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Yet Another Study Finds Readers Don't Trust Native Ads
I'm a strong opponent of native advertising in key publications such as the New York Times. It's a bad strategy for the publisher and advertiser.Here is yet another study that shows readers don't trust...
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Where's Wireless Charging? An Old Idea Gathering Momentum
Wireless power pioneer Nikola Tesla’s Wardenclyffe lab building, seen in 1904. (Image source: commons.wikimedia.org)By Intel Free PressIf you’ve been keeping up with trade shows and tech blogs, you...
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Tales From Off-The-Bus: Original Ideas Come From Original Experiences...
I'm adamant that San Francisco shouldn't be allowed to be made into a bedroom community for Silicon Valley's business parks. Original ideas require original experiences and companies should take...
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Forensiq: Tracking The Media Industry's Stolen Billions
An article from Ad Age about a recent campaign from video ad server firm Vindico.I recently spoke with Forensiq an interesting startup based in New York that has technologies capable of shutting down...
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The Media Industry Is Blind, Dumb And Dumber: The Great Media (Train) Robbery...
The media industry, including digital media companies, is breathtakingly silent on the issue of advertising fraud.What other industry would sit quietly while being robbed in broad daylight on such a...
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Coffee And Big Data With Ray Wang - Video Series
Ray Wang, principal analyst at Constellation Research, has a new video interview series sponsored by Actian, a "Big Data 2.0" company. I watched the latest one, an interview with Vibhor Rastogi from...
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What’s Driving Investor Interest in HR Services?
Editor's Note: Wall Street and VC investors seek out companies selling services in the human resources (HR) sector, as compliance with new legislation grows in complexity.Guest column: By Burton...
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San Francisco's Extraordinary Media Heritage - 12 Daily Newspapers
SF historian Gary Kamiya signing a copy of his book "Cool Gray City of Love."San Francisco's transformation into a bedroom community for Silicon Valley's business parks is a huge mistake because tech...
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NSA's Crypto-Kids - It's Never To Early To Start Recruitment
The National Security Agency (NSA) has lots of computer power but what it needs the most is brain power. It's not too early to plan ahead. A friend gave me a copy of an activity book for kids published...
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Intel On The Outside: The Chip King's Wearables Strategy
Intel missed the mobile market but it is determined not to miss out on wearables. Mike Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the company’s New Devices Group; and Jeff Holove, now a general...
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Large Native Advertising Study Finds Benefits For Brands At The Expense Of...
In one of the largest studies of people's attitudes towards native advertising, 62% said that it didn't help to enhance the reputation of news sites, but brands were seen to benefit from appearing on...
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The Risky Human In The Algorithmic Car
MIT researcher Karl Iagnemma believes one of the biggest risks of self-driving cars is the Human-Machine Interface problem.By Intel Free PressDepending on where you get your news, the phrase...
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Analysis: No 'Magic App' For Journalism As Omidyar's $250m First Look Venture...
Former Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi will launch a satirical online magazine for First Look Media.Pierre Omidyar, the co-founder of eBay, has delayed the roll-out of his $250m First Look Media...
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Media Disruption Continues: 1300 Newsroom Jobs Lost in 2013
The pool of working media professionals continues to shrink wth the loss of 1,300 newsroom jobs in 2013, reports the American Society of News Editors.Rick Edmonds at Poynter, writes:
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InPowered's New Brand Promotion Tool Focuses On Trusted Experts, Not Influencers
Co-founders of InPowered: Peyman Nilforoush and Pirouz Nilforoush.InPowered, an online platform designed to allow brands to promote stories about their products or services across a large number of web...
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AI Firm Genieo Acquired By Somoto For $34m
Sol Tzvi is CEO and co-founder of GenieoGenieo, an Israeli startup developing AI software for consumers, has been acquired by Somoto, a publicly traded software company specializing in toolbars for...
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Berkeley Memorial For Its 'Fearless Scientist' Alexander Shulgin -...
Saturday, August 2, there was a memorial service for Berkeley-born chemist Alexander Shulgin, who died recently aged 88. Mike Power, reporting for the Guardian newspaper (above) described his work as...
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The 49ers' 'Smart' Stadium Is Set For Kickoff
By Intel Free PressOver three years in the making, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will be the new home of the San Francisco 49ers this fall. Before the very first kickoff, Major League Soccer club San...
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Make Media: Bayview Tech And Arts Center Celebrates 10 Years
Teaching media literacy means teaching how the media sausage is made. The tools are becoming so much cheaper but it doesn't mean they are within the reach of all. The Bayview Hunters Point Center for...
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Cut-Price Coffee With Veteran Silicon Valley Exec Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO and current chairman, is offering his time and a cup coffee to the winner of an auction organized by CharityBuzz, which will donate the proceeds to the Rush charity...
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