speculations

Dispatch from an advertising future #189

https://www.axios.com/facebook-ray-ban-wayfarer-stories-5f113bfa-797f-4e2d-b99c-7d65a8726607.html Facebook, Ray-Ban debut picture-taking smart glasses She was exhausted. She closed the door and collapsed. It was quiet. She stopped smiling, finally. Her face ached. Her mind ached. She looked around to check none of her devices were on and scowled, just for the fun of it. She’d been… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #188

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/08/study-finds-growing-government-use-of-sensitive-data-to-nudge-behaviour Study finds growing government use of sensitive data to ‘nudge’ behaviour They keep saying we’ve “missed out”. There must be some master timetable somewhere that says “this has to be learned on the third Tuesday in February.” When we didn’t have a class on that third Tuesday, all hell… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #187

https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/key-ad-trends-driving-in-car-commerce-boom/1726545 The key ad trends driving the in-car commerce boom Today, he wasn’t bothered. The nudge points would have been nice to have, they always were. This week’s ‘partner’ seemed to have a great offer on but, no, he needed to put his foot down. The display said he was… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #184

https://petapixel.com/2021/08/30/googles-new-ai-photo-upscaling-tech-is-jaw-dropping/ Google’s New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping It was just a doodle really. I dashed it off in a moment. Just a start. It wasn’t finished, polished, ready even. It was more of a note, a quick snapshot when it occurred to me. Barely an idea, a half-insight.… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #183

https://interestingengineering.com/advertising-company-wants-deepfake-clones-of-your-face An Advertising Company Wants to Make Deepfake Clones of Your Face They look down on us as though we’re sinning. Maybe it’s a hangover from that: “my body’s a temple” thing. We should “save” ourselves for… well what? It’s my body after all. What I choose to do with… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #182

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/26/22642017/snapchat-scan-feature-ar-camera-visual-search Snapchat’s new AR features can identify the world around you I used to wander. Even if I was on my way somewhere, I’d just let myself drift, taking in the world, letting things come and go, noticing or not noticing. A myriad of stuff: natural and not; human and… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #181

https://www.engadget.com/ten-federal-agencies-expanding-facial-recognition-070044629.html Ten federal agencies are expanding their use of facial recognition This Government is committed to arts and culture as well as managing the public purse. We know you – our creative sector – are aware of those sometimes competing demands. For many years you have completed evaluations and submitted… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #180

https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/merkle-launches-uk-tech-consulting-practice/1725478 Merkle launches UK tech consulting practice We are delighted to announce a new consulting practice and a new member of our team. We pride ourselves on the depths of our technological expertise and our data practice has been at the forefront of our offer for a number of years.… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #179

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22639081/tiktok-effects-house-studio-private-beta-launch TikTok follows Snap and Facebook by testing new augmented reality developer tools You’ve got to see it! It’s amazing. I mean it’s so cool. It’s hypnotic. Mesmerising. I could look at it for hours. I have. I’ve told all my friends. I mean you have to when there’s something… Read the rest