Updated, May 23, 2009 When I interviewed IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond (then co-chairman and co-CEO) for Knowledge@Wharton two years ago, it seemed like the best of times and the worst of times for the company. While IMAX had done record box office with the just-released Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the company's … Continue reading The IMAX Conundrum
Author: Kendall Whitehouse
Penn’s Quad in New ‘Transformers’ Trailer
Although this has been reported elsewhere, in case you missed it, the University of Pennsylvania's Quad is featured in the new trailer for this summer's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Director Michael Bay along with cast members Shia LaBeouf, Isabel Lucas, and others filmed several scenes on the University of Pennsylvania campus (as well as … Continue reading Penn’s Quad in New ‘Transformers’ Trailer
Social Collider: Visualizing Twitter
A new Web application, Social Collider, visualizes the network of connections created by activity on Twitter. Given a Twitter username, phrase, or a selection from a list of current trends, the application maps points for each tweet and then connects them with b-splines to create an image inspired by the tracks produced by the collision … Continue reading Social Collider: Visualizing Twitter
Old Habits Die Hard: What Matters in Media Metrics
In between the flurry of stories about Fox Broadcasting declining to air the mysterious 13th episode of Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" and concerns that the series may be summarily canceled, an interesting tidbit appeared on Twitter from the Whedon camp. Despite rumors that Fox has already decided to cancel "Dollhouse," published reports have claimed that the … Continue reading Old Habits Die Hard: What Matters in Media Metrics


