Category: Tech
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Cloud Services Adoption – Should It Take a Pandemic?
There is a familiar ring to this. It often takes a crisis to drive technology adoption. Cloud services adoption is no different. COVID-19-related queries for technology upgrades are on the rise. Despite the growing rhetoric around digital transformation, cloud services adoption has lagged. C-suite executives are big on vision. However, when it comes to putting money…
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Google Assistant: Convenience vs. Privacy
A version of this post titled “Walls Have Ears” first appeared on Reboot Social.com. If you own a digital assistant such as the Google Assistant from Google or Alexa from Amazon, you probably considered the convenience vs. privacy aspect of it, before making your purchase. While I am a big believer in technology and its…
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Artificial Ignorance – The Downside of Machine Learning
The man ahead of me at the airport boarding line looked nervous. The airline agent was holding up his passport, face high, as her glance switched from his face to the passport, and back to his face. She appeared to be doing a side-by-side comparison to ensure that he was who he said he was.…
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The Dangerous Weaponization of Data
The weaponization of data, as a term, has a dramatic sound to it. The reality is that data, in the wrong hands, can be as lethal as any dangerous weapon that can harm you. The unprecedented level of influence the FAANG companies have on our lives came to light with the recent Facebook-Cambridge Analytics fiasco.…
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The Facebook Fiasco – We Had it Coming
As a Marketing guy, I am ambivalent about the recent Facebook fiasco. I hate to tell you: But, we had it coming. Sure, I am outraged that 87 million people had their personal data accessed without permission, for corporate gains. But, the fact remains that the data existed within Facebook for it to be mined.…
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A computer scam and my momentary lapse of reason
The instant I clicked on the attachment, I realized that I should not have. I was researching for my next blog post when the popup notification in the corner of my computer screen showed that I had a message on Facebook Messenger. It was from a friend that I regularly played squash with. It read:…
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A Severe Case of FOMO
I must admit, I am going through a severe case of FOMO — Fear Of Missing Out. The valuations for cannabis stocks and cryptocurrencies have gone through the roof and I am, once again, sitting on the sidelines, watching. My FOMO is justifiable. This is not the first time I have missed out on opportunities…
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Google Home: Walls have ears!
“I am sorry, can you repeat that?” I looked at my wife. I hadn’t asked her anything. She was watching “Love it or list it” on TV and not paying any attention to me. I wanted to ask her if she was hearing voices but thought better of it. That wouldn’t sit well. It took…
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Twelve Network Security Scams You May Fall For
What would you do if you came across a USB flash drive in your company’s parking lot? If you answered “I‘ll check to see what is in it,” you must read this post. Trust me, it’ll do you good. The world of network security is jargon-heavy. Some innocuous-sounding terms can have dire consequences if you…
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Six Twitter mistakes that I made, which you can avoid
“An applicant for a Social Media Management role with Less than 1,000 Twitter followers is suspect”– Olivier Blanchard. Even though I was not looking for a job in Social Media, the quote shown above from the respected brand strategist and consultant made me uncomfortable. With less than two hundred followers at that time, my credibility…