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I'm starting to tag examples of what I think is the macro trend of "From mass to bespoke." The idea is that the last 75 years was dominated by "mass" mass production, mass distribution, mass media, mass marketing...now everything will be custom, artisan, bespoke...

The end of the mass market brand.

This could be really cool

Holy Smoley, this is the in home version of Aereo only better. The pay TV war against Aereo could be irrelevant if this kind of technology takes off. NOTE: it's probably to geeky and expensive to go mass in it's current form ($219 box+monthly sub+separate external hard drive) but a cheaper all in one option could be a game changer.

From the porn file: Digital Playground, a major adult film studio, says that if all browsers today were HTML5-ready, they would abandon Flash in a heartbeat. The article also mentions they are skeptical of mass adoption of 3D. 

The mass retailer has equipped a number of them with a "survival kit" containing an assortment of small essentials, including lip balm, breath mints and stockings, to help them make it through the week. Should kit recipients need a refill of any of these items - or if they should need, for example, stain remover or a compact sewing kit - they can simply send a request to @KmartFashion over Twitter, select menu items using the #KmartConcierge hashtag and direct message their location details for hand delivery.