One of the real highlights of the Traveling Geeks trip to the United Kingdom last week came when we were treated to “speed dating” session with the top start-ups of Seedcamp. This, after all, is one of the chief goals of the Traveling Geeks: to suss out young or little-known start-ups hear their stories, and […]
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BT’s CEO greets the Traveling Geeks
BT’s CEO greets the Traveling Geeks from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Here’s a 3-minute video of BT (British Telecom) CEO Ian Livingston I took prior to the gala dinner party BT held for the Traveling Geeks atop the BT Tower in central London. Image via Wikipedia What’s interesting is not the gracious greeting he gave […]
Prediction: Local TV newspeople will compete with their former stations
On the flight back from London on Sunday I finally had a chance to answer a Q&A email interview with Terry Heaton, a longtime friend who, as co-founder of AR&D, is one of the most forward-thinking people in the world of broadcast media. For the full interview, see see the AR&D Media 2.0 Intel Report. […]
The future of television: Social TV
JP Rangaswami Behind closed doors in offices from the media centers of New York to the entertainment capital of Hollywood, content programmers and code jockeys are no doubt trying to figure out how to marry traditional television with social networking. Does the lean-forward experience, interactivity and backchannel chatter of social networks have a place in […]
World Technology Summit & Awards
I had hoped to attend the World Technology Summit & Awards taking place Wednesday and Thursday in Manhattan, but between last week’s trip to the UK and next week’s trip to Los Angeles, I couldn’t manage another long trip right now. Still, I’m honored to be among the nominees for the 2009 World Technology Award […]