U.S Advertising Growth Isn’t Slowing Down Any Time Soon

Since the dawn of the advertising industry in the United States, it has remained remarkably consistent as measured by a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). As Bloomberg pointed out in 2013, it rarely dips below 1% or above…

Content Utopia Is Within Our Grasp. UX-First Thinking Will Get Us There

The media industry is booming. There is more original digital content being generated than ever before, and more ways to consume it. The biggest media companies and platforms are spending tons of money to…

Why Your TiVo HD Is Obsolete And Your TiVo Premiere Isn’t Much Better

TiVo (not DVR, the actual brand) is something of a darling in our society. Even though TiVo’s products appeal to more of a niche crowd, the brand is widely accepted as the top of the DVR food chain and one of…

Interactive Ads on Pandora Are Fun & Smart — Now Make Them More Social

I recently became a “Pandora One” paid user, primarily to enable high quality streaming, but also with the intent of getting rid of ads. I don’t regret the decision one bit, especially since Pandora’s new…

Turntable.FM — A New Way For Musicians/Bands To Connect With Fans? [Talib Kweli Example]

On Memolane, The Importance Of Digital Archives & The Digital Age Privacy Paradigm

Think about all of the digital content you create every day and share across various social media services. Now think about how often you actually stop and reflect on all of the information…