Predicting what will happen next week is tough enough, but what about the next year? Technology, depending on how you look at it, can be all pie-in-the-sky or doom and gloom, if your market is the one being forced out by the pie-in-the-sky technology. Looking into the crystal ball has never been cloudier. We chew [...]
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Technology Trends in 2012
Price Check, Aisle Smartphone
It’s that time of year again – Black Friday sales, online sales, turkey and hopefully a couple of good football games. Are you sure you are getting the best price on that latest gadget or that canned cranberry sauce? Today our smartphones have more power than not just the Apollo 11 spacecraft, but the entire [...]
Rarely better than human interaction, but way cooler!
If you are going to use the word “Shazam!” it had better be said with some conviction and energy. For those of you that have fallen in love with your mobile devices and love to test the limits of your latest app, this is for you. I bring up the word Shazam because it was [...]
e-Commerce on Facebook
All across the internet there are user-friendly sites that allow individuals and businesses to set up their own marketplaces. On some of them, you can find just about anything; Amazon and eBay are great examples of this. Some sites are more niche: Etsy is a handmade crafter’s haven with advanced search features and an online [...]
Is it Time to Create a Mobile App?
You want to go mobile but are unsure of the next step? Developing a mobile site or app to reach out to your customers can be fairly daunting task. There must be a clear vision of what you want to accomplish when deciding what to bring to the market. It must be an easy-to-understand application [...]
When Your iPhone is Better Than a Person
I was recently sitting with a co-worker at lunch one day when she tried to pay for her bill with a new credit card. When the credit card came back as declined, she naturally wanted to know why, so she called her credit card company. As it turns out, it was a credit card that [...]
Would You Like to Pay by Cash, Credit, or Phone?
If there is one constant in my life it is my morning coffee. That one moment of satisfaction each morning is what attaches me to Starbucks loyalty. The quicker I can get through that line and imbibe the better. I could talk about the many things Starbucks does right and wrong, but my focus here [...]
