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Tech Hit Hard in Latest Reputation Index Survey

April 4, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Privacy Backlash Hits Google, Amazon & Facebook; What About LG, Samsung, Sony?

In a new survey by Reputation Institute on corporate reputation, known as the 2019 RepTrak 100, we see wild swings in tech brands’ reputation with consumer privacy concerns finally appearing to take a major toll. With an overall all-category average reputation rating increase of +0.8 points, technology as a segment saw its collective reputation drop by 1 full point on the scale.

But the news wasn’t all bad – movie king Netflix, Inc. jumped 23 spots to come in at #1 for the first time in their history.

Read on to see how your favorite tech brand fared…

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First Time Ever: Asia Files Majority of Global Patents

March 21, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Huawei Files the Most Individual Patents

Global competition continues to heat up and nowhere is that more obvious than a recent analysis from the World Intellectual Property Organization noting that in 2018 – for the first time in human history – the region of Asia filed the majority of all international patent applications. This new reality suggests that Asia is “rapidly increasing their presence in global innovation,” the report says.

And which company in particular was tops in the world for innovation? WIPO says it was Huawei Technologies, who filed the most patents from a single company in the world.

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Have You Heard – The Next Big Tech Hub is Canada, Eh?

March 21, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Picture of Toronto, Ontario in Canada — Toronto, Ontario CANADA – The next great Tech hub

American companies are increasingly moving tech jobs to Canada, where easier immigration policies make it much easier to hire foreign tech workers than it is here in the U.S. where the Administration has taken steps to make it more difficult. That mean these companies are expanding their operations in Canada…especially in their tech divisions…turning certain Canadian cities into the next great tech hubs in North America.

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Shocking Results for Tech in New Brand Reputation Poll

March 7, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

A newly created poll by Axios and The Harris Poll reveals what Americans think of the reputation of the top 100 most visible companies in the U.S. Tech, as you might imagine, was well represented here, and this poll bared a difficult truth for many tech companies…their reputation is crashing.

See the surprising pluses & minuses for Tech companies…

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Nielsen: Americans’ Love for Music is ‘Unwavering’

January 17, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Researcher Credits Audio Hardware for Helping ‘Catapult Engagement’ & Consumption

New research from Nielsen reinforces an important point for those of us in the residential home entertainment systems – no matter what the platform, Americans have an ‘unwavering love for music.’ File this report in the “Good News” department.

See the surprising resiliency of music…

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CES 2019 – How Media is Reacting

January 9, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

As usual, 2019 kicks off in January with CES 2019 as the first event of the year. CES is the largest show in technology, showing a wide array of new technology products both real and unreal. An event that has steadily declined in significance for those of us in custom and commercial integration – in the past, CES illuminated brightly what was to come in tech that year. Now? Not so much…

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Editor’s Choice for Top 2018 Stories

December 27, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

Last week, I noted the top posts on Strata-gee based on page views – quite simply, those articles that attracted the most eyeballs. We could have called that post – the Readers Choice Awards…as these were the stories that…collectively…so many of you read.

Now, I’d like to share with you those stories that I think are significant or important stories – or themes, really – even if they were not the most read. So this version I’m calling the Editor’s Choice for Top 2018 Stories.

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10 Hot Consumer Trends for 2019

December 13, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

A smart speaker that argues like family…virtual assistant devices that understand your mood at any moment you wish to speak with and use them – budding futurists are predicting these 2019 consumer technology trends and more as part of a new report from Ericsson’s ConsumerLab consumer research division. The new report, logically titled the 10 Hot Consumer Trends 2019 is based on the insights and predictions of 5, 097 global advanced internet users in metro markets that demographically represent nearly 34 million early technology adopters.

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The Impact of Technology on Real Estate Sales

December 12, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

New research put out by the National Association of Realtors looks at the impact of technology on the real estate market. In particular, the study, called Real Estate in a Digital Age, contemplated how technology has impacted the buying process – and how different generations of buyers use technology when looking for a home.

Industry Trends

Tech Hit Hard in Latest Reputation Index Survey

Privacy Backlash Hits Google, Amazon & Facebook; What About LG, Samsung, Sony?

Read on to see how your favorite tech brand fared…