, it could equip 830K homes per year, or 0.7% of US households. As such, even a 50mn household build out, which would represent less than half of all US homes, could cost as much as $70bn. We note that Jason Armstrong estimates Verizon has spent roughly $15bn to date building out its FiOS fiber network covering an area of approximately 17mn homes. The cost of ongoing test cases like this and the potential for significant cap ex investments also likely contributed to the company’s recent decision to issue non-voting class C shares in an effective stock split, in our view. Moreover, in the same note, Jason Armstrong also pointed out that Google’s TV offering represents the fifth (or higher) competitor in an already competitive market. All that said, while this initiative is clearly still in very early days, going direct to consumers with internet connectivity and video distribution could give Google the potential to become the end users sole channel for media consumption."
Goldman Sachs- December- 2012
"Though money seems to have been the prime factor in Walt Disney Co.’s DIS pact to make Netflix Inc. NFLX +3.78% its pay-TV provider for first-run theatrical films starting in 2016, the move is radical enough to make observers wonder if the deal has broader implications for premium cable channels. The Los Angeles Times, citing an unnamed source close to the situation, reported that Netflix could be paying as much as $300 million per year under the terms of the deal, a price tag that was apparently too high for Starz LMCA +0.15% . In an interview Wednesday, S&P Equity Research analyst Tuna Amobi said the Disney-Netflix agreement was a surprise. “Anytime you have a major studio doing something that ‘s a major departure like this, it’s significant. Especially with Pixar and Marvel in the mix. But then again, you’re talking about a company that has blazed trails in many digital areas, so if anyone was going to do it, it would be Disney.” It is too soon to assume that Disney’s decision stemmed from concerns that significant numbers of cable customers will have chosen to ditch traditional pay-TV services over the next three years, Amobi said. It is valid to note, however, that the audience for premium channels like Starz, Encore, Cinemax and others has probably “plateaued.”
Marketwatch-December 6th-2012
""When I go into my living room and turn on the TV, I feel like I have gone backwards in time by 20 to 30 years."
Tim Cook- Apple- 2012
"You've just passed two million “likes” - that's a greater reach than most big media organisations. How does it feel? It's overwhelming. It's very overwhelming. I don't know how much you know about how it started, but I was just bored and interested; I never anticipated getting even a hundred, a thousand – two million is very scary! Does it feel pressured? It is, obviously. I haven't got any media or journalism training, [and] it is a lot of responsibility; if I show something inaccurate or wrong, it goes out to two million people. There is a lot of pressure involved. I live in fear of making a typo. Has anything ever gone wrong? I've never shown things that were inaccurate. Somebody tried to troll Reddit and faked a Neil Degrasse Tyson quote, and I shared it not realising it was a fake. With quotes it's much more difficult to track; it's something that happened to go online, and it's difficult to keep track of who said what and when. I'm using quotes less now."
Interview with Elise Andrew founder- I fucking love science- New Statesman-December 23rd- 2012
"ARGENTINA’S president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, was re-elected with a huge margin last year, leaving her political opponents fractured and demoralized. But in recent months, she has found herself locked in battle with a determined adversary who may outmaneuver her. Her opponent is not a participant in Argentina’s domestic political scene. Rather, he is Paul Singer, a soft-spoken New York hedge fund manager. Through one of his funds, Mr. Singer is fighting in United States courts to press Argentina to pay up on some defaulted bonds. Mrs. Kirchner has refused. Mr. Singer may be deploying arcane legal strategies thousands of miles from Argentina, but his tactics are dominating the nation’s political discourse. “This has been on the front page every day in Argentina,” said Maria Victoria Murillo, a professor of political science and international affairs at Columbia University."
Peter Eavis- NYT-December 11th- 2012
"But the proportion of workers who are over 55, which was less than an eighth in the mid-1990s, is forecast to rise to more than a quarter by 2020, with increasing numbers of people working past 65. Those demographic trends could affect many aspects of life in the United States. With fewer young workers to pay Social Security taxes, pressure may increase to raise retirement ages. Immigrants, who have been vilified by some politicians in recent years, may be looked to as a way of both increasing the number of workers and lowering the average age. One wild card is the changing pension policy. The era of guaranteed retirement income may be ending, as some government workers lose the promise of a defined-benefit pension. With more people dependent on investments for income, a prolonged period of strong growth and a good stock market could encourage more older workers to retire. But the opposite could lead many of them to try to hang on to their jobs as long as possible."
Floyd Norris- NYT-December 11th-2012
"I’m not convinced that software is going to eat everything. I don’t see us living in a completely virtual world, mediated completely by browsers and dashboards. But I do see everything eating software: software will be a component of everything we do or buy, from our clothing to our food. Why is the FitBit a separate device? Why not integrate it into your shoes? Can we imagine cookies that incorporate proteins that have been engineered to become unappealing when we’ve eaten too much? Yes, we can, though we may not be happy about that. Seriously, I’ve had discussions about genetically engineered food that would diagnose diseases and turn different colors in your digestive track to indicate cancer and other conditions. (You can guess how you read the results)."
Mike Loukides- November 30, 2012
". It is important to cut off from time to time not least because we are not the first humans to believe the world has sped up and hyperconnected to a point where distance has been eliminated. Too often we confuse activity and movement with accomplishment and fulfillment. More may be gained through a pause."
Roger Cohen- NYT-December 11th-2012
"The new funding is a testament to the success Warby Parker has had in in building up a fashion brand. That’s pretty unprecedented for a company that began online and sells primarily through the mail. Warby Parker excelled with its mix of hip styles, low $95 price point with shipping and its mission to help distribute glasses to needy people for every pair of glasses purchased. The company has also flourished with its focus on customer service, which includes the ability to try on glasses virtually online or the ability to get five frames to try out at home with free shipping. That has helped Warby Parker overcome one of the biggest hurdles for online fashion brands, getting people to feel comfortable about their online purchase."
Gigaom- September 10th-2012
"Its upcoming campaign, created by Mother, will attempt to explain to customers how Ikea can help them improve their homes. The first TV ad to reflect the change in strategy breaks in the UK on Saturday (20 October) and is shot in the style of a music video. It unfolds from the point of view of a little girl who is watching her parents entertain friends. Follow-up executions will have spring cleaning and outdoor living as their themes. Peter Wright, Ikea's marketing manager, told Marketing the fresh brand activity coincides with a "step-change" in ad investment by the chain in the UK. He said: "Awareness isn’t where I would like it to be, and preference for the brand could be stronger." The change comes as part of Ikea’s attempts to drive behavioural change in the UK, with Wright claiming many people spend on consumer electronics but ignore the fact their home is "falling apart""
Marketing Week-October-2012
