ROBIN RASKINMEDIATECHONOMY
The Metaverse, Porn, and the Future
The fallback definition of porn has been “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it”. The...
Khronos and Friends Embark on a Metaverse MetaStandard
Avatars, navigation, security, the transportability of purchases and wallets, and what you can...
The Greening of Crypto: Proof of Stake and Beyond
Crypto is feeling intense pain right now. But the ecosystem must address a thorny problem as it...
How Governments are Solving Real Problems In the Metaverse
Cevat Yerli wants a metaverse rooted in pragmatism, optimism and happiness. He’s not alone. A...
Keep Calm and Crypto On
Despite daily reports of bad news about cryptocurrencies, the true believers at Consensus in mid...
Amid Tumult, Crypto Industry Seeks Regulation
A crypto movement that once tried to circumvent governments and regulators of any kind is finally...
Sheryl Sandberg’s Complicated Legacy
Sandberg will be remembered as the Wendy to Peter Pan and the Lost Boys. Her legacy also includes...
Blocked By Paywalls: Subscriptions Make Us Stupid
One-size-fits all paywalls for publishers create societal problems. Time for new models to make...
AI Comes Out of the Closet
AI is being used to make all kinds of everyday digital tasks more efficient and easy. The software...
We Need to Change the Abortion Rights Narrative
Banning abortion pushes the U.S. towards the path of becoming a third rate power, with uneducated,...
Cities and Countries are Solving Real Problems In the Metaverse
Cevat Yerli wants a metaverse rooted in pragmatism, optimism and happiness. He’s not alone. A...
Let’s Take Climate As Seriously as the Pandemic
Let’s Take Climate As Seriously as the Pandemic Remember the early days of pandemic lockdown? It...
The Kids Metaverse is (Sort of) Open for Business
Grownups have gotten so excited about what they could do in the metaverse that they’ve all but...
Wings are the Newest Accessory (at Metaverse Fashion Week)
Metaverse Fashion Week was a celebration of virtual sartorial style with over 70 participating...
Crypto: Finally Something We Can All Agree On?
Can government agencies move fast enough to ensure the U.S. remains the leader in digital assets?...
NFTs at SXSW: They Came, They Minted, They Conquered
If the metaverse is the next web, promising fully immersive digital destinations, then NFTs are...
Crypto Goes to War
Russia and Ukraine are among the world’s most crypto-conscious countries. Now cryptocurrency is...
Fintech Means Economic Inclusion
Fintech is creating a wider, more inclusive tent for those who want access to financial services....
The CryptoBowl Preyed on Its Audience
If you take a bunch of Super Bowl fans already punch drunk on chicken wings and beer and serve...
9-1-1 Gets a High Tech Facelift
Mobile phones brought huge changes to 9-1-1 emergency systems. Now the internet of things and AI...
A Child’s Garden of (Meta) Verse
There once was a place purely digital We gave it a name that’s residual. (from Snow Crash by Neal...
My City, My Warehouse
Dark stores, ghost kitchens, and/or micro fulfillment centers are the latest assault on urban...
At CES 2022 Smaller Voices Made Bigger Noise
CES 2022 was a very different sort of show and that may have a big influence in how trade shows,...
HO, HO, HO, WTF!
‘Tis the season to be jolly (if possible) and work from home yet again. So let your gift list...
Art Basel Meets the NFT Cool Kids
NFTs continue their invasion of the art world, most recently at Art Basel. The rich, newly-rich,...
Like Taking Candy from Babies: Grownups in the Metaverse
I see caution flags about how kids will be catered to in this new world everywhere. Now that we’re...
How the Pandemic Birthed the Metaverse
Forced isolation, ad fatigue, the desire to be recognized as a full-fledged citizen with rights in...
Arevo and Our 3D-Printed Future
Are we on the edge of breaking through, poised to transform how we as humans will make things...
Frances Haugen: I’ve Come Not to Bury Facebook, But to Save It
A change in leadership, employees with backgrounds in humanities, and a switch so a “slower,...
Lilliputians Will Tie Up Gulliver in the Metaverse
The metaverse was supposed to be open, not owned by anyone, and interoperable between all...