Tag: streaming

• App review: “audioBoom”

  I love listening to podcasts and therefore regularly use platforms like iTunes (not the best user experience) and TuneIn (lots of choice). Although I’d heard of audioBoom, I haven’t used it yet. Let’s give it a go and see what the product is like: How did the app come to my attention? – I think it must…

  marcabraham

  May 19, 2015

  Design, Digital Content, Mobile, User Experience

  design, mobile, Music, streaming, technology, UX

• App review: Meerkat

  The other day is saw a discussion about whether Meerkat will or won’t last. Meerkat is a simple video app which lets people stream live to their Twitters. It launched about two weeks ago and has been talked about (and used) a lot since. Let’s do a quick review of the app: How did the app…

  marcabraham

  March 11, 2015

  Digital Content, Digital Publishing, Gamification, Online Trends, Social Media, Startups, Technology

  content, design, startup, streaming, technology, TV, video

• Twitch and its appeal for Google and Microsoft

  The other day, I heard about the rumoured takeover of Twitch by Google for the handsome amount of $1 billion. I have to be honest; up until that point I had never heard about Twitch. Reason enough to look into Twitch and a possible ratio for Google willing to spend such a large amount of cash on…

  marcabraham

  June 1, 2014

  Amazon, Digital Content, Digital Strategy, Gamification, Google, Microsoft, Startups

  Amazon, gamification, Google, Microsoft, startup, streaming, video

• How supermarkets are becoming entertainment platforms

  Over the past year or so supermarket giants such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco have started venturing into entertainment content. A good example is supermarket giant Tesco which acquired We7 (digital music) and Blinkbox (video on demand) last year. Its UK competitor Sainsbury bought online entertainment platform Global Media Vault and Anobii (eBooks) around the same time. I wondered about…

  marcabraham

  May 20, 2013

  Amazon, Digital Content, Digital Strategy, eCommerce, Online Trends, Product Management, Technology

  Amazon, cross-platform, eCommerce, Lovefilm, Netflix, streaming, TV

• Understanding more about Amazon Cloud Player and storing music in the cloud

  Last week saw the UK launch of Amazon’s Cloud Player, a service enabling Amazon users to play their music stored in the cloud (through Amazon’s Cloud Drive) from any computer or Android device connected to the Internet. The service was launched in the US back in July, and now Amazon’s UK customers will be able…

  marcabraham

  September 28, 2012

  Amazon, Cloud, Digital Content, Digital Publishing, Music, Online Trends

  Amazon, Cloud, Music, streaming