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Do you have the dumbest PIN in ATM history?
“Do you have the dumbest PIN in ATM history? | Hard to believe 1 of 10 pin # will be right 20% of the time http://buff.ly/15McbTL According to research company Data Genetics, that’s about as effective...
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Do you believe the stats? Most used apps? Or are they just publicity seeking...
I see new statistics popping up all the time. It is one of the ways research firms get visibility. However, I’m often skeptical about the sample, the purpose, and what it actually means. A ranking on...
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Great Designers and Unicorns – Are both elusive treasures?
“The unicorn is part of the world of nature and part of the world of dreams–and completely of the heart. In many ways, it is a symbol of our longing for the mysterious and the unattainable …..“ I...
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Why Safeway’s Gas Rewards with Chevron Drives Users Mad – Mobile App Strategy...
Why Safeway and Chevron together suck at the pump! It seems like a nice idea. Pull into a Chevron station and get a “bonus reward” as a Safeway shopper with a discount on your gasoline. What’s not to...
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The Web is Being Colonized? Will NSA actions speed the death of email? #mydata
The far flung colonies of Facebook, Twitter, Google et al and the communications giants are faced with an uprising. Will they follow King NSA or will they patriotically stand for the individual and...
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Should PowerPoint be banned from meetings?
Yes in many cases should be banned! It’s also used inappropriately. The real issue is too many meetings are ineffective. “If you’ve suffered through meetings where colleagues use PowerPoint decks as...
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When Sony Sees the Smartphone as the Product Partner in your Pocket. #innovation
Our interactions with physical products are increasingly being partnered with the device in our pocket. This Sony lens is another signal that our mobile screens and computing power don’t need...
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Majority of Consumers Will Delete Emails They Can’t Read on Their Smartphone
“The most surprising fact to come out of this report is that age doesn’t matter. 88% of consumers between the ages of 18 and 30 open email on a mobile device, and over half say their smartphone has...
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Fitness Trackers: Step by Step to Better Health or Driving Us Crazy?
I find this a slightly scary thought. “Honestly, I think this will be the mode for the future, where physicians can track physical activity on a scalable level. A physician can say I want you to have...
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Going Local – Putting Your Business in My Pocket – Amazon’s Future Local...
As a retailer – What’s your screen strategy? Increasingly mobile touch devices dominate and how we use them to shop is changing. The website data below also recognizes that we go across screens...
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New Products Rethinking Smart Entry – Locks and Doorbells
The jury is still out on smart door locks and now connected door bells. While I have a Lockitron on order I’m still skeptical about it’s overall utility. Before these initial locks (Lockitron, August,...
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Smarter Phones: how quality and frequency determine your reach
When considering mobile strategy, “Quality and Frequency” also require a “DayParting” strategy. Dayparting helps you understand what part of the day makes the most sense to focus your attention and...
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Take Control – Personal Clouds with Lima
I’m tracking ways to create a simple personal cloud – mycloud – mydata. So a post about Lima caught my attention. Lima will allow you to access all your files from anywhere. Imagine all data files on...
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Pocket retail: personalisation and localisation are the secrets to success
I started this post wondering whether eBay will be a Player in Pocket Retail. I buy the point that many small retailers won’t win if they are not part of the broader retail landscape. And yet, I’m...
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Crowdsourcing Noise Control – Ganeshotsav, mobile app
Last year I was again in Mumbai for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. The noise levels were deafening and harmful to health. I’d downloaded an app to track noise and began getting readings. Unfortunately,...
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What is Medium and Why Should I Care? #blogging #journalism
Ok. I have no idea. Now perhaps a few months back I saw my first “Medium” post. Then a little later I read Phil Wolff’s great post on Personal Clouds. I asked him about it and curious put my name down...
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Google Takes a Stake in Uber #mobile #location #strategy
Google Ventures and Uber together will make Google’s next generation location strategies more powerful and personal. With the stretch to autonomous or self-driving vehicles there may also be a link...
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Skype’s First Decade – A Wasted Opportunity
Happy Birthday Skype. 10 years ago I became a “Skype Evangelist”, independently blogging about a product I believed would change the world. Over 10 years Skype did change the world. Not just...
View ArticleDahi Handi – Building Human Pyramids in Remembrance of Lord Krishna
Sometimes known as Govinda Sport it’s now an excuse for a holiday and street party in Mumbai India Update: According to papers today over 300 people were hospitalized including a few that were...
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India Adds a New Crowdsourcing Perspective on Google Uber Investment
Uber with an investment from Google (see earlier post) is expanding into India and it recently launched in Shanghai. It’s worth thinking beyond the quotes and PR releases. What might Google/Uber...
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