Combining delayed gratification theatre with premature notification will produce the next big hit of the iPad Age.
The students, delighted, offered a chorus of explanations: such images combined the instant gratification of the selfie with the pleasure of a physical object that could be pinned on a wall.
Our growing collective compulsion to document our lives and share them online, combined with the instant gratification that comes from seeing something you are doing or experiencing get near-immediate approval from your online peers, could be giving us more reason to act out online, for better or for worse.
The same goes for other instant gratification hits like Flappy Bird and Farmville; the compulsion to play combined with the compulsion to tell people you hate playing.
A few media firms refuse to sell any streaming rights at all.When Netflix combined DVDs and streaming, it offered both a vast selection of up-to-date content and the prospect of instant gratification.
In 1787, after inheriting the title of American minister to the King of France from the ailing Franklin, Jefferson made a trip through France that he described to Lafayette as "combining public service with private gratification".
A delicious blog combines those two goals, adding quick gratification.
The day combines the beauty of the Tuscan countryside with the gratification of preparing an exquisite meal.
These are casual, highly caloric affairs, whose names might include "country," "kitchen," or "kettle," and which combine the soul-satisfying element of familiar home cooking with the convenience of instant gratification.
Combining the simplicity and convenience of messaging, the breadth and rich visual aids of mobile shopping, and the instant gratification of the on-demand economy could take the hassle out of commerce.
Drync aims to combine the search and discovery capabilities that Shazam offers for music and TV shows (you can scour by text, too) and the instant gratification of Amazon's click-to-buy and home delivery.
