It doesn't matter how governments define emerging technologies. https://t.co/p9NleL5fOA pic.twitter.com/J6M4daW1WC
— Jameson Lopp (@lopp) September 21, 2015
The diffusion rates of household appliances in the 20th century
06 Nov 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, gender, industrial organisation, labour economics, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, engines of liberation, household production, international technology diffusion, marital division of labour, technology diffusion
Why household appliances are the 20th century’s most disruptive technologies bit.ly/1LsZEJC
at @wef https://t.co/qwI3FpXhwz—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) October 24, 2015
Some very British creative destruction in telecommunications
26 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture Tags: British economy, creative destruction, mobile phones, technology diffusion
https://twitter.com/amberleybooks/status/653168927996948480/photo/1
The UK telephone network became fully automatic #OTD 14 Oct 1976 with the closure of Portree manual exchange, Skye http://t.co/V5x08iyQdg—
BT Archives (@BTArchives) October 14, 2015
Operator Agnes Dewar connects the last call on the last UK manual telephone exchange, Portree, Isle of Skye #OTD 1976 http://t.co/SddN0vUq1d—
BT Archives (@BTArchives) October 14, 2015
Technology diffusion to underdeveloped countries is quickening
20 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: creative destruction, international technology diffusion, technology diffusion
pace of diffusion of digital technologies in the developing world far exceeds growth in access to basic services http://t.co/Kig46T713M—
Laurence Chandy (@laurencechandy) May 20, 2015
Cell phones are conquering Africa
14 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of media and culture, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Africa, cell phones, technology diffusion
Africa is more connected than ever, with a record 84 cell phone subscriptions per 100 people. buff.ly/1L4Daw8 http://t.co/GkqcKAUPmW—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) October 06, 2015
Hardly anyone under 50 doesn’t use the Internet
22 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: Internet usage, technology diffusion
Internet use, by age (U.S.)
65+ : 58%
50-64: 81%
30-49: 93%
18-29: 96%pewinternet.org/2015/06/26/ame… http://t.co/Yuc9mwEfC1—
Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) August 23, 2015
The unicorns of the US tech sector share market
13 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: competition as a discovery procedure, efficient markets hypothesis, entrepreneurial alertness, market selection, technology diffusion, Uber
There are 74 "unicorns” in US tech sector, valued at $273 billion. Will they become extinct? econ.st/1ISYkvd http://t.co/ATyuzMsZwA—
The Economist (@EconBizFin) August 11, 2015
What watch a movie 2-D when you can watch it in 3-D?
08 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: 10-90 lag, consumer sovereignty, creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, Hollywood economics, technology diffusion
We were watching some movie trailers last week-end. One of the 3-D movies also mentioned that it was available in 2-D.
I am surprised that there is still a market for movies in 2-D when people have the option for a tiny sum of money to watch it in 3-D. Of course, this market survives therefore it must be efficient and somebody must like watching 2-D movies over the 3-D movie option.
Is also the case that there is considerable difference in the quality of 3-D movies. There must be trade secrets. For example, Peter Jackson’s films in 3-D are excellent. Some 3-D movies sometimes look like they are in 2-D all to frequently. I saw one trailer for a 3-D movie that looked like it was just 2-D with beer goggles on.
Creative destruction in advertising revenue around the globe
30 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, economics of media and culture, growth miracles, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: competition as a discovery procedure, creative destruction, digital media, legacy media, technology diffusion, The meaning of competition
Why I'm optimistic about digital media, in 2 charts vox.com/2015/7/28/9050… http://t.co/FrVpJC2e2F—
Vox (@voxdotcom) July 28, 2015
Digital poverty in America is less than 3% for young adults
29 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: 10-90 lag, Digital poverty, technology diffusion, The Great Enrichment
15% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they? pewrsr.ch/1HYkSgM http://t.co/vL6uRuz5iK—
PewResearch FactTank (@FactTank) July 28, 2015
The remarkably rapid diffusion of cell phones in Africa
16 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, economics of media and culture, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Africa, cell phones, international technology diffusion, technology diffusion, The Great Fact
Creative destruction in Internet diffusion
10 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship Tags: cell phones, Digital poverty, entrepreneurial alertness, Internet, mobile phones, technology diffusion
Mobile broadband could reach saturation even faster than the mobile phone before it econ.st/1LJ3mhy http://t.co/2809LNCWwZ—
The Economist (@ECONdailycharts) May 27, 2015
Adoption of new technology since 1900 in the US
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, technology diffusion
Adoption of new technology since 1900 in the US
(via: bit.ly/19wkABd) http://t.co/cG9HIWgAg9—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) May 28, 2015
Some countries simply skipped having a landline
18 May 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of media and culture, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: cellphones, creative destruction, technology diffusion
The International diffusion of the Internet
17 May 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, entrepreneurship, growth disasters, growth miracles, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: China, creative destruction, international technology diffusion, technology diffusion
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