Word: seamlessness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...animation studios, Pixar and DreamWorks, stand above the rest as multibillion-dollar box-office titans and as entertainment delivery systems. But they have distinct, nearly opposite artistic personalities. Pixar (Toy Story, Finding Nemo, WALL-E) is the clear avatar of the Walt Disney style, stressing sympathetic characters and seamless storytelling. DreamWorks (the Shrek trilogy, Shark Tale) updates the dazzle and impudence of the Warner Bros. cartoon studio of the '30s, '40s and '50s - a faster pace, lots of sight gags and pop-culture allusions; its movies tend toward anarchy but land in vaudeville. DreamWorks is contemporary, Pixar timeless. Both work...
...result: a seamless blending of reality and parody. When voters close their eyes now and envision Public Palin, likely as not they see Tina...
...upset or derailed our plans in any way,” Simmons said. “We’ve worked very hard to have a seamless transition. If the superintendent wanted to leave today, we could continue to move forward...
...public charging stations? All of these factors have to be integrated fluidly - most car owners won't switch to electric if plug-ins are any less convenient to operate and refuel than the average gas guzzler. "We want to make sure the environment for the vehicle is as seamless as possible for the customer," says Mary Beth Stanek, director of environment and energy for General Motors...
Like the changing focal point of the home--the combined kitchen/family room where everyone now hangs out--the Gen Y customer wants a similar seamless experience on the road. That's a big change from boomers, who wanted to be rewarded for traveling. They expected a hotel that was nicer than their home, which Fairmont, Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton have provided since the '80s. According to Y Partnership, this next generation of travelers wants casual food available anytime, free Internet, views and self-service check-in/checkout. Gen Y may represent only 9% of business travelers at the moment...