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Livestreaming Is The New Broadcasting

Every Monday morning at 7:10 am, I am a guest contributor on CHOM 97.7 FM radio broadcasting out of Montreal (home base). It’s not a long segment – about 5 to 10 minutes every week – about everything that is happening in the world of technology and digital media. The good folks at CHOM 97.7 FM are posting these segments weekly to SoundCloud, if you’re interested in hearing more of me blathering away. I’m really excited about this opportunity, because this is the radio station that I grew up on listening to, and it really is a fun treat to be invited to the Mornings Rock with Terry and Heather B. morning show. The segment is called, CTRL ALT Delete with Mitch Joel.

This week we discussed:

Did you catch the big boxing match? Did you shell out the $100 pay-per-view fee? Did you try to get a seat in a local sports bar? Why didn’t you just watch it stream live on Periscope or Meerkat? Both apps use Twitter to announce live streaming. And, while the folks at Showtime were working overtime to ensure that broadcasting rights were kept tight, we live in a very different world now. Anyone can now whip out their smartphone and start live streaming whatever it is that is in front of them. And yes, people were showing the fight on their Meerkat or Periscope channel. But, here’s what’s new: Rumour has it, that some people were live streaming and adding in their own color-commentary… and that it was very good. Will this become the norm? Maybe an entirely new form of entertainment?
It’s not how you look… it’s how you feel. Remember that classic SNL line? Well, Microsoft launched this age-guessing site called, How Old Do I Look? You simply upload a photo, and it guesses how old you are. Seems simple enough, right? Well, it’s gone viral. Now, people are left wondering what might Microsoft do with all of this data? Oh, by the way, mine said that I am 37. I’m suddenly falling back in love with Microsoft.
Tesla isn’t just about cars. They now have an energy division, called Tesla Energy, and they’re going to be doing everything that they can to get all of our homes powered by renewable energy. The first step is PowerWall, which they just announced. For about $3000, you get this nifty looking piece that sits on your wall and stores excess solar energy, and will take power from the grid when it’s cheapest, plus add backup power in case of emergencies. Thought the system isn’t perfect yet, the PowerWall Home Battery, is already part of a pilot project with 300 customers, and will be available to the mass public in the next 3-4 months. This is an important step for Elon Musk, his team and the environment.
App of the week: Super.

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Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.