Monday, February 8, 2010

PBS FRONTLINE: DIGITAL NATION

January 31, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Blog, Events & Shows

I’ve written here numerous times about one of my favorite shows, Frontline, and this weeks episode is a good example. FYI, Since 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television’s flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its debut on PBS as “the last best hope for broadcast documentaries,” FRONTLINE’s stature over 27 seasons is reaffirmed [...]

Richard Branson’s Entrepreneurial Philosophies

January 31, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Blog, People

Interesting article from my friend Ann Nyberg
from bitrebels.com
Sir Richard Branson really needs no introduction for this post, but I’ll give you some quick insight on this remarkable entrepreneur anyway. Aside from his insanely cool lifestyle, Richard Branson is most famous for starting new businesses. I’m sure you’ve seen his brand “Virgin” on everything including credit [...]

Ilana Arazie: Connecting Through Augmented Campaigns

January 30, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Blog, People

Special thanks to our friend  Ilana Arazie of Downtown Dharma for a nice writeup on our Augmented Reality event on Jan 21st in Social Times.
Esquire’s director of design last week showed off his foray into the world of “augmented reality” at a Sobel Media event in Manhattan. David Curcurito created a December cover featuring Robert [...]

Steve Jobs: Launch of the “new creation”

January 27, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Blog, People

Just another press conference? Not when Steve Jobs is involved…love him or hate him…he knows how to put on a show. But besides the show what will we learn and what will we see?
from The Wall Street Journal
JANUARY 26, 2010
Apple Seeks to Avoid Past Tablet Flops
 
BY YUKARI IWATANI KANE AND DON CLARK
A keyboardless computer that [...]

Doug Dimon: 6 Things

January 22, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Blog, People

My colleague and panelist, Doug Dimon, speaking at our “Augmented Reality” posted a fascinating article today entitled “6 THINGS” that I thought you’d find of interest.
“6 Things” is a list of things I have recently come across that I find interesting, inspiring, adventurous, or just plain cool. I’ll be publishing these fairly regularly, so keep [...]

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