Farewell to 25 Years of red envelopes

Farewell to 25 Years of red envelopes

by | Sep 29, 2023

September 29th marks a very sad day for the remaining one million loyal Netflix DVD subscribers including myself. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, the company announced earlier this year to pull the plug and close its DVD rental operations. Needless to say, the DVD rental business for the company had been dwindling down ever since its streaming services became the primary choice for its subscribers all over the world and disrupted the video and movie industry. To give you an idea, Netflix's DVD revenue totaled $60 million for...

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The 2023 Game Developer’s Conference

The 2023 Game Developer’s Conference

by | Apr 23, 2023

You could feel the sheer excitement in the air surrounding San Francisco's Moscone Center where exhibitor's and attendees convened at the 2023 Game Developer's Conference. It recently happened a few weeks ago from March 20th thru the 24th when the Games Developer's Conference tied its pre-pandemic record of 28,000 attendees in San Francisco that was set in 2019, more than doubling the number of in-person attendees from last year at San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center. It was all about the return of the "in-person" experience,...

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#OscarsSoAsian – The 95th Annual Academy Awards and Predictions

#OscarsSoAsian – The 95th Annual Academy Awards and Predictions

by | Mar 12, 2023

THE SLAP HEARD AROUND THE WORLD It's been nearly a year since Will Smith infamously slapped Oscar host Chris Rock live onstage at last year's Academy Awards telecast after cracking a "G.I. Jane" joke aimed at Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. It was indeed a surreal moment as the audience watched Smith laugh initially then turn to his wife who was fuming from the inside, got up from his chair to approach the stage and strike Rock. Most of the audience thought that it was just "part of the act", but when Smith returned to his seat...

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Metaverse attracts the grocery retailers

Metaverse attracts the grocery retailers

by | Dec 16, 2022

On Cyber Monday, one of the oldest grocery retailers in America, Albertsons, started selling and delivering tangible items in the metaverse. Metaverse, a platform for augmented reality, enables users to build interactive experience that combine the virtual and real worlds. Metaverse is very popular in online video games, like Fortnite by Epic Games, and offers immersive digital gaming and social space that is an example of a real-life metaverse-like environment. As the other retailers, fashion brands and restaurants have been...

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