Worth The Trip? In Mobile, Speed is Everything by Steve Smith

When users navigate apps and the mobile Web they seem to have a memory of the sites that deliver information efficiently and the ones that don't. I am not sure where we spare the memory brain cells for this sort of thing, but somehow many of us recall that clicking on a link at this site is going to produce a long lag, while others have cached the experience wisely to smooth out the end user effect. I know that I think before I click on many apps and sites and wonder, 'is it worth the trip?' ...Read the whole story

  • Game Over: Consoles Now Rival VCRs As Alternate TV Viewing Channel by Joe Mandese

    TV may be going everywhere - from hand-held mobile to streaming Internet services and devices - but one of the biggest alternate channels for television content is already in millions of American households: video game console devices such as Microsoft's Xbox, Sony's PS3, and Nintendo's Wii. According to new research being released today by Knowledge Networks, one in five U.S. consumers already is using game systems to watch TV or movie content at least once a month. ...Read the whole story

The Metadata Dilemma: The Prequel by Ben Weinberger

Imagine winning an eight-figure lottery only to find that your winnings are locked in a vault - and you must guess the combination. You have your eyes firmly fixed on the prize and on all the things you want to do with your newfound assets, but you must first rise to this seemingly insurmountable challenge. This is much the plight of content owners in the digital media business. This group possesses priceless assets in the form of huge libraries of movies and television shows dating back decades. These libraries are ever-expanding in size and content. ...More