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April 2009

DesignDevelopment

Trent Reznor: Online Content and Crowdsourcing Gadfly

Bands are always looking for the best way to promote their music online, either through YouTube, Google Video, MySpace, or a record label's efforts. Remeber that old 20th Century analog saying: "if you want something done you've got to do it yourself." It certanly applies in the digital media space, where anyone can do anything and lead in trends and ideas.  Comes now NiN.com, the official website of Trent Reznor's industrial band Nine Inch Nails. Reznor, who feuded for years with…
April 13, 2009
DesignDevelopmentMarketing

Content Trends: Online Shows

When it comes to entertainment, they once said that radio would not replace newspapers or books, that TV would not replace radio, that videoplayers would not find home use, that TV shows would not work on the Internet.  However, we are seeing more and more new series shows appearing online rather than the boob tube.  This could be due to excellent quality in streaming and image delivery, and that many people, especially kids, tweens, and teens, are watching reruns of…
April 13, 2009
DevelopmentMarketing

Trend of the Moment: Be in the “Now”

"Buckle up, and enjoy the millescond," the computer voice says, and: "In the last second, your hair grew five millionths of an inch." Sprint has a cool new pitch from San Francisco-based Goodby Silverstein & Partners, emphasizing the breath, value, and "nowness" of the community-oriented Sprint Now Network. (more…)
April 12, 2009
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iPhone Trends: The Latest in Tapping the Apps

What's new and exciting in apps for the iPhone, one of the most popular mobile devices around?  Watching what is happening with iPhone today gives us a glimpse into tomorrw's trends, especially for you software developers out there who are working on "The Next Big App" to tap for mobile device usage. First, Apple put an end to uniform pricing at the iTunes store, introducing three pricing tiers (.69, .99, $1.29) that boosts the price of many of the store's…
April 8, 2009