future vision: where will technology lead us next?
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@katieeking• Managing Director of Zoodikers
Consulting • TEDx speaker• Chairperson of PRCA’s South
East/E. Anglia Group• Regularly called on to
commentate on social media for BBC TV and radio
• Spoken and moderated at high-profile industry events
Future Vision: Where Will Technology Lead Us Next?
October 2015, BizTech live
The historic Lower Pantiles of Royal Tunbridge Wells
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The historic Lower Pantiles of Royal Tunbridge Wells today
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2015: Back when taxis were still a common sight outside Tunbridge Wells station
This Tiger Stone brick layer does the job of several men
Catching up on the “paperwork”on the comfortable, door-to-door commute home.
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Where does Twitter go from here? Slow user growth has stalled its
meteoric rise.
Give the Twitter bird something to sing about,
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Businesses that don’t adapt may find themselves here
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If only he’d had a smartphone, this industrious window cleaner could have tweeted to let the neighbours know he was in the area.
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Mobilegeddon• 21st April 2015 Google launched new mobile
algorithm
• Mobile search has overtaken desktop
• Google strongly favours “mobile optimised” websites in the mobile search results.
• Your site is either mobile friendly……or not.
• https://www.google.co.uk/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/
Augmented reality could let your customers see how your products would look in their homes.
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The internet of things allows objects to gather data and “speak” to each other, giving us
unprecedented control over our inter-connected technological environment. Tweet @KatieeKing
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MUV Interactive’s Bird Smart technology uses a ring-like device to control connected technology
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Smart technology could help Whitstable’s famous oyster industry increase productivity
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So, what is Big Data?And how can SMEs use it?
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Businesses need to work out how they can harness the benefits of AI technology…without losing their humanity.
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While some of the technology may have changed a little, the beauty industry is one of those least threatened by computerisation.
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Use technology honestly – or risk the same fate as VW
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Nobody wants their town to look like this….
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Question time
