Live, Continuous Testing in Higher Education – How Tech is Changing the Way We Teach
Tech has always had a pronounced impact on how we teach – from prehistoric times of passing on survival skills to Johannes Gutenberg’s 1450 invention of the printing press to the most recent two decade push in online education. Tech within a classroom continues to change with the advent of teaching aids like smartboards and software solutions […]
Facebook’s Revenue Future
There has been significant talk about Facebook’s revenue future. Two weeks ago Facebook introduced gift cards consumers can use at retailers like Target and restaurants like Olive Garden (see here and here). Facebook’s CFO, David Ebersman said during the quarterly earnings call in the same week that the long-term potential revenue will remain small for the immediate future. […]
Will Dell Exist the Consumer Computer Business?
Dell announced earlier this week that it was going private in a $24.4 billion deal. The buyout is the largest since Blackstone’s $26 billion takeover of Hilton Hotels in 2007 and will add $15 billion of new debt to Dell. Dell is clearly at a difficult crossroads. In 2005, Dell was the world’s largest maker of PCs […]
The Superbowl’s Second Screen Experience
The Superbowl has come and gone. Leading up to the Superbowl there was a lot written about what the Second Screen approach would be (see here and here and here). I think alternative second screen approaches – second screen experiences designed by the rightsholder or the distribution network – can be especially effective when the digital […]
Chinese Smartphone OEMs Entering the U.S. Market as Unsubsidized Devices
As I predicted earlier this month, Chinese smartphone OEMs are entering the U.S. market as unlocked, unsubsidized devices. The Huawei Ascend P1 is now available on Amazon at a discounted price of $365.99.
The Next Big Connected Device
The next big connected device is the wristwatch. At the 2013 CES earlier this month, there were a myriad of watches launched. Here are just a few examples: I mentioned watches in my CES trends presentation when I talked about the next leg in connectivity and the Verge covered many of these watches as part of their CES coverage. […]
Engineering Doesn’t Necessarily Win in the End
There is a misconception that engineering wins in the end. It doesn’t. Perhaps it once did. Certainly over the last 60 years of technology engineering won out more than it does today. But today, pure engineering is simply less powerful in influencing adoption and consumer use. This has become acutely evident over the last 24 […]
Scaling Disruption
On my flight over to Helsinki a day ago, I read the December issue of the Harvard Business Review. Several articles focused on disruption and I want to spend a minute sharing my thoughts on the topic. Disruption is a fickle influence on business and while we often talk about about disruptive change being binary […]
2013 CES Trends to Watch
Here my is presentation on trends to watch at this year’s International CES and in the months/years to come.
Web Technologies – Things to Look for in 2013
Earlier this week, CNET wrote about 5 Web Technologies to Watch in 2013. I completely agree with the 4th one listed: High-res images on the Web. Prevalent at CES next week will be what I’m referring to as “HD Everywhere.” We’ve already seen the resolution on mobile phones increase and we are now seeing that spread […]