The end of the “Silicon” in Silicon Valley has been obvious for a long time, even if the timing has not. Given housing costs, salaries, regulation, water and energy issues, manufacturing in the Bay Area has been heading for the exit for more than a decade.

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TiVo announces YouTube videos on TiVo box, including YouTube’s long awaited API and YouTube Everywhere. In an earlier Whitepaper from October 2007, The Evolution of Digital Entertainment, I pointed to the new ways TiVo needs to align technology, markets,and demographics in order to capitalize on content. It looks like they moved quicker than I thought.

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Office2.0 applications become so ubiquitous, that I already use the term “standalone” for SaaS applications that run in a browser from a server, without any additional mashup or as a plugin within other applications…

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This is part of a five part series:

The Rise Of The Digital Entertainment Market
After The Bubble: A Market Shift
The Digital Entertainment Evolution
Winners And Losers
Why Does The Digital Entertainment Evolution Matter?

Digital Entertainment is creating a significant disruption within the industry. Although society’s demand for entertainment and leisure services will continue to grow, the users’ perceptions [...]

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This is part of a five part series:

The Rise Of The Digital Entertainment Market
After The Bubble: A Market Shift
The Digital Entertainment Evolution
Winners And Losers
Why Does The Digital Entertainment Evolution Matter?

The Digital Entertainment evolution is still in its infancy. The next 10 years will continue to see rapid changes and developments, and traditional operators, service [...]

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