It’s time for those year-end reviews and those quickly-forgotten New Year’s predictions. The New York Times’ Monday Business section is packed with a number of stories of interest to Convergence Chasers. Under the headline “Media and Technology in 2004,” here’s how the Times promotes the package:
The convergence of media and technology, long predicted but not yet fulfilled, is at last showing signs of happening — with high-speed Internet access making much of it possible. With more American households going to broadband, faster Internet connections are changing the movie, music, telephone, computer, and cable businesses.
The battles brought on by these changes are likely to occupy the media and technology industries in 2004.
There are more than a dozen brief stories to read. Here’s a few that caught this Chaser’s eye:
Cell Phones: An Industry Watches Japan’s Experience
Newspapers: New Focus for Publishers Is the Hispanic Reader
Internet Advertising: More Businesses Are Turning to Paid Listings on Search Engines
Satellite TV: A New Murdoch in the Spotlight
Personal Video Recorders: Executives Plan Now to Deal With Popularity
Happy thinking about the future. And Happy New Year.
