About two months ago, everyone in my apartment was getting dissatisfied with the state of our cable internet provider. We had slowdowns, odd errors, and fixes that weren't really fixes. So we decided to try AT&T's DSL service. Since having a good internet provider is of interest to many of us progeeks (or regular geeks), I wanted to give a quick review – and because there's a special extra I discovered . . .
Technology
Must/Likely/Might
A year plus into this blog, and I find myself wondering just what technologies people, not just geeks, will be embracing in the years to come. SO much has changed in just one year, the world has been altered radically in the last ten technology-wise, and many cultural shifts have gone unnoticed (remember when games were for geeks not everyone? That was what, 2 years ago?).
So I asked myself what technologies out there people must embrace or fall behind, will likely embrace, and may embrace in a large-but-not-widescale way. In short, what are people definitely and likely going to be using five years from now.
So here's my take
Social Engagement is the Norm
Looking over games, blogs, news sites, etc. one thing strikes me about the future of ALL businesses.
All businesses are going to have to be customer-engaged to succeed. They'll need posts, comments, Tweets, emails, FAQS, forums, and more because THAT is the new normal.
Part of this is the influence of social media, of course (as I noted, social media is normal anyway), but part of this is the accessibility the internet provides. People expect to be able to communicate, get answers, get information, etc.