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Device Polygamy
My dear Kindle — please forgive me for any neglect you may have felt over the last week. I’m sure you are curious about my feelings and our future together. I must admit, I’ve been stricken by the iPad – it’s sleek design, the promise of augmented multi-tasking capabilities, casual browsing and video. I know it’s [...]
My customer lifetime value to Amazon
As a follow up to a post I made recently, I was curious to explore the potential for Apple’s iPad to disrupt the nascent e-reader marketplace. As I’ve posted before, I’m an early adopter of the Kindle, and despite the lack of bells and whistles, I’ve gotten a tremendous amount of use out of it. [...]
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Generational gap
It’s hard to admit, but I guess I’m old enough that now I’m the one that just doesn’t “get it” – I hear myself saying things like, “turn that crap down” and thinking thoughts like, “kids these days…” I believe my parents had it a little easier, however, as they never had to contend with ubiquitous [...]
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Media, Entertainment and Mobile, Oh My!
I was invited to speak today at the UCLA Anderson School by a friend who teaches a class on entrepreneurialism. The topic he asked me to speak about was “assessing opportunities in digital media.” I’ll admit, the subject matter was a bit daunting – how to teach a highly intelligent, motivated group of MBA students [...]
Announcing our office move!
Interpret turned three years old on March 22nd and we have just completed our third move! The goal is to stay put for awhile as moving is not the most relaxing or enjoyable experience. The good news is that we have room for growth! Interpret now has over 40 professionals globally, including our new HQ [...]
Industry loses pioneer
I was saddened today by the news that Joseph Helfgot, founder of Marketcast had died from complications of a heart transplant. I never knew Joseph, nor had I ever met him, but his presence was most undoutedbly felt by me. He was a true pioneer in the entertainment market research business, who chose a path [...]