http://electricsheep.co.za Bl33ts for the Digital Age Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:15:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://electricsheep.co.za/age-of-context/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=age-of-context http://electricsheep.co.za/age-of-context/#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:36:38 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=164 by Adam Skikne     Age of Context is a new book by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel that is a must-read for anyone who is interested in the future of technology, social media, digital and business. The book details how companies are using the convergence of five key forces (mobile, social media, data, sensors and location) to create a new wave of smarter products and services. The book is literally fascinating and should get you excited about how technology is going to change our lives in the near future. Here are a few key trends that we can look […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/age-of-context/feed/ 3 http://electricsheep.co.za/a-smart-new-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-smart-new-world http://electricsheep.co.za/a-smart-new-world/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:31:34 +0000 http://electricsheep.co.za/?p=7 by @adamskikne At the end of 2012, Joshua Topolsky wrote an editorial for The Verge entitled Reasons to be excited. In the piece, Topolsky stated that while we’ve spent the past few years getting used to things like social networks, smartphones and tablets, 2013 will be the year where we will begin to understand the impact that these new technologies will have on our lives. Make no mistake. If you are in digital, it is definitely the time to be excited. We’ve all heard the proverbial promises of what will be possible “one day”.  Well  “one day” is almost here and […]]]> http://electricsheep.co.za/a-smart-new-world/feed/ 1