Interesting Tidbits for February 2nd

Things worth reading for January 31st through February 2nd:

Confessions of an Aca/Fan: Archives: “Deep Media,” Transmedia, What’s the Difference?: An Interview with Frank Rose (Part One) – First part of a wide-ranging and brilliant discussion between Henry Jenkins and Frank Rose, author of a forthcoming book on “Deep Media.”

Jaron Lanier: “Friction-Free” Is the Problem With Search Quality | What’s New at Big Think | Big Think – Interesting.  I’ve been pondering the positive benefits of friction, lately, and am interested to see Lanier — who is speaking at our Breakthrough Summit next month — poking around in this area as well.

Deloitte | State of the Media Democracy, Fifth Edition | Game changing | Media consumption – The latest from Deloitte…

How Porn Is Affecting the Libido of the American Male — New York Magazine – Fascinating and harrowing article from New York Magazine about how pornography is potentially rewiring the American Libido and more general sex practices. Made me think of Paul Bloom’s “How Pleasure Works,” although, of course, Bloom is more actionable and less sensationalistic.

Dentsu Buys Digital Shop Firstborn | paidContent – “Japanese ad giant Dentsu, which has been trying to find digital agencies to acquire for over the past year, has finally found a follow-up to its acquisition of 360i a year ago. The company is New York-based digital shop Firstborn, AdAge reports.

“When Dentsu’s U.S. arm bought Innovation Interactive, the parent of digital ad shop 360i, the company was expected to begin what had been a frustrated shopping spree.

“In August 2009, Dentsu’s $700 million offer to Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) to buy Razorfish was rejected in favor of Publicis Groupe’s $530 million bid. Dentsu then made a point of saying it was determined to buy a digital shop.”

The Truth About Cutting the Cable TV Cord [VIDEO] – Is Cord Cutting real? Hill Holiday thinks not…

How Internet Junkies Will Save Television Slideshow – Harvard Business Review – Harvard Business Review – Interesting deck.

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