CEO John Hanke made waves this week by saying we should concentrate on building a better reality, not sleeker alternative ones. More
Arts & Culture Media & Marketing Net Giants
Can Facebook Break the Sound Barrier?
Facebook this week announced a sweeping audio-forward campaign. In a rare interview with a journalist, Zuckerberg elaborated on Facebook’s ambitious plans. More
Arts & Culture Cryptocurrency Media & Marketing
Can Tech Help Creatives Earn a Decent Living
The creative industry – art, music, the theatre – was hit hard by the pandemic. Can new tech help them finally get recognized for what they're worth? More
Arts & Culture Cryptocurrency Techonomy Events
NFTs: Valuable New Art Form or Financial Ploy?
On April 2, Techonomy hosted a lively, informative discussion about the fast-rising world of nonfungible tokens (NFT). An edited version of the debate is here. More
Arts & Culture Media & Marketing The Pandemic
Audio: 2021’s Comeback Kid
We’ve had a lot of time to listen this past year, and a lot of incentive to move away from our screens. The year 2021 will be good on the ears. More
The Next Land Grab Is Digital (An NFT Tutorial)
Where do you go when the things you want in real life are already spoken for? The latest For Sale sign is for all things digital. More
Arts & Culture Design Media & Marketing
Pandemic Fashion and Beauty: Does Reality Still Matter?
As we stare at our screens for a larger portion of each day, the lines between real and digital are getting fuzzier. Phase 2 of screen life will blur real and digital even more. More
Arts & Culture Education Member Insights Society
These Times Demand a Complete Mind
Do we have a complete mind and the mindset to manage through these turbulent times and reimagine the future? The key may be in the STEAM education movement and the importance of the arts. More
The Beauty Industry Bows to the Pandemic Beast
Tech is reshaping the beauty industry in its own image, turning it more reliant on screens, AI, AR, and personalization. Here are some changes, from the mundane to the sublime, we can expect to linger in the half-trillion-dollar business of cosmetics and personal care products. More
Arts & Culture Business Media & Marketing
Will TikTok Get Its Green Card?
Controlled by a Chinese media conglomerate and the social media of choice for U.S. 16-24-year-olds, TikTok is being scrutinized and dissected by everyone. More
Arts & Culture Media & Marketing Sustainable Development Goals
Could QR Codes Help Solve Social Injustice?
QR codes have been around for a while, but haven’t found their killer application. An unlikely group of activists are getting excited about a new use for them. More
Arts & Culture Media & Marketing Tech & Society
What Hamilton Tells Us About Silicon Valley
The parallels to today’s Silicon Valley should not be lost. Hamilton’s crew were eking out a framework for democracy. Theirs was a very serious sort of start-up. More
Arts & Culture Media & Marketing Resilience
Yes There is Still Good News, and It’s Amplified Online
A new type of high-tech busking is emerging, and a big canvas that is both isolated and worldwide is taking root. Raskin explains and puts your FOMO at ease with her calendar-based compendium of live, virtual events. More
Why E-Sports Will Be Bigger Than Live Sports
The number of people watching e-sports content globally is set to balloon to over 450 million this year. Here's why that matters. More
Get Ready for the Decline of Live Sports
Our bandwidth for media is saturated. The sports media industry’s players must find new areas of growth. More
Arts & Culture Media & Marketing
Can Disney Become Netflix? Or Will Netflix Become Disney?
While Disney has created a strong brand for content, will it be able to effectively compete against Netflix? More
Arts & Culture Media & Marketing
Disney May Not Remain Content’s King. Here’s Why.
Disney must adapt to the evolution in content creation by moving from a centralized studio model to a highly fragmented one. More
Arts & Culture Business Media & Marketing
Why Hollywood’s Star-centric Revenue Model Doesn’t Work
Much of Hollywood has no real business model. That fact is masked by a near-religious belief in the star system. Disney is a rare exception. But movies can make money in other ways, including by relying more on tech. More
Arts & Culture Media & Marketing
Goodbye, Hollywood
Hollywood is now irrelevant. The assets of the old studios barely matter anymore. The media companies that succeed will be those that can capitalize on lower cost formats while maximizing reach. More
Virtual Production Could Upend the Movie Industry
Over the last decade, the big story in Hollywood has been how streaming platforms have disrupted distribution. But in the next decade, the big story in Hollywood may well be how companies in gaming, visual effects (VFX), and tech industries, using virtual production (VP) tools powered by AI and cloud computing will disrupt content creation. […] More
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