10.05.2009

tony.reno

This is a re-post from C. Slaughter.  The math and their calculations have changed over time ("2 hours to download" and "5 dollars a minute"), but otherwise they got it quite right.  I guess most other newspapers did not watch television in 1981???

slaughter | tony | YouTube | newspaper | video

07.01.2009

tony.reno

As I watched this video, I could not help but to think of the disruptive technologies in our industry.  The whole desktop editing systems (Apple / Adobe) that have given 'novices' the power to do things that they could previously not afford to do.  I saw this happen, first-hand, 15 years ago in the audio recording industry when the bands we were recording on our analog tape decks soon started to buy their own digital recording decks.  The technology became affordable and they stopped booking our studio and started making music at home.  Bad for our business, and certainly there were many 'bad' recordings as people began to learn, but in the end the technology changed the industry forever.  I also see this in the print industry, as newspaper sales fall as people read online editions or ditch it all together for bloggers.

business | technology | tony | HBR

06.01.2009

tony.reno

In every office, the watercooler is that place where we bump into one another and fire off random conversational topics.  Certainly here at APV we come across many diversions that we discuss and then that later inspire our creativity.  So much so, that we decided to put those topics / ideas / conversations here on our website so that you may join in.  Whats even 'cooler' is that you can follow this conversation via your Twitter account.  Just add the Twitter feed @apv_asia and everything that comes up here will be sent there.  Neat huh?

Twitter | blog | tony | Cool Websites | Asia | blog-roll

08.12.2008

tony.reno

Due to my ability to turn the sweetest things sour, I have had my commenting rights revoked on tech blog GIZMODO.  Poor me.  Which Geek-God have I pissed off?  They refuse to reply to my request for explanation.  :-(

*Update*

I have been given a second chance!  However, I can not remember any comment that I made that was more silly than some of the ones I see up there.

From: "Gawker Media Comments"

Date: 10 December 2008 4:49:27 AM GMT+08:00

To: 

Subject: Re: Message from 

 

I'll give you another chance to audition. Try to make comments that add value to the discussion. If we like what we see, we will enable you to comment without review. The moderators like to have several comments to review before they approve an account. Try commenting on several articles to give them more examples of your commenting style.

Cheers

Michael 

Gawker Media Comments

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