https://www.warc.com/content/feed/sky-glass-looks-to-seize-connected-tv-in-one-package/en-gb/3753 Sky Glass looks to seize connected TV in one package He called himself The Gardner. His avatar was an illustration from an Oscar Wilde story where The (formerly) Selfish Giant took an axe to the walls around his garden, allowing the children to play. The Gardner hacked walls. He looked at the gleaming pane …
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Dispatch from an advertising future #198
198: 8th October 2021 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-blank-wall-can-show-how-many-people-are-in-a-room-and-what-theyre-doing/ A Blank Wall Can Show How Many People Are in a Room and What They’re Doing As she entered the shopping centre it was like a different world. The temperature was just right, the music just so, the New Normal routes optimised just for her, but it was the lighting …
Dispatch from an advertising future #197
https://www.vice.com/en/article/93ypp8/leaked-documents-amazon-astro-surveillance-robot-tracking Leaked Documents Show How Amazon’s Astro Robot Tracks Everything You Do I’m sorry to disturb you, but, it is my job after all. I’m here to “provide peace of mind”, your sentry in the home, making sure there are no intruders, nothing to disturb you and your family. On my patrol I noticed something …
Dispatch from an advertising future #196
https://blog.immersed.team/working-from-orbit-39bf95a6d385 Working From Orbit: VR Productivity In (or Above) a WFA World I guess it was inevitable. The company’s been going downhill for years. You’ve only got to look at the turnover on the 12th floor. No-one’s stayed longer than 18 months for ages. Those of us who have been here for a long time …
Dispatch from an advertising future #195
https://adage.com/article/digital-marketing-ad-tech-news/roblox-adds-listening-parties-musicians/2368076 Roblox adds listening parties, extending the reach musicians can have on its platform It’s around here somewhere. It’s gotta be. I know it doesn’t look like the sort of place but this is definitely it. This was the address I got. It’s exactly where they’d play. You can keep those big arenas, those soulless …
Dispatch from an advertising future #194
https://www.techradar.com/news/future-iphone-health-tracking-could-detect-depression-anxiety-and-cognitive-decline Future iPhone health tracking could detect depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline I’m trying to work. Sorry, I need to get this done. Of course I care and I’ll do something about it but… I need to focus on this. Just give me a few more minutes to send this one. Yes, yes, I know …