Significant Contribution Again

Significant Contribution Again

Apple is in a position to flex its enormous software and chip-making capabilities to upend the auto industry. Andi, it started 6 years ago with CarPlay.  

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Author: Asymco.   Read: 11 min 

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Digital Economies, Gaming, and IP Legos

Digital Economies, Gaming, and IP Legos

As gaming becomes the on-ramp to digital worlds and crypto economies, we’ll stop thinking of gaming as games with an overt objective, and start thinking of gaming companies as 1) social networks, and 2) economies.

Interesting article that tackles the present and future of gaming by looking at three major, interrelated shifts happening right now:  Blockchain-Based Economies, Modding & UGC, and IP Legos.

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Author: Rex Woodbury  Read: 10 min 


The Economics of Broadway Shows

The Economics of Broadway Shows

Though megahits like “The Lion King” or “Hamilton” happen every few years, the formula for Broadway success remains elusive. In terms of revenue, Broadway was as healthy as ever before the pandemic struck:

– Revenues have increased every year since 1985-86
– Annual attendance has shot up from 6.5m (1984-85) to 14.7m (2019) 

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Author: The Hustle.  Read: 8 min 

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Sunday Bonus: 47 Fun Facts About the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Here are a few things you might not have known about the iconic holiday event.

 

47 Fun Facts About the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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