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NYT: 14 Media & Technology Convergence Trends

Posted by Hemos on from the where-are-we-going dept.

securitas writes "The New York Times Business/Media section looks at 14 media and technology industry convergence trends and ideas to watch in 2004 (Google link). Trends range from the stampede to flat-screen TV/display business, Japan's 3G mobile phone experiment, biometrics as a global ID system for security, identification and authentication, the impact of PVRs (personal video recorders), Internet advertising and paid search engine listings, the Google IPO and venture capital technology investment, what the movie studios call piracy but what is really copyright infringement, and many other trends and ideas. It will take you a while to read through all 14 pages, but it's definitely good food for thought. Which 2004 technology and media trends and ideas did the New York Times staff miss? Discuss."

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  1. Technology convergence they missed... by Channard · · Score: 2, Funny

    They missed the Beagle 2 lander apparently converging with the Martian surface at high velocity, apparently.

  2. It will take you a while to read through... by beders · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is /.! I couldn't be bothered with the end of that sentence :)

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  3. New Dot Com Boom? by bsharitt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe the Google IPO will lead to a new dot com boom. This time I'm old enough to get in on it.

  4. idea by theMerovingian · · Score: 1, Funny

    14 media and technology industry convergence trends and ideas to watch in 2004

    NYT: Hey guys, we need more synergy between our media and our technology. Let's put the newspaper online, and then make people register to view it. That way, we can scrape their personal information and charge more for advertising!

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  5. missed conceptions by segment · · Score: 1, Funny
    Which 2004 technology and media trends and ideas did the New York Times staff miss? Don't know 'bout you but I'm thinking SoIP (Sex0r Over Internet Protocols) is all the rage for 2004. Thats is until VDoIP, Cooties Over IP, or Claps Over IP comes and spoils the show for everybody.

    Hey! >:| um Happy New Year and stuff

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  6. They totally missed the convergence... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...of mandatory website registration and me no longer reading the articles.

  7. TCP over IP by argent · · Score: 3, Funny

    With the increasing number of protocols based on UDP or IPSEC, and the resulting management problems (ranging from unmanaged congestion due to poor ad-hoc flow control to overly broad firewall rules due to poor protocol designs) I'm praying 2004 will see a resurgence of TCP over IP.

    Only half-smiley on this one.