That’s a tricky question. I don’t follow mainstream news at all. It only takes about 15 seconds of reading a newspaper or watching broadcast news to put me in a bad mood. I don’t have time for it. This is what I do have time for.
Let’s face it. Most smartphones and tablets simply aren’t designed to put up with a hard day at work with a good chance of being dropped or rained on. Untimely accidental breakage of a device you or your people need to do their jobs results in office frustration, unhappy field workers and angry customers who are kept… Read More »
Headline: “Amazon Is Working On ‘Anticipatory Shipping’ To Mail Items Before Customers Actually Buy Them” For the past couple of weeks I’ve been searching online for a few things I may eventually wind up buying. I know for a fact that Google noticed. Every one of the sites I go to now is filled with… Read More »
Ten mega corporations control the output of almost everything we buy – from household products to pet food to jeans. Amazing when you ponder the impact of conglomerates. According to this chart via Reddit, called “The Illusion of Choice,” these corporations create a chain that begins at one of 10 super companies. You’ve heard of… Read More »
They call it ‘more targeted advertising’. Anyone remember the futuristic movie with Tom Cruise where he was a cop who arrested people for crimes they would commit but hadn’t yet? In that situation, retina scans were used to identify people and display ‘relevant’ ads in realtime. That tech exists today but they use the unique… Read More »
Outstanding! Walmart has figured out how to make more money with a free app! It’s quite simple logic really. A well designed app will involve the customer and make them ‘Live in the Story’. It’s worth noting that 55% of shoppers have a smart phone. Retailers know this because of their use of solutions from… Read More »
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