The Consumer Electronics Show offered a glimpse into the future of media.
The annual Consumer Electronics Show has kicked off in Las Vegas, and media experts and executives hit the ground talking about everything from the future of influencers and ads to what 5G will mean for business.A “social recession” is coming — or already here
Corey Haik, chief digital officer of Vice Media, said the so-called social recession “is already among us in many ways.” “Younger generations are doing more than one thing at a time, they’re folding time and they’re able to condense,” said Amy Emmerich, Refinery29’s global president and chief content officer. “Yes, they’re binging, but they’re skipping every 10 seconds. We’ve seen it, the younger generation is truly built to fold time.”
“One of the biggest content distributors in the world is Facebook and it doesn’t have an audio product,” said Conal Byrne, president of iHeart Podcast Network. Right now, he said all the cable companies have individual strategies on how to optimize voice search, leaving the content companies to have to figure out what words will be picked up where. Much like publishers have for years been optimizing for search engines.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Beyond the Bonnaroo Headliners: The Five Most Surprising Additions to the LineupFrom members of the Talking Heads to Nelly, here are the most surprising additions to the Bonnaroo lineup
Read more »
Five Feminist Moments from the 2020 Golden GlobesCelebrities kicked off the new year with a series of rousing speeches on political topics like climate change, abortion and even escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran—and some women in the crowd even made history.
Read more »
Five Burning Questions: Billboard Staffers Discuss Maroon 5's Climb to No. 2 With 'Memories'This week, while regular Hot 100-topper Post Malone returns to the top for the third week with his genre-blurring jam 'Circles,' another familiar chart presence climbs to a new peak of No. 2: Maroon 5, with their 'Memories' ballad.
Read more »
Awkwafina Among the Five Nominees for the BAFTA Rising Star AwardBAFTA has unveiled the nominations for its 2020 Rising Star award. Awkwafina, coming off the back of a Golden Globes win on Sunday, features alongside Kaitlyn Dever, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jack Lowde…
Read more »
Five things you need to know about the possibility of a US-Iran WarWith nearly no choice but to retaliate, Iran is likely to aim for limited asymmetrical counter-attacks that will hurt the US without triggering war, but one mistake could lead to run-away escalation.
Read more »
New lithium-sulfur battery could charge your phone for five days, researchers sayAustralian researchers claim they have developed a battery that can keep a smartphone charged for five days or power an electric car for 1,000 kilometers (over 600 miles).
Read more »