June 13, 2012
Posted by gsheehan
Mobile will only be a threat to the retailers who view it as a consumer-controlled channel. The coming revolution is how mobile moves from being a threat to a way to expand the service footprint of your store. Expanding how we think about a store footprint, geo-fencing with mobile web and/or apps (existing platforms or Read More...
June 13, 2012
Posted by Stephen Land
Meh. Too short? I’ll define “Meh”. I like the idea of “carrying” my search history between devices but Google does that. The visual search aspect of Axis is interesting but I think there’s a reason visual search hasn’t caught on. One, it takes longer to load images of web pages than it does text. Axis Read More...
June 12, 2012
Posted by Sabia Siddiqi
It’s no secret that consumers are shopping differently than they did ten years ago. One of the biggest impacts on shopping behavior has been the rise of large-scale e-tailers like Amazon and the proliferation of the smartphone. Showrooming With increasing frequency, shoppers are using their mobile phones to aid in the shopping process. In a Read More...
May 24, 2012
Posted by Stephen Land
Yahoo launched a new browserish thing today. As an app, it runs on iPad, iTouch and iPhones. From what I can tell it allows you to carry your search and web experience seamlessly across devices. As a browser plugin, it’s supposed to be a better search experience. I have no idea what it’s like to Read More...
April 27, 2012
Posted by Chris Kocek
To prepare for Earth Day last week, a few of us got together to talk about a revolutionary idea. What if we took all the paper out of all the printers? What would happen? Mutiny? Riots? Chaos? Probably. But what about adaptation? If necessity is the mother of all invention, and we forced ourselves to Read More...
April 17, 2012
Posted by shollsten
If you’re reading this, it’s safe to assume that you don’t live under a rock (or, the rock that you live under has a great internet connection). Either way, you’re probably aware of the buzz heard ‘round the world about the Tupac hologram performance at Coachella. via YouTube But while Hologram Tupac may win the Read More...
April 9, 2012
Posted by HTavrides
Hot on the heels of Instagram for Android’s release last Tuesday, Facebook announced that it has acquired Instagram for $1 billion in a combination of cash and stock options. The photo sharing app with more than 30 million users, (which has doubled since December 2011) will keep it’s team in place to continue to build, and maintain Instagram Read More...
March 29, 2012
Posted by Anthony Ferraro
Regardless of what it may sound like, if you are a fan of good food as I am, you will know what “Food Porn” refers to. The no reservations style of Bourdain presenting the delicatessen found in common underground type places in different cities around the world has now embraced social media to augment its Read More...
March 26, 2012
Posted by Stephen Land
The reason I love technology and being a creative so much is that both solve problems with imagination, cleverness and simplicity. I hope someday I can be as brilliant as the folks who figured out how to see around corners using a laser. Even if I only do it once.
March 19, 2012
Posted by Stephen Land
(from NPR.org) Great interview this morning on NPR with George Lois, one of the greatest art directors/ad men of all time. Have a listen here. He has a new book out called Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!) which I may read if I decide I do in fact have talent. Lois is full Read More...