The new Willy Wonka film is said to not to be an adaptation of one of Dahl's two books featuring the character, but a standalone film focused on Wonka's early adventures.
Videoconferencing can be a standalone experience focused on a specific topic, or can be included as part of a blended program where online courses are combined with videoconferencing as a kick-off or capstone event.
But rather than being a sequel to the middling Tim Burton/Johnny Depp film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from a decade ago – Dahl's follow-up novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator remains unfilmed– the new story is described as a standalone movie focused on Wonka's early adventures.
Last November, Alibaba put $450 million into two standalone funds focused on early-stage investing in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
appMobi, meanwhile, is going to forge ahead as a standalone company, focused on the remaining part of its business as a provider of cloud services for mobile applications.
That means it could be ready to get its own standalone app focused on helping people answer the question "What should I do tonight?" Another important point discussed was Facebook's playbook for monetizing Messenger and WhatsApp.
After the proposed separation is complete, AOL will compete as a standalone company – focused on growing its Web brands and services, which currently reach more than 107 million domestic unique visitors a month, as well as its advertising business, which operates the leading online display network that reaches more than 91% of the domestic online audience.
DC movies can be more standalone, can focus on the style and approach that works best for their particular characters and stories, but without adopting the "grounded and gritty" approach if it doesn't work for them.
The film is a standalone prequel focusing on the violent past of the mutant Wolverine and his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed.
This is the first time the event has addressed this topic as a standalone, having previously focused solely on technology.
