Originally posted at New York Videogame Critics Circle It’s all about the narrative. This week, two games, both widely divergent in theme and scope, caught my fancy because of their stories. Neither will likely sell like L.A. Noire here in the U.S., one because it’s too small, and the other, because its nightmarish tale is Continue Reading →
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For companies that can be broken if their security breaks (anything from email providers, to cell phone providers), headlines like “Phone Hacking Scandal” should garner special attention. The latest “phone hacking” scandal involving allegations that reporters at News of the World listened to or tampered with voicemails of, potentially, over 10,000 victims, has left many Continue Reading →
Hulu was a leader when it came to driving eyeballs to the web to watch long form video content. But, did they prove a concept which someone else will ultimately take over? Often times in a new product category, the one that gets to the market first doesn’t always control the market forever. Sometimes, strategic Continue Reading →
I have 3 iPhones. Two of them are dead, one is my working phone. I have the first generation iPad and can’t wait to get the 3rd generation iPad when it comes out. In our household alone, we have 3 monitors and 4 laptops. Include my wife’s iPhone and we have 12 screens. The age Continue Reading →
No question entrepreneurs all over the place are working overtime to work up the next generation of television. You can’t go through a day without hearing or reading news of a launch nature, as in launching a new television network, program, 3D, HD or interactive content, video telephony service or something just as cutting-edge deliverable Continue Reading →
Originally posted at MediaBizBloggers.com I saw that ZenithOptimedia estimates that broadcast network ad spending will be flat this year, while cable networks total spend will be up about 10 percent to $18 billion. It‘s about time this happened. Broadcast networks have been feeding us a steady diet of reality shows, spinoffs, and clones for many Continue Reading →
Originally posted at NY Video Game Critics Circle. As Zynga prepares for its IPO, I often wonder about the future of social games. Social games are most often thought of as Facebook games, and they’re the most addicting form of media I’ve ever seen. That includes games like EverQuest and World of Warcraft. Social games Continue Reading →
Did you watch last night’s episode of The Bachelorette? After weeks of anticipation, Ashley finally went on her hometown dates with the remaining four bachelors, Ben, Constantine, JP, and Ames. Every visit to the ‘in-law families’ was like a scene one would imagine when thinking of life in America – everyone gathered to meet the Continue Reading →
According to Advertising Age: Rupert Murdoch is keeping the throttle wide open on crisis-control efforts in an attempt to limit the damage from the News of the World’s hacking scandal… Now he is apologizing to Britain via a newspaper ad headlined “We are sorry” — perhaps foreshadowing what he will say when he testifies before Continue Reading →
The people responsible for this year’s batch of Emmy Award nominations made their selections last Thursday. Now comes the inevitable opine wave over who got in, who was left out and who should be out. Over who got in, given the incredible season of cable drama series just past, the nominees in that category should Continue Reading →