But, with the advent of COVID-19 and the need for social distancing and self-isolation, many people are just now becoming acquainted with working from home. As expected, some aspects can be more challenging than others.
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #690: As more people telecommute, more challenges arise
Now, in 2020, not having a mobile-friendly website is practically unthinkable, especially since more than half of site visitors are looking at the web via their cell phones. But Google is taking things to their inevitably conclusion: its webcrawlers are now indexing by mobile-first.
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #689: Google’s “mobile first” strategy isn’t new, but now it’s final
Posted in 4cast, and Advertising
If you’re like me, you probably rarely think about advertisements, other than to possibly figure out how to avoid them. But ads are everywhere, of course, and the entities that create and pay for them are constantly working to make sure that we see even more of them. To this end, companies are trying a variety of new tactics, many including new uses of technology
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #687: Will new tech help advertisers grab our attention?
While Netflix didn’t win big at the Oscars this year, it still has been making headlines. The streaming service has known for some time that the streaming wars would eventually heat up, and some recent news make it evident that Netflix is ready for the competition.
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #685: Netflix has competition now, but it isn’t chillin’
We’ve certainly covered facial recognition before, but it’s only in the past week or so that we’ve seen this intense, consistent level of news, development and controversy.
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #682: It’s official: facial recognition is out of control
It’s that time of year, when more people spend time in clinics and doctors’ offices, as cold and flu season gets underway. Many of us…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #681: Will healthcare tech take giant steps in 2020?
Accessibility for those with disabilities is not a new idea, although it’s far from being a normative part of many planning processes (but it should…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #679: Accessibility and technology are still not a good match
Posted in 4cast, and facial recognition
We’ve certainly covered facial recognition in the 4Cast before, but a newer subset of that tech is causing some major waves. Now, technology can not only match a name and a face, but it can also (in theory) determine how the person with that face is feeling. Called “affect recognition,” but more commonly referred to as “emotion recognition,” it may be even more controversial than it’s broader cousin, facial recognition.
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #677: Is emotion recognition technology a good idea?
If you’re a gamer, it’s likely that you’ve been hearing about Google forthcoming Stadia service for a while. Stadia proposes to be to gaming what…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #673: Is Google’s new Stadia gaming platform all that?
Educators and librarians have long had an ambivalent relationship with Wikipedia. While admiring the attempt to crowdsource all human knowledge, the authority of that knowledge…
Read MoreOPLIN 4Cast #671: Wikipedia is still very much a battleground
