Category Archives: Tipping points
Tipping Point for Internet Video vs. TV
According to Ypulse (via eMarketer), among high school and college students between the ages of 18 to 30, 70% reported watching Internet-streamed TV in a typical week, while 66% watched programs on a regular TV set. In contrast, among those … Continue reading
Digital Tipping Point: Analog Vs. Online Movie Views/Transcations
eMarketer: This year, for the first time, US consumers will pay more for online movies than they will for DVDs and Blu-ray discs. IHS Screen Digest, a media-focused research and consulting company, projects online video views and transactions in 2012 … Continue reading
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“There You Have Electronic Television”
Today in 1927, Philo T. Farnsworth, 21, succeeded in transmitting the image of a line through purely electronic means with a device he called an “image dissector.”
Tipping Point for the Internet of Things and Connected Cows
In 2008, the number of things connected to the Internet exceeded the number of people on Earth. This according to a Cisco Infographic on the Internet of Things today and tomorrow. One Internet of Things start-up it mentions is Sparked, … Continue reading
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Digital Tipping Point: Online Advertising vs. Newspaper Advertising
In 2010, online advertising ($26B) in the United States surpassed for the first time newspaper advertising ($22.8B). Source: PwC/IAB
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Digital Tipping Point: Kindle Books vs. Print Books
Amazon.com now sells more Kindle books than print books. The press release says: “Since April 1, for every 100 print books Amazon.com has sold, it has sold 105 Kindle books. This includes sales of hardcover and paperback books by Amazon … Continue reading
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Digital Tipping Point: Kindle Vs. Paperbacks
According to its press release, Amazon.com is now selling more Kindle books than paperback books.
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