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March 30, 2019 0 Comments Reviews

The Movement Aimed at Freeing Us From Digital Distractions and Reigniting Our Creativity

As I sit down to write this article, I’m immediately distracted by an explosive opinion piece that has crossed my desk, requiring me to tweet excerpts to my followers. I’m also uneasy about the music coming from my Sonos speaker so I’m …

As AI Dominates More of Our Lives, How Design Can Mitigate Unethical Behavior

Last April, former President Barack Obama released a video warning us not to believe everything we see and hear on the internet, at least many thought it was from the ex-president. In actuality, it was produced by actor and director Jordan Peele …

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March 20, 2019 0 Comments Dev, Media

Google Summons the Power of YouTube and the Cloud in Bid to Shake up Gaming

At this year’s Game Developers Conference, Google introduced its game-streaming service called Stadia touted as an industry wake-up call and taking aim at not only incumbents Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft, but going after Amazon and its subsidiary Twitch. Perplexing name-aside, Stadia’s appeal …

The Secret to Innovation Rests With Knowing Thy Customers

As brands continue their quest to leverage the latest shiny object tech affords them, the question remains how adept companies are in really knowing how to best reach their customers. It turns out that less than half of all businesses are really …