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Author Archives: Hanson Hosein
Higher Ed on the Precipice? Time to Hack Edu!
Our highly-respected graduate program for professionals seeks engagement through digital platforms. Over the last decade, technology has severely disrupted once sacrosanct industrial business models: journalism, music, politics, mass communications. The lesson we have learned is that we no longer need institutional … Continue reading
Hacking Edu: My 7 “Whoa’s!” at SXSW Edu
A different kind of geek parade now descends upon Austin as SXSW Edu wraps up and SXSW Interactive revs up. I’m overlapping between the two events to welcome our MCDM Flip The Media SXSW team, connect with some friends at … Continue reading
Why I gave away 2,000 books: connection is king, content as calling card
“Marketers must evolve from advertisers into storytellers. Advertisers interrupt consumers with messaging that are overwhelmingly “me” oriented: my product, my service. Storytellers attract, beguile, entertain, and inform. They are sought out and revisited. Often, they’ll enter into dialogue with their … Continue reading
What are YOUR Terms of Service? The Value of Personal Data
The New York Times nails it: “personal data is the oil of the digital age.” It has a price, and it serves as currency. Except that we’re all expected to give it away in return for services like Facebook or … Continue reading
Why I think CES matters
After the Consumer Electronics Show binge in Las Vegas last week, the guilt and remorse settle in — kind of like the day after Thanksgiving. Was it too big? Too flashy? Why did we collectively gorge on stuff that we … Continue reading
Hanson Hosein at CES: CES Survival Gear!
MCDM Director Hanson Hosein unpacks his kit and shows you what you need to cover CES. Check it out:
Trying to be Chic AND Geek for the Consumer Electronics Show
I’ve been reading the horror stories about surviving the mammoth Consumer Electronics Show with some trepidation. There’s Survival Gear for Battling 100,000 Nerds in a Desert. Then I spied our own intrepid Todd Bishop of GeekWire in his lovely fly … Continue reading
Storytelling, cinematic video games and 3D
“Video games will be the fastest-growing and most exciting form of mass media over the coming decade” declares the headline to The Economist’s recent video games special report “All the world’s a game.” According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a consulting firm, … Continue reading
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