By Robert Passikoff, Contributor
Fifty years ago the phrase, “Made in the USA,” had nationalistic and quality-assurance resonance for Americans. Then came the “Global Marketplace” and here we are. But recently the phrase “Made in the USA,” or the inference of the phrase – apparently in anticipation of newer smartphone models – has been resurrected for Apple and Motorola ad campaigns. …read more
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Fifty years ago Marshall McLuhan famously coined the phrase “The Medium is the Message.” What he meant was that the medium on which you receive content significantly influences your perception of the message. This is a point that is often missed in commentary about the rise of the e-book. A tablet is a fundamentally different medium than a paper book and requires a different approach. …read more
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Fifty $207 million, half a million pound Boeing (BA) 787s have been grounded due to fires in some of their batteries. Last month, I posted ideas from MIT professor, Don Sadoway, on how to fix the batteries. Today, reports suggest that Boeing engineers like Sadoway’s ideas. …read more
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By Michael Wolf, Contributor Fifty years from now, when those of us who have followed the social TV market are old and grizzled, we’ll sit around in that old folks home in the sky (and by sky, I mean aboard the floating, Jeff Bezos-owned space retirement complex that comes free with an Amazon Prime membership), and tell our great grandchildren stories of days gone by.
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