My prediction on the depths to which reality TV will stoop by 2030.
Reality TV 2030: Herpes, Sasquatch and the Bermuda Triangle
September 26th, 2020 Comments Off on Reality TV 2030: Herpes, Sasquatch and the Bermuda Triangle
Tags: America's Got Talent · Big Brother · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Naked and Afraid · Real Housewives · reality TV · Storage War · The Masked Singer
Forged in Fire: History Collides with Reality Television
February 20th, 2016 Comments Off on Forged in Fire: History Collides with Reality Television
Reality television steps back in time for its latest spin on the battle for the champion’s title.
Tags: Big Brother · blacksmith · forge · forged in fire · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · reality television · Survivor
Buyers Beware: Big Algorithm May Be Watching
May 31st, 2014 Comments Off on Buyers Beware: Big Algorithm May Be Watching
Revisiting Orwell in the era of privacy-free retail stores.
Tags: algorithms · Big Brother · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · mobile analytics · Orwell · privacy · WiFi
Proximity Marketing: Welcome to The Orwellian 2st Century
March 23rd, 2013 Comments Off on Proximity Marketing: Welcome to The Orwellian 2st Century
64 years after the George Orwell Sci-Fi classic, Wi-Fi and the Bluetooth prove he may just have been right.
Tags: Big Brother · Bluetooth · George Orwell · Nineteen-Eight Four · proximity marketing · Wi-Fi