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Personal data, it is often said, is the currency of the digital age – the standard medium of exchange for online services and content. When people use an ostensibly-free, ad-supported service like Facebook, they are engaging in an implicit transaction,…
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Though traditional retailers have long acknowledged the threat that digital retail channels present for their businesses, most have been resistant to change. The news, reported last week, that the discount-retailer Target has requested the help of its…
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Automakers are developing a new generation of network-connected, application-based media platforms that could greatly expand the quality, relevance and volume of content consumed in cars. The advent of network-delivered content is particularly significant,…
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In recent months congressional leaders have been calling for the auction of unlicensed wireless spectrum as a means to generate revenue and address a perceived shortage of mobile bandwidth. While the plan has widespread support, the media scholar Yochai…
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Microsoft announced last week that it will release a commercial version of the Kinect software-developer kit and allow businesses to start developing new applications for the popular motion-sensing device. User interfaces define the nature of our engagement…
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Significant numbers of people are growing accustomed to using connected personal devices, such as mobile handsets, tablets and laptops, in concert with other media. While broadcast media are one-way, passive, shared and often public in their consumption,…
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Kinetic Futures’ first biannual prospectus shares a sampling of developments that have caught our attention over the past six months. These include the robust growth of mobile commerce, the increasing prevalence of natural user interfaces, the proliferation…
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