I am posting this great newsletter that I receive from Chris Sandovall monthly. He does a great job of keeping his ear to the latest trends.
Some great reads here from his newsletter below:
I hope you find
value from this newsletter. If it was forwarded to you and you want on the
list, let me know.
Don’t want it?
I’ll take you off the list, no hard feelings. I’m always open to feedback.
Enjoy! – chris sandoval
|
|
I’m
closing out 2017 (and kicking off 2018) by taking a look back at the most
interesting stuff of the last year. Everything in this issue was a MUST READ or MUST
WATCH in the second half of 2017. All
killer, no filler!! Looking forward to an interesting 2018 – Happy New
Year!
Trends
“Nearly
half of middle-class workers may be forced to live on food budget of as
little as $5/day when they retire”
“‘I’m
going to work until I die,’ says one 74-year-old in a generation finding it
too costly to retire.”
“what
the dollar stores are betting on in a large way is that we are going to have
a permanent underclass in America”
More Trends:
Innovation Stuff
“Creativity’s
broadly distributed. Opportunity isn’t”
Internet Stuff
“The
new deregulation of the internet is a loss, but it doesn’t have to be a
permanent one, unless we let it.”
“Without
net neutrality, service providers could easily prioritize their own content
over competitors”
Think & Work Differently
“Steve
Ballmer is loading volumes of government data onto a website. Maybe divided
America will use it to find common ground.”
“We
put monkeys to shame when it comes to the psychological vagaries of dividing
the world into Us and Them.”
“providing
some of the most compelling evidence yet of the positive effects of bestowing
unconditional sums of cash on the poor”
“The
younger generation uses technology the same ways as older people — and no
better at multitasking.”
“we
should be paying as much attention to the cheapest technologies as to the
most sophisticated”
More Think & Work Differently:
Future of Cars Stuff
“It
had a good run. But the end is in sight for the machine that changed the
world”
More Future of Cars Stuff:
Puerto Rico Stuff
“The
situation is still some people don’t even have food. He’s all that’s keeping
them from starving.”
“Ethan
and José's arrival felt like a movie”
“longest
and largest major power outage in modern US history” Amazingly well-designed
feature.
More Puerto Rico Stuff:
Security, Privacy & Fraud Stuff
“anyone
who is applying for federal student aid or has a child who applied should
strongly consider taking several steps”
“Andrew
Therrien wanted payback. He got it—and uncovered a conspiracy.”
More Security, Privacy & Fraud Stuff:
Disruption & Transformation Stuff
“This
is going to take a complete, from the ground up, rethink of every product in
the business as we re-task it for real-time engagement, and it has already
started.”
“there
is a direct correlation between Digital IQ and financial performance”
More Disruption & Transformation Stuff:
Customer Experience Stuff
“To
make this transition from UX designer to “product designer,” there are three
important things to understand: strategy, growth, and marketing.”
“they
build things that deliberately change the world in the way they want it to be
changed”
“While
many believe the success of Amazon Prime revolves around free shipping, it’s
the removal of friction and focus on experience that sets it apart.”
More Customer Experience Stuff:
Facebook Stuff
“Violators
can face tens of thousands of dollars in fines. Every single ad was approved
within minutes.”
Military Stuff
“Four
siblings wrote hundreds of letters to each other during WWII. The story they
tell of service, sacrifice and trauma was hidden away in an abandoned storage
unit — until now.”
“If
you can't treat someone with dignity and respect, then get out”
More Military Stuff:
|
TED2017 Stuff
Wildfire Stuff
Hurricane Stuff
Magic Box
BBQ Stuff
6-Word Movie
Reviews
· Blade
Runner 2049 – Vast. Deep. Absolutely stunning. MUST SEE
· Coco –
Amazingly good. Every detail was perfect.
· The
Big Sick – incredibly funny and touching. SEE IT.
· Atomic
Blonde – Maximum intense action. Charlize Theron rules!
Universe Stuff
Blade Runner Stuff
Animal Stuff
Game of Thrones Stuff
Diversions
Nightmare Fuel
|
Classification:
Public Information
No comments:
Post a Comment