Posts Tagged: Ch. 4 – Data Information and Knowledge Management

Google Embraces ‘Mobile-Friendly’ Sites in Search Shake-up

Posted by & filed under Collaborative filtering, Competitive advantage, Data storage, Functional Information Systems, Google, industry analysis, market intelligence, Search, SEO, Uncategorized.

Description: Change billed as ‘mobile-geddon’ by some search experts, Google has been urging websites to cater to mobile device for years, mainly because that is where people are increasingly searching for information. Source: CBC News Date: April 17, 2015   Google is about to change the way its influential search engine recommends websites on smartphones and tablets in… Read more »

Budget PC Targets Developing World With Own OS

Posted by & filed under Business Intelligence, business models, Competitive advantage, digital divide, Hardware, industry analysis, national culture, online education, operating system.

Description: Although Silicon Valley’s focus may be mobile-driven. Start-up “Endless” is taking a different approach with hopes to appeal to the underdeveloped countries of the world. Source: BBC News Date: April 16, 2015 San Francisco start-up Endless is on course to reach its $100,000 crowdfunding target for its budget desktop PC. The $169 “Endless PC” uses mains power, plugs into… Read more »

With Quickie, Make A Quick 5-Second Video Call With Your Friends

Posted by & filed under app, Apple, business models, media, smartphones, telecomunications, video.

Description: Quickie, A new iOS video chatting app, is hoping to rival FaceTime. Source: Tech Crunch Date: April 17, 2015 Meet Quickie, a nifty little iOS app to make 1-on-1 video calls that automatically end after a few seconds. You might use Quickie to tell a joke to a friend or say good morning to your partner for example…. Read more »

Wearable Tech for Babies: Smart Onesie

Posted by & filed under app, Biometrics, business models, Functional Information Systems, Hardware, health, smartphones.

Description: Mimo is a onesie with a built-in monitor that collects real time data about baby’s breathing, temperature, sleep, body position and sends it to a smartphone. Source: CNN Money Date: April 17, 2015   Questions for discussion: 1. Do you feel that Mimo is an extravagant accessory or a useful tool? 2. Do you feel like technology… Read more »

Since the Dawn of Time, Man Has Wanted to Be Able to Queue Posts on Instagram

Posted by & filed under app, Sentiment Analysis, smartphones, Social Media.

Description: A Vancouver start-up which allows Instagram users to schedule posts is looking to be the hottest start-up in the province. Source: Tech Crunch Date: January 22, 2015 I ask Ian MacKinnon a question I’ve asked many times before. It’s a good question: how do you want the community to think of your business? I’m prepared for… Read more »

One Hundred Little Robots do Mesmerizing, Choreographed Dance

Posted by & filed under Artificial intelligence, Biometrics, branding, business models, Hardware, industry analysis, robotics, technology, voice recognition.

Description: A future with robot assistants may be a reality that is closer than you think – however, these “Robi” robots are said will be used as a communication device. Source: Globe and Mail Date: January 21, 2015 Questions for discussion: 1. Would you pay $1,200 for the parts to build one of these “Robi” robots?… Read more »

Facebook Needs a ‘Sympathy’ Button

Posted by & filed under FaceBook, industry analysis, Sentiment Analysis, Social Media, user habits.

Description: When you want to acknowledge a post on Facebook but a “like” seems inappropriate, and a “dislike” button would be too negative. Source: Mashable Date: January 25, 2015 A school friend’s mom passed away last week. He posted the news on Facebook with a short, dignified note, giving brief details of how his mother had… Read more »

I Invented the Twitter Hashtag

Posted by & filed under industry analysis, national culture, Social Media, Twitter, user habits.

Description: Have you every wondered how the hashtag originated? Source: CNN Money Date: January 25, 2015 Silicon Valley insider Chris Messina tells CNNMoney’s Laurie Segall about how he got the idea to use the ‘#’ symbol on Twitter. Questions for discussion: 1. Do you use hashtags on your social media posts? 2. Do you search for… Read more »

NYC Turns Footsteps Into Data

Posted by & filed under Analytics, data analytics, data mining.

Description: NYC is gathering all their resources including paying residents to install cameras in their windows in order to track pedestrian traffic. Source: CNN Money Date: October 10, 2014     New York City is using existing surveillance cameras to count pedestrians. The data could help the city with a variety of urban problems, from trash collection… Read more »

Why You Might Want to Put Your Smartphone Down While Watching TV

Posted by & filed under disruptive technology, health, media, national culture, smartphones, social impacts, technology, user habits.

  Description: Studies show using multiple tech devices at one time may be associated with cognitive and emotional control. Source: Globe and Mail Date: September 30, 2014   Like to live tweet your favourite TV show? Like to watch your Facebook feed on one screen, while working on another? Here’s the bad news: A new study… Read more »