ABOUT INSIGHTS:
We’re continually thinking about the future of communications and new media.  It’s not just a job  – it’s a passion.  These published articles and position papers represent some of our thoughts.

INSIGHTS

What Makes for Good Broadband Video

It's all the rage but don't think of it as TV

Lights, Cameras, Broadband!  These days, everyone in the media business is creating a broadband channel.  Even the broadcast networks,...

 

What Hummer Ads Teach Us About TV

Viewers are No Less Drawn to Spots That Entertain

Another day, another news report about the death of advertising, brought about, we hear, by the emergence of digital video recorders...

 

Will Smart Consumers Kill "Dumb" Advertising?

By Carla Sarett and Robin Broitman

This hasn't been a great year for advertising.  AOL has killed its pop-up advertising, banning those cartoon-like intrusions to the...

 

Lively Robot Teachers, Boring Human Teachers?

Carla Sarett, Ph.D.

I attended a high school that was, by most measurements, a "good" school – many of our students went on to Ivy League colleges...

 

Mega-Brands and ROI

Carla Sarett, Ph.D.

Nowadays, there's a lot of talk about measuring ROI on advertising.  Surely, it is argued, one should have an idea of what gets in return...

 

How I Learned to Stop Worrying... and Love Ad Zapping. It's Here. So Grow With It.

Carla Sarett and Robin Broitman

The digital future is upon us. Finally, we have the convenience of PVRs, on-demand television and other digital options...