by Minter Dial | Sep 6, 2017 | Futureproof, Internet of Things, New Tech
The term Internet of Things (or IoT) was coined in 1999. Just what does this super generic moniker mean? Literally, it means that physical devices are beginning to connect to the Internet. If you think about that for a few seconds, technically...
by Minter Dial | Mar 22, 2017 | Ethics
Having just spent a week at South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin Texas, I heard a number of recurrent themes throughout many of the panels and sessions I attended. Two of the themes struck me as most paradoxical: the right to privacy defense of the freedom of speech...
by Minter Dial | Jan 28, 2016 | Cyber Security, New Tech, Social Media
I marvel how, in 2016, even in London, I still come across active people (i.e. not retired) who have decided to shun (at least a part of) the Internet. The key underlying issue is, of course, about privacy. No one in their right mind wants their private lives revealed...
by Minter Dial | Oct 13, 2015 | Marketing
I have long advocated that, core to one’s digital marketing strategy, one must focus on two components: website (as a hub) email list (for communications) It’s a very simple story. With the spiralling costs of social media (it’s widely accepted that...
by Minter Dial | Oct 1, 2015 | Cyber Security, Social Media
It is clear that the vast majority of people are using the Internet and their digital tools and devices without really knowing the full consequences. In a piece I wrote over the Summer entitled Internet Privacy, I categorized the different profiles with regard to...
