No matter how small or “old fashioned” a small business is, it is vital that the owners stay informed of technology advancements because it impacts consumer behavior. A few of…
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Getting lithe with a little help from my FitBit friends
I was an early adopter of FitBit devices: Fitbit Tracker, Fitbit Ultra, Fitbit One, and now my Fitbit Flex. At first I did it for me, then I did it because it shared my…
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At the beginning of a new year it is customary to size up the past year and look forward to what awaits. In the technology space, a lot of the hype…
Read MoreInternet of Things and real time planning, or how devices talk and plan ahead
In advertising and media, two of the fancier trends are the ability to answer and understand when consumers talk about it in real time. Content can be used as a…
Read MoreWearables, sensors and other things to watch in 2014
One could argue that 2013 was the Year of Content Marketing. It was the year that Google – the most influential information systems company on the planet – updated its…
Read MoreThe Cambrian Explosion and our obsession with “the next big thing”
You’ve heard it before, perhaps with different words. Gartner defines the “Nexus of Forces” as being “the convergence and mutual reinforcement of social, mobility, cloud and information patterns that drive…
Read MoreWake up to the Internet of Things
There is a great deal of talk about the Internet of things and how it will create an unimaginable number of connections between everyday devices. While we are already seeing…
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