Ever wonder how Amazon gets your packages to you so quickly? This week I took my family on the Amazon Fulfillment Center tour of “MSP1” here in Minneapolis. Amazon warehouse tours are available at 23 locations in the U.S. and Canada, and each tour shares a behind the scenes look at how technology and staff […]
Read More Touring an Amazon Fulfillment Center“I’m off gas stations.” That’s what I tell people. “Haven’t been to one for weeks,” I say as if regularly fueling up my car is a smoking habit I’m proud of breaking and can finally brag about conquering the social stigma. And it’s true that I’m off gas stations. Except in case of emergencies. And […]
Read More Embracing the Post-Gas Station LifestyleIf you’ve always wished your kids could ask Alexa to tell jokes, play “Old Town Road” and make fart noises while you drive them to school, now you can. Although it was announced nearly a year ago, Amazon has kept its Echo Auto product on an invitation-only list. And mine arrived last week. The device […]
Read More Want to add hands-free Alexa to your car? Try Amazon Echo AutoThis week marks the 100th issue of the Social Pulse! We live in a social media climate that is always changing, evolving and disrupting itself. And it can be tough to monitor the latest changes in social networks, emerging technology and human behavior – not to mention applying context to know what’s important and why. […]
Read More Social Pulse, Week of 5-20RIP Grumpy Cat! This week Instagram created a special ecommerce account called @shop that curates posts from online merchants that sell products through Insta. Every product on the @shop account has shopping tags that lets users make a direct purchase without leaving the app. Open the app on your phone, follow @shop, and check it […]
Read More Social Pulse, Week of 5-13A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that that 82% of Americans say social media is a waste of time, and more than half believe Facebook and Twitter divide our country and spread falsehoods. But it’s not all terrible. The study also showed that 60% of Americans say they feel more hopeful rather than more worried […]
Read More Social Pulse, Week of 4-8Amy Webb’s emerging tech trends report keynote from SXSW is now posted live for streaming. It’s worth spending an hour this weekend or on your commute to watch. Webb is a quantitative futurist whose team at NYU uses data-driven analysis to track tech trends year over year. You can download the full report here. And […]
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