Category Archives: Business

The Democratization of Writing and Publishing: Access for All?

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

So where exactly is the digital revolution taking writing and the publishing industry? The new issue of The Futurist magazine (July-August 2008) contains the article “The 21st Century Writer“which yet again has me trying to visualize where the publishing industry … Read the rest of this entry →

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Let the (Viral) Games Begin!

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

Many of you familiar with the television show Lost and the just released film Cloverfield have seen J.J. Abrams’ viral marketing work. Abrams and his colleagues use fake websites, fictional postings on social networking sites like MySpace and FaceBook, and … Read the rest of this entry →

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Lights out!

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Kevin A. Barnes

Recently the Osco Pharmacy is our neighborhood changed hands as part of CVS Pharmacy’s purchase of about 700 Osco and Sav-on drug stores. I personally saw the change as a positive one, given that I always felt like I was … Read the rest of this entry →

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An Argument for Digital Movie Delivery?

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Kevin A. Barnes

My wife and I currently are vacationing on Mackinac Island. Last evening, we decided to check out “Movies at the Mission,” a weekly event where the Mission Pointe Resort runs a first-run film in the resort’s quaint, classic theater. (For … Read the rest of this entry →

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Sentient iPods?

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Kevin A. Barnes

Recently it seems like my iPod — when playing in Shuffle mode — displays an increasing ability to organize songs thematically. For example, while driving home during a thunderstorm, the iPod “randomly” plays a string of songs about rain (Love … Read the rest of this entry →

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