The survey found there is no widespread loyalty among consumers about operating systems.
Google and Apple better watch out. According to a new study by Accenture, two-thirds of smartphone and tablet owners don’t have strong brand loyalty to any one particular operating system.
Continue reading… “Most smartphone and tablet users don’t care if they run iOS, Android, or Windows”
Here is one more 2012 year-in review report from Nielsen, which examined how Americans have been consuming content over the course of the past year. Of the 289 million U.S. TV owners, the report found that 119 million own four or more television sets, making TV still the device to beat when it comes to watching and recording programs, among other things.
Continue reading… “TV still king in media consumption: Nielsen”
Consumers are becoming “digital omnivores.”
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas begins this week and the state of digital consumption is looking good. Consumers are adopting all sorts of smart, web-connected consumer technology and becoming “digital omnivores.”
Investment banks will no longer be the gatekeepers to access to capital markets.
The gatekeepers of access to the capital markets have traditionally been investment bankers. Now it is time for crowdfunding to play a greater role.
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Heartspeak Productions with the Community Justice Initiatives Association has produced a 48-minute video from the Fraser region of British Columbia. The film discusses Canadian law and constitution and human rights as a fundamental basis of law.
Continue reading… “Restorative justice, human rights, and the law: Video”
Hunger ranked first on the list of the world’s Top 10 health risks.
Today, one in 8 people will sleep on an empty stomach. There are about 870 million people in the world who suffer from hunger due to food scarcity based on Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) data.
Continue reading… “Hunger: Solving the world’s most solvable problem”
Facebook voicemail
Facebook announces a spiffy new feature available in Canada. Through Facebook Messages, you can send voicemail to your Facebook friends.
Continue reading… “Facebook tests voicemail and voice calling in Canada”
The Avis acquisition of Zipcar suggests that the sharing economy has come of age.
Revolution made their first bet on the concept of sharing nearly 10 years ago with their investments in Exclusive Resorts (2003) and Flexcar (2005). The “sharing economy” now extends across multiple verticals – we’re sharing cars, movies, extra rooms in our homes, online lectures, and even our time. Yesterday Avis Budget Group announced that they will acquire Zipcar which marks a significant milestone for the concept of collaborative consumption.
Continue reading… “The ‘sharing economy’ is the next big thing”
When heated atoms can move with different levels of energy, from low to high. With positive temperatures (blue), atoms more likely occupy low-energy states than high-energy states, while the opposite is true for negative temperatures (red).
The coldest temperature possible is most often thought to be absolute zero. Researchers have now shown they can achieve even lower temperatures for a strange realm of “negative temperatures.”
Continue reading… “Researchers achieve temperatures colder than absolute zero”
The 50 percent digital revenue share also didn’t come as a result of a decline in print advertising sales.
One of the first big magazines devoted to technology and the internet is Wired. Half of Wired magazine’s ad revenue was generated from the internet in Q4 2012. This is a first for the magazine.
Continue reading… “Wired magazine brings in 50% of its ad revenue from the web”
Futurist Thomas Frey: The first time I watched Star Trek and heard Captain Kirk utter the phrase – “Set your phasers to stun!” – it occurred to me that these future weapons featured a number of different settings.
“The third billion”
Globally, there are 380 million entrepreneurs today. For every 19 people you meet – one will be an entrepreneur. What are the other 18 doing? What are they doing that makes money without them creating/inventing opportunities? One might think they all have jobs, but they don’t – only 61% of world’s population have any sort of a job.
Continue reading… “By 2020 a billion entrepreneurs will be women”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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