Predicting the Future Blade Runner Style
When futurists want to divine what’s next, they turn to science fiction. After all, it’s the science fiction writer who ably peers into the future. Leonardo Da Vinci famously predicted that man would...
View ArticleWoman’s Acceptance Factor
There it was: the umpteenth TV commercial featuring a woman doing the housework. You fill in the brand: PAM, Tide, McCormick’s, or even hip Target — all relegate women to that subsidiary role of “happy...
View ArticleRace Against the Machine
When 60 Minutes aired a report that inferred that robots were taking jobs away from American workers, one robotics pundit sharply criticized the program because it was based on the work of two...
View ArticleFacebook Mobile Advertising
Facebook today announced that is mobile ad revenues reached 23% of total revenues in fourth quarter 2012, up from 14% in the quarter before. The company also notes that “Mobile DAUs exceeded web DAUs...
View ArticleSuperbowl and Social Media Drop Kick Television to the Second Screen
Mainstream television is beginning to take a backseat to social media, part of a phenomenon that surfaced in the late 90s, when we first documented an emerging trend called “multi-media tasking.” The...
View ArticleInternet’s Newest Craze: Animated GIFs
They’re everywhere now. Propelled by pure entertainment lovers, the internet’s newest craze, animated GIFs, are making a big comeback. GIFs have become memes that explain concepts in animated style...
View ArticleSquare Leads Fast Company’s List of Top 10 Finance Innovators
Fast Company has published its list of the world’s top 10 most innovative companies in finance , lead by our pioneering fave, Square. The list is fascinating, if only for the decoding of innovation...
View ArticleFacebook Home
After many years of recurring rumors, Facebook today finally opened its kimono to show off a Taiwanese collaborator’s “Facebook phone.” Only it turns out not to be a real Facebook phone but a social...
View ArticleSurveillance Is Small Price to Pay for Security
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, a survey finds that Americans are more accepting than ever of continuous surveillance. Writes The New York Times: Americans overwhelmingly favor installing...
View ArticleT-shirts, Jeans and Sneakers: The Global Fashion Uniform
Have you ever wondered how America became so successful at unifying the world’s wildly diverging clothing fashions? The Cotton Industry reports: Denim jeans represent an estimated $60 billion global...
View ArticleTime Compression: The Acceleration of Life
Everything is going faster these days. Life has become a blur, a trend magnified by an influx of technology that helps people do things more quickly. The world now moves at internet speed due to arcane...
View ArticleVoyeurgasm: I Like to Watch
Rodney King’s 1991 beating was a watershed moment in modern history. Not only was it groundbreaking due to the light it shed on police violence, but the captured video also surfaced a visibility...
View ArticleFountain of Youth: Rejuvenating Body, Face and Mind
From its earliest days, humanity has been in search of the Fountain of Youth. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León set out for the West Indies in the belief that he was going to India to search...
View ArticleCasual Living: The Evaporation of Decorum
The FAA announced four people were facing $70,000 in civil fines for failing to follow airline crew directions over mask requirements and other safety instructions on recent flights. Since February...
View ArticleDigital Lifestyle
The massive wave created by the Digital Lifestyle has created a society so beholden to digital devices that it’s spending less on food, healthcare, and travel to support its dependency. The marriage of...
View ArticleGeneration X-tasy
The Generation X-tasy is warping society’s norms. This Ubertrend has given rise to the experience generation, putting its imprint on all forms of entertainment and conspicuous consumption. Generation...
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