Archive for the ‘Consumerism’ Category

Group Buying is The New Black Thanks to Frugality

This article was originally posted at Oxstein Labs. There are many ways that consumers and companies are cashing in on the escalating frugality trend.  This is a direct effect of the increasing use of both social networking platforms and of smart phone use.  As the population continues to talk on the phone less and less, ...Read more.

iPhone 4 Launch: Apple Understands The Experience Economy

There are great articles all over the web about the amazing new features of the iPhone 4.  There are also almost as many articles about the problems the iPhone 4  has. But what’s more interesting from a psychological perspective is how each new iPhone release ups the fanatic interest of more and more people.  Last ...Read more.

Facebook’s Open Graph Socializes the Web

Facebook has just announced a plan to socialize the web in ways that have far reaching implications.  This is a game changer for consumers and marketers. You may have noticed that Facebook Fan Pages switched over to becoming “Like” pages instead this week.  That was only the beginning.  With a Facebook “Like” button that every ...Read more.

Video: iPads are Cool, but Will it Blend?

I’m not enough of a fanboy to already own an iPad, but most of my friends have one already and love them.  If I was a gamer or wanted it for watching Netflix movie streams maybe I would have been an early adopter. Instead, I’ll wait 6 months and they’ll probably release one with a ...Read more.

Will 2010 be The Year for Social Media ROI?

About a year ago the big prediction was that mobile platforms were going to break out in 2009.  Their influence grew, but outside of Asia, the world is still way behind in utilizing the full potential of what’s available now for mobile computing much less what’s around the corner. The latest 2010 breakthrough prediction is ...Read more.

Augmented Reality Promises to Change How You Use Your Phone

I’ve seen other videos on what’s happening with augmented reality, a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are merged with (or augmented by) virtual computer-generated imagery – creating a mixed reality. But after seeing this video in a great post by Jeremiah Owyang, I had to pass it on.  ...Read more.

Please Kill The AT&T iPhone Monopoly

I don’t want to hate my AT&T cell phone service and the iPhone monopoly, but I do.  To be fair, I know people on the East Coast who love AT&T and can’t stand Verizon.  But in Colorado, Verizon service is awesome and AT&T is way below par.  I’m talking about constant dropped calls, conversations that ...Read more.