by Joel Seligstein on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 1:25pm
Imagine the kind of family you might see in a modern American sitcom: loving parents trying to maintain a family unit with a teenager engrossed in text messaging, a college-aged child who is always chatting online, and various wacky relatives who spend their days sending “funny” emails to the family.
Here are my five predictions about how small businesses will continue to adapt to changing technologies as we move into the new year.
When you’re planning a vacation, you can’t control the weather or flight schedules, but luckily you do have a say in where you stay, where you eat and the activities you do. Facebook has partnered with TripAdvisor to help you tap your friends’ travel experiences and plan the perfect trip.
The best-selling tech item around the world is a cellphone and, for the last two years, it’s been all about the smartphone, the device that puts the Internet in your pocket.But unlike computers, which give you two main choices, Windows or Mac, smartphones come in four distinct varieties offered by several different wireless carriers.
Americans are now spending as many hours online as they do in front of their TV screens, according to a survey released by Forrester on Monday.
The average American now spends roughly 13 hours per week using the Internet() and watching TV offline, Forrester finds, based on its survey of more than 30,000 customers. The I…nternet has long captivated the attention of younger Americans to a greater extent than TV.
An exciting new social media trend is emerging that disrupts the standard view of health care delivery and will have a profound impact on us all. Thousands of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and health advocates are publicly engaging with people online. In fact, nearly 40% of Americans turn to social medi…a for health information.
CHANGE IS HAPPENING _ RAPIDLY!
Procter & Gamble (PG), whose sponsorship and production of daytime TV dramas helped coin the term “soap operas,” has pulled the plug after 77 years. Instead, the maker of Tide detergent, Ivory soap and Olay skincare is following its customers online with a big push on YouTube, Twitter and …Facebook.
“The digital media has pretty much exploded,” marketing chief Marc Pritchard said.
Whether you have a little one to entertain or whether the little one within you is still going strong, you’ll be pleased to know that two Dr. Seuss apps have arrived in the Android Market just in time for the holidays.
