Category Archives: Cinema and TV

Internet usage in 2012

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World in your handEver since I first got onto the Internet in the late 1980s and involved in its commercialization in the early 1990s I’ve seen year after year of brilliant (and sometimes silly) innovation and growth.  It should be no surprise that pundits the world over are looking to 2012 to be yet another record-setting year wherein more people get online and stay online in ways that are well understood and some that may emerge before our very eyes (Pinterest, anyone?).   Continue reading →

Movies as business metaphors

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AIDAIf you’ve spent enough time working in the corporate world, you’ve likely been subjected to thousands of business metaphors and clichés.  Some of the very best (and worst) examples of these abstractions are illustrated by often questionable clips from popular movies (which are frequently used out of context).   Continue reading →

2011 consumer media usage report

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2011 Nielsen consumer media usage report (page 1)

4.9 million (4,900,000)

Yesterday my former colleagues at Nielsen released their “State of the Media: Consumer Usage Report” for 2011 which has a decidedly U.S. focus.  During the first week of November Nielsen released an infographic triptych that in hindsight was an excellent preview for this report.   Continue reading →

Media consolidation

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Media consolidation90%

Jason the genius behind Frugal Dad put together the impressive and insightful infographic below that details the state of media consolidation.  Broken down into six different categories – consolidation, television, news, radio, movies, and mergers – the facts aren’t pretty.   Continue reading →

1,000 posts

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1000On Friday, November 18, 2011 The Road Not Taken crossed the symbolic 1,000 post mark thanks to the loyal readership.  It only took 20 months or approximately 1.6 posts per day.  In honor of this dubious outstanding accomplishment, I’ve included the top 100 posts (and pages) of all time.   Continue reading →

Geek-out Sunday part X: Imperial March

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Darth VaderIt seems like only ten weeks ago I started writing the “geek-out Sunday” feature and boy has time flown (tempus fugit for you hardcore geeks out there).  We’ve explored several different topics ranging from harnessing quantum physics for levitation to space exploration (real and simulated) to kayaking through a bioluminescent red tide.   Continue reading →

Mound

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Although artist Allison Schulnik did not create the stop-motion animated film Mound (set to It’s Raining Today by Noel Scott Engel) explicitly for Halloween, there is something haunting about the magic she created from clay that makes celebrating her work today so apropos.  I definitely recommend spending the four-and-a-half minutes it takes to watch this otherworldly masterpiece.  Continue reading →