In the wake of data breaches affecting millions of users at Facebook and Equifax, data protection and privacy is a growing concern for consumers, businesses and legislators. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, will be the first piece of legislation to impact data protection on a global scale…
“3D printing” is a relatively new buzzword used to describe a process that’s been around since the 1980s: Additive Manufacturing (AM), in which a three-dimensional design is used to build an object by depositing material in layers. Recently, the term has gained traction as AM technologies have advanced and become more affordable.
The communications industry — from mass media to advertising to public relations — has changed as much as any other in the last few years. I believe dramatic changes will continue and even accelerate in the coming year. Some of these changes will be positive while others will represent the continuing struggles in the communications industry.
On September 30 Apple released version 9 of its default web browser, Safari. The new browser version came bundled with OS X El Capitan, and is also available for Yosemite and Mavericks users. In addition to security, privacy and compatibility updates, Safari 9 also includes controls to mute audio in tabs, additional viewing options…
In 1987 Ronald Reagan was president, a gallon of gas cost 89 cents and economist and author Robert Solow stated, “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.” Computer use was on the rise, yet, while U.S. companies had invested in information technology hoping to bolster productivity in the workforce…
So far in 2015 one of the biggest tech story trends has been the Internet of Things, or IoT. If you’re not familiar, the term simply refers to devices that communicate via the Internet without specific human direction each time. Some of the more well-known examples are…
When it comes to data security breaches, it’s been a tough stretch for retailers. Michaels, Target and Neiman Marcus- all recent victims of sizable breaches in which the personal and/or credit and debit card information of tens of millions of customers was compromised. So who handled it best from a PR standpoint? Here are the…
I had the chance to check out Google Glass last week at Boulder Open Coffee Club. That experience, coupled with the news that Apple may have patented the name “iWatch,” got me thinking about wearable tech. Is this our possible future, or will we look back at these attempts in a few years and wonder what…
With the proliferation of smartphones, mobile data is suddenly infinitely more important to people who might want to use it to their advantage in a bad way. As such, it’s important that we take proper steps to keep that from happening. But often times, people don’t realize what these steps are and thus risk becoming…
CES 2013 was the biggest show yet – with more than 150,000 people in attendance including 3,250 exhibitors across 1.9 million square feet of exhibit space. At CES 2013, I saw two major trends emerge: the “smart home” and the emergence of fitness and health consumer gadgets to fit every lifestyle. People have been talking…