Hunting Killer Trends

An increasingly digitized world makes it easier for artists and fans to have direct relationships, without the labels taking their cut. Artists like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have seen the writing on that wall, releasing albums themselves, online, to varying degrees of financial success. These are the early days of what may be a new paradigm for media.

The emergence of social networking sites like Facebook could be the biggest disruptive influence of all. A few keystrokes and mouse clicks now let people spread the word about cutting-edge artists and events to hundreds of others in seconds. In turn, all of those people have the ability to share that news with their friends, too. This ever-increasing free flow of information among consumers and creators could become the greatest threat to old-school media companies' marketing-driven business models.

As often and vehemently as they've resisted innovation in the past, I seriously wonder how today's media companies can survive in the face of digital delivery. Perhaps many of them shouldn't.

What do you think about digital distribution trends? Which companies will get wiped out by this paradigm shift? Which are most likely to survive? Are there even more disruptive innovations on the way? Will companies like Apple and Google be able to keep on innovating?

No Recession for Sony!

Sony is leading the way for 3-D T.V. Sony has already said it targets revenue of more than $11.4 billion from 3-D related products, including televisions, disk players and game consoles. I think this is pretty cool, and I can't wait to get one!

To read more, just click here:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703499404574559250877354862.html

"Netbook or Notebook?"

Netbooks are rapidly evolving and they are usually marketed as companion devices. The original netbook was the Asus Eee PC 7 inch model which lead to 9 inches and now the most popular 10 inch screen model. This new netbook is growing in demand because they are cheaper , weighs less, and more portable. The netbooks don’t compete with desktops when it comes to memory, battery life, and power. Some individuals aren’t worried about these qualities making the netbook very appealing.
“Ultrathins” are Intel’s new line of PC’s that offer more powerful processors than netbooks. “The argument is that these new PCs really provide a "full PC" experience whereas netbooks don't.” Then there is the new netbook called Acer Aspire One 11.6 inch which are a great match for people on the road. They are less than 3 lbs, fit conveniently on an airplane tray, take advantage of multi task gestures, and is rated 8.5 on battery life. So what will people give up are they going to go with the new netbooks or powerful PC’s.

Check out the website at: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PrimalScreen/slim-pc-blurs-line-netbook-notebook/story?id=8977274&page=2

AT&T files lawsuit to Verizon

I read this article in USA today yesterday actually, I thought it was really interesting. AT&T filed a lawsuit against Verizon for Verizon's new commercial that says "There's an a map for that!"

AT&T says it is a spin off of their commercial that says "There's an app for that!" AT&T also says that Verizon's new commercial is inaccurate. 

You can check it out for yourself here:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/corporatenews/2009-11-12-adfight12_ST_N.htm

Also here is a link to the commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37NKnDRPFKU

Iphone has another new app.

Theres yet another new Iphone app. out. I know theres a lot of apps out there but this could actually come in handy if you rent movies regularly.Do you think it will become a top rated app.? Check it out.




It doesn’t rent movies online or offer streaming and downloads, but the new iPhone app Movie Gallery launched Nov. 16 allows consumers to get instant movie recommendations, search for movies by title, actor or genre, watch trailers and find a Gallery or Hollywood Video store location.

The free app called “DidjaC” is available at the Apple App Store, HollywoodVideo.com and
MovieGallery.com.




http://www.homemediamagazine.com/movie-gallery/movie-gallery-bows-iphone-app-new-web-sites-17607

"Google hopes Go will give a browser a boost"

Google is trying to revamp the computing industry to help their business succeed and the web itself. Google is trying a new project "Go programming language." Go will be run directly within a web browser linked with "Googles Native Client software." The program will run faster than todays JavaScript. According to the article, "Go is only experimental at this stage, but Google hopes to use it to produce some of the software running on its vast array of servers." Google is trying to improve and make things different with Go by making it helpful to run certain software. With all the money Google could revenue from this performance it is a big push for them to do well.

Check out the article at: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10395355-264.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1

another new way to rent movies.

There are tons of ways to rent movies now a days, but NCR Corporations and MOD have found yet another way to do this. How do you think this would change the way we rent movies now?

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) and MOD Systems®, Inc., have taken the first step in changing the way consumers purchase, rent and play entertainment titles on electronic devices. NCR and MOD Systems today announced a digital kiosk download pilot that transforms the movie rental experience into a simple, three-step process: choosing from more than a thousand movies and TV shows stored in a kiosk, quickly downloading the title to a secure digital (SD) memory card, and playing the movie on a home television.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/ncr-mod-systems-begin-digital,1034895.shtml

-Anthony Parasiliti-