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Super Bowl XLVIII
At first glance, Fox Sports’ viewership numbers for its Super Bowl stream are impressive, but when compared to data from previous games, they lose a bit of their luster. This year, an average of 528,000 people tuned into the stream per minute compared to 2013’s 508,000 viewer total. The increase is enough for the broadcaster Continue Reading →
Entering the Shift Age
Eight years ago, I first began to write and speak about the future full-time. Then, as always, I was asked about what accurate forecasts I had made. This told me that my legitimacy (to some degree) would be based upon this. I started to make forecasts. The second thing I realized was that most people Continue Reading →
Verizon
The Seattle Seahawks may have run up the score on the Denver Broncos on Sunday night to win Super Bowl XLVIII, but their 42 points were far from the biggest number at MetLife Stadium. According to Verizon Wireless, which closely monitored the network throughout the afternoon and evening, attendees set data connection and volume records Continue Reading →
Yahoo
According to numerous sources inside Yahoo, CEO Marissa Mayer has ordered up two under-the-radar initiatives — well, not to me and now you! — that could potentially get the company back into algorithmic search as well as search advertising. The internal code names for the efforts — which are not actually being done together, though Continue Reading →
AT&T
It seems like everyone is going “un-carrier” these days, slowly branching out from the standard two-year contracts that have dominated the US smartphone industry for the last few years. Today AT&T announced a new “Mobile Share Value Plan” for families and small businesses, which gives both new and existing AT&T customers the opportunity to share Continue Reading →
Windows 8.1
Microsoft’s first update to Windows 8.1 has leaked on Sunday on various file-sharing websites ahead of its March debut. The early build includes a number of changes that Microsoft is making to improve the keyboard and mouse experience in Windows 8.1. The most obvious change is a new title bar for Microsoft’s Windows 8-style apps, Continue Reading →
Sonos
Legendary hip-hop producer Rick Rubin is listed as the executive music producer for Sonos’ 2014 Super Bowl Commercial titled ‘Face Off.’ The clip also features N.A.S.A.‘s remix for ‘Hide’ featuring Aynzli Jones. Rap duo N.A.S.A. — consisting of Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon — get the ultimate placement in the latest Sonos (a wireless Continue Reading →

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