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New Shopping Experiences w/ Social Media & Augmented Reality

We just finished a fascinating report that examines the impact of mobile apps on traditional shopping. Researchers Neil Davis T’11 and Kathryn Malinick T’11 document how social media and augmented reality can create exciting new shopping experiences. My biggest takeaways are: 1. Brick-and-mortar retailers should not neglect the potential of mobile technologies to drive foot […]

Lunch with Mike LaJoie (CTO, Time Warner Cable)

Today I hosted Mike LaJoie (CTO, Time Warner Cable) for one of our CDS Tech lunches. Mike showed off TWC’s cool new ipad app that lets cable users watch their favorite shows anywhere in their home. Released two weeks ago, the app has been a huge hit with over 300,000 downloads this month and has […]