| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | Gates Seen Taking Bigger Products Role At Microsoft | | | Even as Bill Gates weighs giving up his title of chairman of Microsoft Corp., he's poised to remain involved at the company he co-founded in an area of its deepest need: crafting must-have products. (Bloomberg)
Why This Is Important: There is no doubt that Bill Gates is a tech icon, but in a market moving away from PCs, the company needs young blood.
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| | #2 | Is Modern Life Possible Without A Smartphone?
| | | Mobility Archaeology I suppose the first sign I might have a problem came when one of my kids drew me a picture of my iPhone as a Fathers Day present. I scaled things back pretty quickly after that, but my current smartphone still finds its way into my hands many, many,
times a day. (The Register)
Why This Is Important: While feature phones do boast connected and smart features, the truth remains that developers are not creating or optimizing content for them, making the phones clunky and difficult to use well.
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| | #3 | How Twitter Is Impacting The World Of Television
| | | I had the privilege of speaking at the NATPE (National Associate of Television Program Executives) conference in Miami last week, and got a good sense of how TV programmers view and struggle with the move of content to digital formats. (PCMag)
Why This Is Important: Nielsen and Twitter are teaming up for a service that delivers data about viewing habits, meant to provide more accurate information as to how consumers are using their second screens.
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"The more time Bill spends on product development, the better," said Geoffrey Moore, author of "Crossing the Chasm." "He and Steve Jobs seem
very different on the outside, but at their core they were very similar. They both see things that others don't see, and they're both very demanding."
| | | Blog Post of The Day | Want A Fair Society? Keep Tech Out Of The Free Market
By Alex Pentland
The free market model for society has its roots in 18th-century notions of natural law: the idea that humans are self-interested and self-commanded and that they relentlessly seek to gain from
the exchange of goods, assistance, and favors in all social transactions. Open competition for such theoretical individuals is a natural way of life, and if all the costs (e.g., pollution, waste) are taken into account, then the dynamics of open competition can result in an efficient society. More » |
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