Archive for the ‘Consumer Trends’ Category

November 13th, 2007

Social Media Optimization and a T-Bone Steak

By Matt Slusser

A study released last week by The E-Tailing Group has found that a surprising amount of online shoppers not only rely on customer reviews, but use them more so than traditional modes of product information such as retailers, sales associates, advertising, etc.
I’ll link you to the article at the end, but what it basically says […]

October 15th, 2007

The Karma Police Would Like To Have a Word With You

By Matt Slusser

So Radiohead’s new release “In Rainbows” is apparently going to revolutionize the way music is distributed, the way bands make money, what record companies can really do to save themselves from torrent sites, blah, blah, blah, but a huge issue that has arisen since the release is how fans are reacting to the download provided.
The […]

May 30th, 2007

Microsoft Unveils Their New Surface Platform

By Jody Ferry

Microsoft unveiled their new multi-touch system today, called Surface. These touch systems are nothing new. The idea of multi-touch screen interaction has been around since the 80’s, and generally belongs to Jeff Han of NYU’s concept lab.
Microsoft has taken a step forward here with Surface’s ability to recognize other digital devices, such […]