Uncharted territory. The lure of the unknown. And just like with the explorers of yore, the course of history will inevitably be altered by greed, motive, and human error. More
Media & Marketing Tech & Society The Pandemic
An Ode to the Business Card
The death of the business card may be inevitable. But it has an awful lot of cultural, historical, business, and even creative significance. More
Community Insights Global Tech Media & Marketing
Kids have Kickstarted the Metaverse
Today’s children carry the world in their pockets. The metaverse gives them the agency to build and shape that world. More
Analytics & Data Media & Marketing Partner Insights
How the Experience Is Delivered *Is* the Experience
Achieving a consistent, predictable, satisfying ongoing experience for customers requires orchestrating more elements than most leaders recognize. More
E-Commerce Media & Marketing The Pandemic
Beauty Goes Digital–Offline and On
Despite face masks, beauty products sold beautifully during the pandemic. And the industry furthered its pivot to digital, not only online but in stores. Virtual lipstick try-on, anyone? More
AOL and Yahoo: More Media Lives than the Kardashians
Can a private equity firm do better than a telecom as an owner? Don’t throw out your AOL or Yahoo email addresses just yet. 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
Media & Marketing Tech & Society The Pandemic
Perfecting the Art of the Virtual (Meeting)
Columnist Raskin has become, during Covid, a curator of the exploding field of event technologies. Here are some innovative ones. Join her own event to learn more. 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 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
Innovation Media & Marketing The Pandemic
Till we Meet Again (at Conferences)
Most notable large live events of this coming spring and summer are being canceled for the second year in a row. But as we start to see the light at the end of the tunnel, there’s lots of collective soul searching about how we should meet again. More
Finance Media & Marketing Opinion
Robinhood: More Drug Pusher than Democratizer
In an era where millions are easily seduced by immediate gratification and self-flattery, and suspicious of any kind of earned expertise, Robinhood's "We Are All Investors" ad might be the most dangerously misleading commercial in Super Bowl history. More
Analytics & Data Media & Marketing Net Giants
The Coming “Amazon Age” in Advertising
A quiet giant in digital advertising has been hiding in plain sight. Say hello to Amazon Advertising, the giant well-poised to upend the digital duopoly of Google and Facebook. More
Media & Marketing Net Giants Policy
Why Social Media Ought to Know Its Customers
Facebook suggests that 5% of active monthly users are fake. Social media giants should look to banking's Know York Customer (KYC) tenets for solutions. More
Media & Marketing Tech & Society
In 2021 Digital Communities Will Deepen–and Even Blend
Discord, Substack, Patreon, and the metaverse are just the tip of the community iceberg. More
Analytics & Data Media & Marketing Security & Privacy
How to solve ad tech’s “identity crisis” – before monopolists take control and consumers pay the price
Billions of people rely on digital services and online content to connect them to the rest of the world. Foursquare's Josh Cohen says it's possible to to build a future where consumer privacy is protected, monopolies are avoided, and ad tech companies can access the data they need. More
Community Insights Media & Marketing The Pandemic
No Enchantment Across a Crowded Zoom
What is lost over Zoom is the energy among people. The seeing and the hearing. The glances and microexpressions. We need to regain the fidelity of these essential signals so we can restore the serendipity of group interactions. More
Community Insights Media & Marketing
Post-Pandemic, Brands Must Find Empathy
How consumers see brands is getting reset, so brands need to reimagine what they stand for. There’s a unique opportunity, right now, for them to become part of the stories and memories we all forming during this awful pandemic year. More
Innovation Media & Marketing The Pandemic
Swipe Left to Connect: Dating Apps Set the Stage for Business
We’ve mastered attending virtual conferences, but the human connection is hard to find. We’re housebound, with screens our only portal for meeting new people. So a few new companies are taking their cues from the singles scene to come up with solutions. More
Democracy Media & Marketing Opinion
Murdoch Might Want Trump To Lose; But Zucker For Him to Win
With all the unfair and unbalanced shilling Fox News does for Donald Trump, it may come as a surprise that Rupert Murdoch may actually be rooting for Joe Biden. As for Jeff Zucker, a Biden win could mean tanking ratings for CNN. More
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