Publications
January 2, 2016
Weekly Report 16-01
GENERATION ‘Z’ (aka THE APP GENERATION) are some 60 million kids born after 2000. Their distinguishing characteristic is ‘learning’ almost solely from technology, with “Google-fostered expectations that everything be instantaneous.” Academics, psychologists and marketers are focused on the fact that “this generation is growing up totally and utterly connected… without ability to tolerate even five... Continue
December 24, 2015
Weekly Report 15-52,
SOME EMERGING TRENDS AND ISSUES WE’LL BE SEEING NEXT YEAR AND BEYOND: According to FAST COMPANY “OUT WITH USER INTERFACE, IN WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE,” where 90% of Microsoft Research is now focused. “The emergence of new silicon architectures will result in more natural and competent speech interactions with computers and smart phones, to make virtual... Continue
December 20, 2015
Weekly Report 15-51
‘SOLAR FLARE’ TRUMPS ‘CLIMATE CHANGE’ AS THE WORLD’S MORE IMMEDIATE DANGER! With our civilization literally and totally dependent on electrical technology, ‘electromagnetic pulse’ has become a critical risk. The most recent sun flair 25 years ago hit northeast America and left six million people without power for only nine hours, but astronomers say that had... Continue
December 20, 2015
Weekly Report 15-50
PROUD AMERICAN STATS: The latest recent global study (this one by the World Bank, Gallup & George Washington University) puts the U.S. 14th in the world for ‘financial literacy’ after just 57% “were able to pass a basic, 5-question decision-making test.” One example of the reasons is that slightly over half the nearly three million... Continue
December 7, 2015