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Top Stories - 11.07.13
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Quote of the Day: "Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one." ~ Charles Mackay
On this Day: In 1953, WIS-TV in Columbia, S.C., begins broadcasting.
Wheeler Names His FCC Staff "This team will hit the ground running." That's the promise of new FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, who announced several staff and other appointments. Among them is Gigi Sohn, who enjoys a high profile in media policy and intellectual property law.
Cameras Record 'Big Data' for the NBA The National Basketball Association is deploying STATS' SportVU player-tracking cameras in all 30 of its stadiums this season. The full league rollout follows three years of testing, plus experience gained from current SportsVu camera deployments in 15 NBA arenas.
Digital Glut or Gush: What's Important? ~ by Gary Arlen In this season of annual budget planning plus fourth quarter product releases, it's easy to get lost in the endless flow of predictive pronouncements and ebullient announcements. They vie for attention and generate increasing confusion about what to do with "new media."
NEW: "Hybrid Software as a Service," from Signiant discusses how businesses of all sizes are capitalizing on new modes of computing and software delivery—including software as a service and hybrid SaaS—that let them achieve a new level of results with less technology investment.
"Beyond CALM," from Linear Acoustic offers a comprehensive, beginning-to-end approach to measuring and controlling loudness.