How Social Networking Wrecked My CES Events
I am not a newbie – I’ve been at CES for an eternity, as the emcee and creative force behind the Last Gadget Standing and the Mobile Apps Showdown – two events at CES that both rely heavily on the people’s vote to decide on a winner. There was a time when the people’s vote meant something. Either it meant …
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Trendy 2011: Tablets Up, 3D Down
Industry watchers like nothing better than to observe as trends come and go. A site that I love, The Crystal Ball Society, started by Jesse Schell, lets you record these predictions for posterity. A good thing, since most of us will forget our own predictions in matter of days. Sometimes predications are a matter of WHEN not IF. As mom …
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The 11th Annual Last Gadget Standing Preview
What do a baby stroller, an iPhone controlled sphere, an innovative camera, and a new gaming machine have in common? They’re all in the running in the final weeks of the Last Gadget Standing competition. Last Gadget takes its cue from the exhaustion of trekking through miles of CES trade show floors to find the winning products. In a large …
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Internet Thought Leaders Address CE Week Audience
Come on, ‘fess up: Each of us knows someone that’s done something really regrettable on the Internet. Maybe it’s not on the Anthony Weiner scale, but a wrongly-worded email, unintended recipient, infidelity, or a rant about the boss can have huge consequences for kids and adults alike. At the recent CE Week event, we brought attention to the some of …
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