We'll need to adaptable and innovative in the future. This was the outcome of a wordcloud asked in week 7 for what we'll take away from this module. At the beginning of the module we had a wordcloud that asked what our working lives would look like in 2030. The main two words at the... Continue Reading →
Amazon… how they’re taking over the world!?
Jeff Bezos’ famous virtuous cycle napkin sketch In this week's blog I'm going to continue to explore Amazon and looking at their business model to analyse how its helped to make them so successful. Amazon.com is a dot.com survivor that has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past 20 years. Do you know... Continue Reading →
Amazon… taking over the world!?
Amazon is the largest Internet company by revenue in the world! "Fortune Global 500 List 2018: See Who Made It". Fortune. Retrieved January 8, 2019. Amazon is the second largest employer in the United States. Cheng, Evelyn (September 23, 2016). "Amazon climbs into top 5 biggest US companies by market cap". Cnbc.com. I would love to know if Jeff Bezos back in July... Continue Reading →
Architects and their digital future
Hello again, It's been a while since I published a new blog so hopefully I've learnt from my last ones and this in an interesting and thought provoking read. I'm writing about the role of an Architect and their digital future because I have studied and worked in this field for over 10 years.In this... Continue Reading →
Is this the end… or just the beginning!
So this is the end… but really just the beginning as this blog reflects on what I have learnt and what I will be taking forward I feel this is just the beginning of my digital journey. It’s been a whirlwind 7 weeks, work has been manic , I’ve had a two week holiday squeezed... Continue Reading →
Geo… how, what, where, when?
Image retrieved from: https://www.digitaldoughnut.com/articles/2017/august/location-based-marketing-the-future-of-shopping Digital marketing is taking over the world! … or at least it feels that way with the amount of our daily functions being influenced by digital marketing. How many people do you know who have NO access to the internet? Whether they class themselves as a digital visitor or resident -... Continue Reading →
Is a wolf in sheep’s clothing really a wolf if you don’t know it’s a wolf?
Stealth marketing... are marketers walking the ethical tightrope? How many times have you been on social media and a friend or someone you aspire to be like has just updated their status or posted about a new product or service that they just can't do with out and have been wondered how their lives survived before... Continue Reading →
A little bit about me…
A little bit about me... My name is Caroline I'm 37 years old and I live in Bedford, UK with my partner. I have two Siamese cats called Alfie and Finley, and one Weimaraner called Oliver whom I absolutely adore. I was born in England but emigrated to South Africa with my parents, brother and... Continue Reading →
The future is Augmented?
Worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market are forecast to increase by 100% or more over each of the next four years according to the latest update to the Worldwide Semiannual Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide from the International Data Corporation (IDC). Augmented Reality (AR) is projected to become a nearly $215 billion... Continue Reading →
Here we go…
Welcome... to my first ever blog post! ...I also very much feel as though we are all in the midst of a major historical event, like the invention of electricity, the telephone, television, computers, the mobile phone and so on. - Will the digital world transform our future as much as these inventions have?