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Who Owns Social Data and Does it Matter?

By kevindrost On April 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The global adoption of social platforms has profoundly changed society and business. I won’t talk much about the societal side, one needs only to look at the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street and the upcoming elections to see the impact of social. On the business side, the way consumers discover and purchase products, and [...]

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Why Intel Wants to Launch a TV Service…and Why It Will Fail

By kevindrost On March 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Intel is in discussions to launch an internet-based pay TV service that would compete directly with traditional cable providers. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Intel intends to sell a set-top box which would access a mix of live and on-demand channels, similar to current cable bundles. On the surface this [...]

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Posting temporarily suspended due to total exaustion

By kevindrost On March 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

My wife and I were lucky enough to welcome a new baby girl into our lives on February 16th. In addition to the overwhelming joy and happiness she brings, she has also brought an end to more than 3 hours of sleep or 5 minutes of free time. DigitalPennies posts will resume as soon [...]

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Can Subscriptions Offer Salvation for the Music Industry?

By kevindrost On January 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The growth rate in digital music revenue has declined the last six years as adoption matures (and overall industry revenues continue to shrink). However, the latest IFPI Digital Music Report shows that 2011 saw the first actual increase in the growth rate, from 5% in 2009 to 8% in 2010, since the

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Shout Out for Being Smarter, Part 2: Zynga

By kevindrost On January 13, 2012 · 1 Comment

As the world becomes connected, unprecedented amounts of information is being created, shared and optimized. Analog devices are turning digital, and getting smarter along the way. Your house’s old electric meter is soon to be replaced with a small computer that will tell you in real-time exactly how much energy your home [...]

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Repost: How is the TV Landscape Changing (infographic)

By kevindrost On January 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment

(source: G+)

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Movie Theaters: In Desperate Need of Innovation

By kevindrost On January 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment

2011 was the worst year for US box office attendance since 1995. Some will write this off as a poor crop of blockbusters that otherwise would have dragged people to the theater. A closer look at the numbers shows that, in fact, less and less people go to the movies each year.

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Are Publishers Establishing Sound E-Book Prices or Just Screwing Themselves?

By kevindrost On December 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Have you bought anything through the Kindle store recently? Chances are you’ve noticed, for most titles, the eBook is not quite the deal it used to be. In fact, the Wall Street Journal recently ran a feature entitled “E-Book Readers Face Sticker Shock“. So what’s going on here? Well, publishers have wrestled [...]

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The Three Pillars of Connected Television – Why Xbox May Rule the Living Room

By kevindrost On December 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The connected television market is crowded.

There are dedicated over-the-top device makers (Roku, Boxee, Apple TV),“Smart” TVs and DVD players (Sony, Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Vizio), connected game consoles (Xbox, Sony Playstation), non-entertainment devices (iPads, HTPCs, PCs), user interfaces (GoogleTV), content aggregators (Hulu, Crackle), a billion content specific apps (Netflix, MLBTV, TedTalks, AmazonVOD, Pandora)…and infinite [...]

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Analyst: Pay TV Industry to Lose 200,000 Subscribers in 2012   

By kevindrost On December 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Credit Suisse analyst Stefan Anninger posted some analysis that supports my post last week The Future of Television is Coming…Slowly. Anninger predicts a loss of 200K cable subscribers in 2012, down from his original prediction of 250K. Overall for the year through September ’11, pay TV penetration has fallen from 84.1% to 83.2%. [...]

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