The Radio Corporation of America was instrumental in the evolution of electronics. This is a clip from RCA's 1960s campaign, "A Decade of Difference.” What do you think about the future this commercial advertised? 💬 📸 Imagery credits: Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Systems Division #TechThrowback #RetroTech #1960sEra
100 years of whatever this will be
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Distribution vs. Innovation | Andreessen Horowitz
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Sony Revolution
Saturday Morning Remix with commercials and bumpers | 1986
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The $2.43 Billion Question: Podcast Advertising in 2024
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21 Years of YouTube Website Design History - 39 Images - Version Museum
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TIME Magazine Cover: Computer in Society - Apr. 2, 1965
TIME Magazine Cover: Computer in Society
You and Your Research
Transcription of the Bell Communications Research Colloquium Seminar 7 March 1986
Disruption is not a strategy
I was at a research lab to talk about commercialization. The presenter put up a slide of some exciting new technologies. The slide’s tagline said these technologies would “disrupt the b…
