November 26, 2008 in News & Analysis, Video Games
Are video games recession proof? The evidence seems to be piling up the favor of the video industry. It makes sense. People will still want to be entertained and video games are a cost effective way of entertaining even small crowds in the digital living room.
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November 18, 2008 in Advertising, News & Analysis
Much of commerce rides on impulse purchasing – you see a McDonald’s sign on the road and hungry, spot a shirt while window browsing and must purchase, or buy a video game after playing a demo at Best Buy. The key to impulse buying is making it fast, easy and on-demand. Tivo and Domino’s are [...]
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November 13, 2008 in Uncategorized
I gave the sling.com beta a run today and found a site that, while not differentiated from many other Hulu ride-alongs, has the potential to break out from the pack. I’ll admit, I’m not a Sling box fanatic (I never seem to meet mere users, just fanatics) but more of an Orb user.
The summary [...]
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November 7, 2008 in News & Analysis, Web 3.0
The last few years were a flurry of Web 2.0, Web video, Web casual gaming and other Web application topics. At the same time, there was much industry discussion about mobile devices moving beyond voice (and email for businesses) and becoming true portable entertainment and Web devices. While the iPhone made people realize a cell [...]
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