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“From The Washington Post:
and speaking of the ring doorbell/app (mentioned in the WaPo article, Here’s a New Report Out Today From EFF:
https://florence20.typepad.com/renaissance/2020/01/the-new-generation-y-the-yold.html
“One might therefore expect peak retirement for baby-boomers in the coming years—except that they are not retiring. By continuing to work, and staying socially engaged, the boomers, in their new guise as the young old, will change the world, as they have done several times before at different stages of their lives.
The yold are more numerous, healthier and wealthier than previous generations of seniors. There will be 134m 65- to 74-year-olds in rich countries in 2020 (11% of the population), up from 99m (8%) in 2000. That is the fastest rate of growth of any large age group. Health worsens with age, but the yold are resisting the decline better than most: of the 3.7 years of increased life expectancy in rich countries between 2000 and 2015, says the World Health Organisation, 3.2 years were enjoyed in good health. The yold are also better off: between 1989 and 2013, the median wealth of families headed by someone over 62 in America rose by 40% to $210,000, while the wealth of all other age groups declined.”
https://hbr.org/2020/02/the-era-of-antisocial-social-media
Private or small-group messaging — usually but not always with one’s real-life friends — is the primary purpose for gathering.“
Primarily interactive private or semi-private forums where people gather around interests, beliefs, or passions.”
Private or public forums where participating in a shared experience — often around a specific shared interest — with a like-minded community is the primary purpose for gathering.”
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In 2020, more consumer searches will originate from Google Maps. In fact, expect an increasing number of consumers to bypass Google search altogether and utilize Google apps on their phones (i.e. Google Maps) to seek answers to their queries. Additionally, consumers using Google search will see more examples of product searches returning map results. For example, searching for AirPods might yield Apple Store, Best Buy and Target map listings with an in-stock label powered by Google’s Local Inventory Ads.
Suggestive search is on the rise as AI technology becomes more enhanced and intuitive. Consumers will no longer need to think through the logistics of getting to work, running an errand or taking a trip – the evolving software will be one step ahead of consumers’ wants and needs.
Google’s zero-click search results will continue to reduce the need for consumers to visit other websites for information. With instant answers, Map Packs, translators, knowledge panels, calculators and definitions featured at the top of the page, Google will further confine consumers to the SERP, strengthening its role as the king of data. Also expect to find richer top-of-page results such as instructions, recipes, how-tos, menus and more that include images, videos and other rich content.
If/when Amazon starts taking pages out of Google’s book, it will empower buyers and sellers to take back control over their company’s profile, reputation and data straight from Amazon’s site. Though once seen solely as an e-commerce site, Amazon’s recent purchase of Whole Foods Market showcases its expansion into different verticals with new capabilities. Expect these efforts to ramp up in 2020.
Brick and mortar is making a comeback, but in a different way than one might expect. As a majority of brands’ revenue comes from their physical stores, they will continue to reinvent themselves to appeal to consumers’ demands for digitization and convenience. In 2020, expect brick and mortar stores and restaurants to downsize their physical locations, focusing on experiential concepts that will leave an impact on consumers and help them stand out from the competition.
Whether it’s fake news or CBD products, major tech platforms such as YouTube and Facebook will have to pick a side when it comes to enabling, promoting or endorsing a company, campaign or product. With the power to alter listings algorithms, increase censorship and/or promote certain products/opinions over others, these tech conglomerates will need to pay close attention to their role in disseminating information – whether false or simply controversial – and the effect it has on consumers. Similarly, 2020 will see big tech companies rolling out more privacy-centered features – such as Google Maps’ new incognito mode – to limit sharing consumers’ location data with brands in an effort to protect consumers’ privacy.”
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https://www.businessinsider.com/telecoms-need-to-educate-consumers-on-benefits-of-5g-2020-2
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https://hbr.org/2020/01/to-be-a-great-leader-you-need-the-right-mindset
“Growth and Fixed Mindsets. A growth mindset is a belief that people, including oneself, can change their talents, abilities, and intelligence. Conversely, those with a fixed mindset do not believe that people can change their talents abilities and intelligence. Decades of research have found that those with a growth mindset are more mentally primed to approach and take on challenges, take advantage of feedback, adopt the most effective problem-solving strategies, provide developmental feedback to subordinates, and be effortful and persistent in seeking to accomplish goals.
Learning and Performance Mindsets. A learning mindset involves being motivated toward increasing one’s competence and mastering something new. A performance mindset involves being motivated toward gaining favorable judgements (or avoiding negative judgements) about one’s competence. Leaders with a learning mindset, compared to those with a performance mindset, are more mentally primed to increase their competence, engage in deep-level learning strategies, seek out feedback, and exert more of an effort. They are also persistent, adaptable, willing to cooperate, and tend to perform at a higher level.
Deliberative and Implemental Mindsets. Leaders with a deliberative mindset have a heightened receptiveness to all kinds of information as a way to ensure that they think and act as optimally as possible. Leaders with an implemental mindset, as the name suggests, are more focused on implementing decisions, which closes them off to new and different ideas and information. Comparing the two, leaders with deliberative mindsets tend to make better decisions because they are more impartial, more accurate, and less biased in their processing and decision making.
Promotion and Prevention Mindsets. Leaders with a promotion mindset are focused on winning and gains. They identify a specific purpose, goal, or destination and prioritize making progress toward it. Leaders with a prevention mindset, however, are focused on avoiding losses and preventing problems at all costs. Research has found that those with a promotion mindset are more prone to positive thinking, more open to change, more likely to persist despite challenges and setbacks, and demonstrate higher levels of task performance and innovative behaviors compared to leaders with a prevention mindset.”
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