Nerd Stalker

NHK & J-Pop Summit Ponders the Future of TV What is a 'Directhon'? A Directhon is NHK's (the BBS of Japan) vision of an ideathon focused at the future of TV. The organizer said "TV is in crisis." The nerds at Nerd Stalker were grateful to attend a collaborative event put on by NHK and J-pop Summit . An 'Ideathon' is a twist on a hackathon where teams of people come together to brainstorm in a quick session on the future and present a concept. The future can be five, 10 or 15 years away. In this case, NHK wanted the near-term vision of 2022 and the ideathon participants to be the TV director. The 'crisis' of TV is well-documented but the solutions are varied if not out maybe somewhat out there. NHK asked all of our teams to consider what either a platform or channel will look like in 2022.

In our Nerd Stalking adventures, we were proud to be invited to the launch of a new tech incubator space at 717 Market in San Francisco called DG717 . DG717 was created by the famous Digital Garage of Japan who is famous for bringing the likes of LinkedIn and Twitter to Japan. Catch SocialGreg's  summary below and our guest reporter's interviews of impressions of people at the event. There is a cameo from SF Music Tech Founder, Brian Zisk. Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am sure by the time you see this you will be well into your Thanksgiving meal.  If you haven't started, hold off on the pictures. We interviewed Hidetaka Fukushima , co-founder and International Business Developer of a popular food spotting app - SnapDish . Food spotting is taking pictures of your dishes or food you love to eat and sharing it with your friends. Check out the interview about this Japanese start-up and Hidetaka's insights into being a Japanese startup.