TREND REPORTS
(Infographic) Getting Ahead And Staying Ahead In The Gig Economy
[Business]
2017/06/19 11:46
‘Freelancers’ and ‘gig economy’ – words that’s become rather topical over the past few years within the job market sphere. The gig economy is more than just freelance writers and Lyft drivers. You can actually turn it into a real career. This infographic presented by JOBVINE, shows us how a trend towards a gig economy and freelancing has begun.Infographic : https://www.jobvine.com/content...
Expedia Plays The Asian Card
[Business]
2017/06/19 11:46
Online travel giant investing in technology, regional partners to grab customers. Expedia knows that Asians love mobile, and is developing its regional business model accordingly. Dressed casually in a pair of jeans and black jacket, Dara Khosrowshahi spoke with a friendly smile, but with determination in his eyes. "The U.S. used to be the driver of our global strategy and other areas would fol...
Neva AirQuadOne Could be Your Flying Quadbike
[Tech]
2017/06/19 11:46
Plans call for there to be both manned and unmanned versions of the AirQuadOne.At the upcoming Paris Air Show, European consortium Neva Aerospace will be presenting a new concept for a personal VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft. Known as AirQuadOne, plans call for the fully-electric vehicle to be able to reach a maximum altitude of 3,000 ft (914 m) and travel at top air speed of 80...
(PDF) 19% of Apple Owners ‘Very Interested’ in Buying HomePod
[Consumer]
2017/06/19 11:46
A survey of more than 2,000 people shows that 19% of those who own existing Apple devices are ‘very interested’ in buying the HomePod. This compares to 13% interest across the population as a whole.Across all intending smart speaker buyers, the HomePod was equal-third in the rankings …The Amazon Echo was the clear favorite overall, with 17% of people saying this was the best for them. Amazon...
Voice, AI, Mobile Dominate Search As IoT Hits $800B In 2017
[Business]
2017/06/19 11:45
Marketers are not preparing for a world where mobile, voice and local search, as well as the reliance on intelligent agents like chatbots, change consumer interactions with brands -- yet IDC estimates IoT spending will total nearly $1.4 trillion by 2021, as companies invest in hardware, software and connectivity.That's according to findings from a survey from BrightEdge released Thursday that s...
A New ETF is Making a Bet That a Company’s Most Prized Asset Isn’t in its Balance Sheet
[Investing]
2017/06/19 11:45
An index of companies with strong brands has outperformed the broader market.Before deciding whether they will put their money into a stock, investors can scour the company’s financial statements, looking at its various measures of valuation and its past performance.But what if one of the most valuable parts of the company was intangible, something that wouldn’t get a line on quarterly balanc...
Perspectives : Algorithms May Have Developed Your Favorite Coffee Drink
[Business]
2017/06/19 11:45
Most individuals likely don't spend much time wondering how the products they use every day are developed.Generally speaking, they identify the products that appeal to them and then bring them into their lives without thinking too much about how they came to be—their drinkable yogurt, their antioxidant beverages and their rippled toilet paper.So unbeknownst to most consumers, tremendous though...
This $130M 'Hyperloop Hotel' Would Allow People to Travel Between Cities in Luxury Rooms
[Design]
2017/06/19 11:44
Brandan Siebrecht, a graduate architecture student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, wants to combine these components into one experience. He designed what he calls the "Hyperloop Hotel," a system that would feature a transit system and 13 hotels in different cities throughout the United States.Siebrecht is the student winner of this year's Radical Innovation Award , a competition for im...
Quarterly Trend Report - Q2. 2017 Edition
[Trendbird]
2017/06/18 10:10
TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (SiliconValley VC Funding Report) - Q2. 2017 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?). "Crowd-Sourced, Expert-Curated" is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve. Thanks. The Trendbird Team------...
