It's no accident that one of the stars of "The Sopranos," the series that helped make HBO a programming powerhouse, is anchoring Netflix's big push into original content. The company's chief content officer Ted Sarandos talks about ...READ»
There is an old truism in the sales profession--people buy from people they like. The same goes for brands. There are certain times when a brand should be “selling,” and there are other times a brand should be building that deeper emotional bond--something I call brand endearment. The Super Bowl is one of those times.READ»
Shazam was a major player in Super Bowl XLVI. Here, CEO Andrew Fisher runs through what we can all learn from the company's first time at the show.READ»
Coinstar, the company behind DVD-kiosk service Redbox, today announced it would acquire NCR's entertainment business for as much as $100 million. NCR, once the central rival to Redbox through its Blockbuster Express brand, operates thousands of movie-rental kiosks which will now come under Redbox and Coinstar's control.READ»
The numbers are in and this year’s Super Bowl generated record-breaking numbers in Twitter, Facebook, and other comments. Bluefin Labs shares its data on which ads sparked the most conversations.READ»
Extensively drug-resistant TB is already a scourge on health systems worldwide. Is it possible that soon there will be a mutation of the disease with no possible treatment?READ»
There’s a delectable irony in the fact that Facebook’s IPO was announced the same week as the Super Bowl. While they are both the subject of obsessive media attention, they actually represent two radically different versions of the future of branding and advertising.
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Historically, architecture has had a hand in the stigmatization of mental illness. Think about the creepy old 19th-century insane asylums, with their ivy-camouflaged brick edifices hidden away on remote estates in far-flung corners of ...READ»
Will part of remaking the economy involve rethinking our currency, changing from money supported by governments to money supported by communities? And is Bitcoin the model for this shift, or merely a flash in the pan?READ»
TechGirls, a new State Department program, will fly 25 Middle Eastern teenage girls to the United States this summer for an immersion course in U.S. tech culture and all things nerdy. The goal? To build bridges between geeks worldwide.READ»
The same maps that can help you find your way to the mall can help the police predict where meth labs will pop up next. Here's a look inside the strange, fascinating world of geospatial predictive analysis.READ»
The next time you visit Wikipedia, take a moment to soak in the enormity of the project--and reflect on the fact that it was created by unpaid volunteers motivated by nothing other than their own passion and sense of purpose. Here's how you can inspire the same zeal in your team. READ»
