Marcus Fischer

Marcus Fischer My New Year's resolution: take a MOOC. What is a MOOC? You'll be hearing more and more about them. They're Massive Online Open Courses. They're at the intersection of higher education, social media and collective learning, blended with real-world contact. There are three big players in this space: Udacity, edX ...

Marcus Fischer People change jobs. A lot. The speed of change is increasing. We're in an industry that has historically had a lot of natural turnover. That's accelerating as tech-driven change means the cutting-edge skills of today could be completely obsolete in five years. We're constantly trying to justify to clients that agen...

Marcus Fischer As the year 2012 comes to a close, the predictions for next year are already starting to trickle in. One of the most interesting thoughts about 2013 that I've come across lately is out of the U.K., called Empty13. The premise is simple: There isn't much happening in 2013. After a year full of Olympics and...

Marcus Fischer A lot has been written about the role social media is playing at the Olympics. And for good reason: from athletes in London to all of us at home, this will be the most participatory games ever – thanks to the never ending 24-7 cycle of social commentary. Unlike any other games though, Twitter has given all of ...

Marcus Fischer At the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles the industry's biggest brands and gaming titles were battling it out full force. They didn't disappoint. And one thing's for certain: the gaming landscape is about to change once again for marketers. Sales just topped $74 billion and are on track fo...