Creativity

• Quartz looks at how antibiotic resistant infections can change things – and how we got here.  Actually the history of it is even more fascinating, and I didn’t realize the role China played.  Science geeks, med geeks, and writers, pay attention . .
• Also Quartz looks at ways to fix education.  As you noticed, they’re one of my favorite new online mags.  Anyway, good article for us educators, trainers, or those concerned with having a more educated world, which should bloody well be all of us.
• We . . . may not be in a stock market bubble.  Yeah, I’m surprised too.
• Is Marvel building a new digital empire?  Why not, they’re building a media empire.  Marvel’s trying to be Disney and in a way Amazon.

– Steven “Quartzbuddy” Savage

• A guide to the newly unemployed.  Just in case you need it.
• SnapChat turned down $3 billion from Facebook.  Consider what that says about them, the market, and Facebook.
• 65% of people who get news via social media get it via one source.  And yes, that source is Facebook.
• Thanks to China, four of every five smartphones is android powered.  If you’re a developer . . .
• Trying to figure out Amazon versus Netflix strategy-wise?  Here’s a smart analysis.  They have different reasons for running video . . .
• Shahid Ahmad of Sony says the Indie Revolution is over – and basically they changed the market.  It’s another way of saying the old market is not around anymore, and he’s got a point.

– Steven “Indie Revolutionary” Savage

• More remakes: now it’s Tales from The Darkside.  COnsidering it’s an anthology, “remake” may not be the right term.
• Temple Run may be a film.  That’s . . . going to not have a lot to work with.
• The fastest growing ten jobs are all in IT.  Anything here you want to do?
• Hulu’s looking to make deals with cable and other companies.  Sounds like some kind of move here.  Of course they have to compete with . . .
• Netflix who is changing their interface to pretty much be more TVish.  Smart move, an upgrade is in order and fits their strong audience gains – and gives room for innovation.  Might need to hire some people (like any of those above ten jobs)
• Also for both Netflix and Hulu, there’s legislation afoot to prevent video throttling.  Good for everyone frankly.
• Sony is focusing more on indie games.  Sounds like they’re really trying to . . . not be X-box.  Now let’s see what this does for others . . .
• Fantagraphics got saved by Kickstarter.  What more could fans do to save companies and lines?  C’mon you know you want to . . .
• Also, the Student Loan industry is a mess, and needs to be fixed.  You knew that.

– Steve “Now On Video” Savage