Description: 20th Century Fox has recently shown some innovation in attempts to boost their online movie sales. Going forward, new movies released by Fox will be offered online in “Digital HD” 3 weeks ahead of In-store DVDs. This shift in priorities may just inject some life into a floundering industry. Source: TechCrunch Date: September 18th,… Read more »
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Dorm Rooms and a Garage are Launching Some of the Best in Startups
Description: The University of Waterloo boasts two productive launch pads for students wanting to build a start-up company. The Velocity Residence and the Velocity Garage offer places for students to learn, collaborate and test their industries. Source: Techvibes.com Date: September 6th, 2012 How many times have you heard or read the phrase “student startup” in… Read more »
TV Makers Join Forces Against Smartphone Giants
Description: The rise of Apple and Google in the smartphone market has pushed Nokia and Research In Motion to the brink of irrelevance. Now, television makers are scrambling to make sure the same does not happen to them. Source: www.nytimes.com Date: Sept 5, 2012 TV makers are wagering that mobile phone users hooked on consuming… Read more »
How To Specialize Yourself Right Out Of A Job
Description: For decades, experts and specialists have been highly valued and sought after. However, these specialist rely on niche funding whereas generalists are widely employable. It appears that in the midst of an economic recession the jack-of-all-trades may find the most success. Source: fastcompany.com Date: August 29th, 2012 For the past several decades, the specialist… Read more »
Why Amazon Succeeds
Description: Amazon’s (AMZN) earnings this past week are a sign of how corporate strategy has shifted. Amazon does things differently, but only as differently as Apple. What is their secret? Source: forbes.com Date: April 29, 2012 Like Apple, its platform is closely linked to a device (in this case the Kindle), and is tied into… Read more »
High-Speed Trading: My Laser Is Faster Than Your Laser
Description: A new fiber-optic cable being built across the Atlantic that will give a select number of high-frequency traders a tiny speed advantage in trading times between New York and London. Source: BusinessWeek .com Date: April 24, 2012 As of this morning, it appears someone will. A small company called Perseus Telecom, in partnership with… Read more »
Google readies competitor to Dropbox-like online storage services
Description: Google is preparing to roll out a service to let consumers store photos and other content online, a source familiar with the matter said, pushing into a market now dominated by the likes of Dropbox and Box. Source: globe and mail .com Date: April 24, 2012 Google’s “cloud storage” offering will incorporate search capabilities… Read more »
Apps: It’s Time to Talk About the Creepy Factor
Description: The app world is getting a reality check, thanks to apps like Girls Around Me, Placeme, or even Highlight. So far, when it comes to sharing data, the benefits still outweigh the momentary gut check when your aunt references a party photo or your friends unexpectedly check you in to a place while you… Read more »
The post-PC world is real and it’s here
Description: This year, over one billion internet-enabled devices will be sold globally with less than one third of those devices being laptop or desktop computers. Source: GlobeandMail.com Date: April 5, 2012 While PC sales have continued to grow for over three decades, the PC era reached its zenith just prior to the introduction of the… Read more »
Metered pay walls the new reality for newspapers
Description: Newspapers are returning to a business strategy that served them well in the heyday of street-corner newsboys shouting the front-page news. They’re enticing people with a little free online content before asking them to pay up. Source: GlobeandMail .com Date: April 3, 2012 About 300 newspapers across the United States, and a growing number… Read more »
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