Last week I spent a long weekend attending the interactive portion of SXSW and I’m here to you, our people have no chill. TL;DR: You never really see the “Future” of things at these events but you do get a sense of what your collogues are thinking/worrying about and what will likely dominate our industry’s… Continue reading SXSW 2019 :: The Robots Are Coming
At first glance, diversity and equality dominated the narrative at Cannes this year but the other story was around the growing contempt for the “Technology Hype Cycle”. AR, VR, AI, IGTV, Twitch IRL, and what the fuck is The Alexa Marketing Stack!? This is just one man on the street’s observation but after talking to… Continue reading Cannes 2018 :: Hype Cycle
Day 1: Friday March 9th Today’s Lesson: If it has “Blockchain”, “Bitcoin” or “Ethereum” in the name, get there early. 9:30am: I’ve Got No Screens: Internet’s Screenless Future While most of us might still resent the idea of transitioning to a screenless future, dominated by Google Homes and Amazon Alexas, statistics show that we… Continue reading SXSW 2018 :: Highlights and Surprises
