1. Dubai Police will use facial recognition and Google Glass to look for wanted criminals
Why is this important? The next step in the interconnected web is using software and hardware to better serve at our jobs. For Police enforcement this means facial recognition software. It’ll some time before it comes to Canada but I’d be willing to bet not as long as we think!
2. Select seven to hold ‘Internet reboot’ keys
Why is this important? Did you know if the internet goes down due to a terrorist attack or natural disaster 7 people hold keys of which 5 only have to meet in the U.S. to re-boot the internet. Have you ever thought what would happen if the internet goes down? I’ve never until now. We assume it’ll run forever, uninterrupted. But have you ever been working and the internet went out, what did you do? It happened last week at a clients office, I was lost, scared, lonely and I didn’t know what to do. I hope you never face that desolate situation ever.
3. The Psychology Behind Costco’s Free Samples
Why is this important? This article was fascinating, basically if you want to increase your profits, offer free samples, well for Costco it works quite well. When speaking with young marketing minds they usually jump to
4. The best Canadian Business schools for Marketers
Why is this important? The Globe and Mail decided that ranking Canadian Business schools might be of interest, well you’re right, it isn’t. UNLESS you’re in highschool, love marketing, and want to go to the school where most people like you would go. A neat little experiment that the Globe has tried here, the real question is do you trust the rankings?
5. Starting today UK citizens are free to copy MP3s, CDs and DVDs for personal use
Why is this important? The first major country to revamp their copyright laws to reflect the change that the Internet is caused to the music industry. You can now download songs and movies for personal use in the UK. It won’t be long before more first world countries follow in the UK’s footsteps.
