CES 2018 Untrends This year I am writing about CES 2018 from the sidelines, but with the number of press releases that have flowed into my inbox, I don’t feel like I’m missing much. And my feet have already sent me a thank you note from the future. Top-line: The biggest underlying shift at CES 2018 comes from it turning into a software show rather than a hardware show, at … [Read more...] about 8 CES 2018 Untrends
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CES 2017: It’s my Job
CES 2017: It's my Job Every January, I start my year in Las Vegas. There is always a certain level of excitement as friends and colleagues tell me how cool it is that I get to attend CES. And then inevitably, I return with a camera full of pictures, a pocket full of business cards, a bag full of products for evaluation and a schedule full of follow-up notes to … [Read more...] about CES 2017: It’s my Job
Can A Global Gig Economy Save Refugees Through Distributed Work?
Can A Global Gig Economy Save Refugees Through Distributed Work? I was talking with my friend Karine Allouche Salanon, GM at GlobalEnglish, about the global refugee crisis and the seemingly under thought issue of location assimilation [read her post here], and the role of the global gig economy might play. Historically, refugees would integrate locally: work, housing, … [Read more...] about Can A Global Gig Economy Save Refugees Through Distributed Work?
A Specification for My Liquid Newsroom
Updated February 25 2016, from a March 2011 post. I was asked recently by Steffen Konrath at News 3.0 via Twitter. What I are you looking for in a news consumer user experience? Here is my answer. Liquid Newsroom context I am an avid tearer and categorizer of paper-based media (true in 2011, but I have mostly migrated to digital content these days - 2016). … [Read more...] about A Specification for My Liquid Newsroom
Open Note to WEF: Reinvent Economy Don’t Be Threatened by AI
The gnashing of teeth and the fear-mongering about job displacement has started at the World Economic Forum. Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are out to take many of the most prestigious job classes. See: Davos: Doctors and lawyers could be replaced by robots from the Telegraph. Why we shouldn't be threatened by AI I'm not worried. We Shouldn't Be … [Read more...] about Open Note to WEF: Reinvent Economy Don’t Be Threatened by AI
