My definition of media? 'Anything which owns attention.' This could be a game or, perhaps, a platform. Ironically, the media tends to associate media with publishing - digital or otherwise - which, in turn, is too narrow a way to consider not only the media but also the reality of the competitive landscape and media-focused innovation.

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I like the muted sounds, the shroud of grey, and the silence that comes with fog.

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Fog is my weakness, and every time there is low fog, I am out and about with my camera.

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We live in crazy times - that is true - and things have gotten crazier, but it still doesn't feel like the turn of the century.

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Augmented reality is the 'boy who cried wolf' of the post-Internet world - it's long been promised but has rarely been delivered in a satisfying way.

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For me, stories are like Lego blocks. If I don't put one down, I can't put the next one down.

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Finding your soul begins by discovering our ability to listen! Alternatively, by sharing a smile, a laugh and just by being human to everyone - from friends, colleagues, family, and especially strangers, including those who are not from the same station in life as you.

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There are days when I look at my news feed, and it seems like a social fabric of fun - a video of the first steps of my friends' baby! My nephew's prom date! On other days, it feels like a NASCAR vehicle, plastered with news stories, promoted posts, lame Live videos, and random content.

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When I look at Kickstarter, I see small businesses that have been funded by their customers. I see the acceleration of this shift away from the industrial manufacturing ideology to more of a maker economy. And I also see an idea so powerful that the company name has become a verb.

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Most competition in Silicon Valley now heads toward there being one monopolistic winner.

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The possibilities that come with thinking about the camera as a portal into the realm of information and services are attractive not only to Snap but also to every other big player in the tech world. Facebook, for instance, has slowly been enhancing the visual capabilities of its Messenger.

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We are splintering what was the 'camera' and its functionality - lens, sensors, and processing - into distinct parts, but, instead of lenses and shutters, software and algorithms are becoming the driving force.

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Social sharing of photos - landscapes, selfies, latte-foam art - can spark conversations and deeper engagements.

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The funny thing is that I used to be a blogger, but it wasn't known as 'blogging' at that time. This was in the '99/2000 time frame.

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In a way, digital cameras were like very early personal computers such as the Commodore 64 - clunky and able to do only a few things.

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I think the emotional appeal of a platform is what works. I think the old-media entities still have not figured out that part of the game plan.

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My definition of media? 'Anything which owns attention.' This could be a game or, perhaps, a platform. Ironically, the media tends to associate media with publishing - digital or otherwise - which, in turn, is too narrow a way to consider not only the media but also the reality of the competitive landscape and media-focused innovation.

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On my end, I am still surprised that many media organizations are unable to adapt to new media formats and, more importantly, new network behaviors.

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Some media companies that rely on advertising revenue are tying journalist compensation to the traffic their story generates. It doesn't work because it de-prioritizes writing.

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There is better than a good chance that while relaxing on a beach somewhere or sipping a martini in your favorite lounge, you have heard music that makes raise your eyebrow and ask, 'What kind of music is that?'

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When it comes to the mobile web, the technology industry seems to be split between two camps - native apps and HTML5 web-based apps.

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