Envisioning the day when Google Home holds me hostage.
Hey Google, Where Are My Keys?
August 16th, 2019 Comments Off on Hey Google, Where Are My Keys?
Tags: Amazon · Amazon Echo · Google · Google Home · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · voice commerce · Walmart
Beware: Big Brother Walmart May Be Watching
July 29th, 2017 Comments Off on Beware: Big Brother Walmart May Be Watching
A mild rant on facial recognition technology and Walmart’s apparent plans to use it.
Tags: biometrics · facial recognition technology · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Walmart
Books, Designer Dolls, a Pound of Lard and a Kick-Ass Crossbow
November 2nd, 2013 Comments Off on Books, Designer Dolls, a Pound of Lard and a Kick-Ass Crossbow
Pondering how far “Walmartization” will go and whether the convenience factor outweighs what we’re giving up in the process.
Tags: Amazon · American Girl · Canadian Tire · Coors Light · Indigo · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Walmart
Big Data: Walmart, Twitter and a Hummingbird’s Wings
May 10th, 2013 Comments Off on Big Data: Walmart, Twitter and a Hummingbird’s Wings
Trying to decode “big data” and getting a perabyte of a headache in the process.
Tags: big data · bit · byte · Hummingbird · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Twitter · Walmart