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...
by Minter Dial | Sep 18, 2015 | New Tech
BlaBlaCar , which is a service that connects drivers and people prepared to pay to share the ride, has just received a $200 million VC injection which puts them at a $1.6B valuation (via VentureBeat). As such, it has become the top French start-up success story and is...
by Minter Dial | Sep 8, 2015 | New Tech
My friend, Adrian Swinscoe, wrote a fine post, “The Warmth of Analogue,” about how and why vinyl records are making a return. The Guardian article, Vinyl’s Difficult Comeback, describes the 40-50% growth rates in vinyl sales in the US (9.2 million...
by Minter Dial | Aug 30, 2015 | Internet of Things, Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue Episode #161 This interview is with a dynamic duo from Sigfox, a big success story out of France, with Thomas Nicholls, EVP of Communications, and Marion Moreau, in charge of Corporate Branding. If you are at all curious about the Internet of...
by Minter Dial | Aug 26, 2015 | Branding, Self Driving Car
I’m still considering Google’s change of name to Alphabet. Yes, I’ve read the explanatory press release and many pundits’ opinions. Yes, I realize that Google has spawned businesses far removed from the familiar search engine/media platform we have come to know and...
by Minter Dial | Jul 30, 2015 | New Tech
As much as one might wish or hope that buying a set of anti-spam and anti-virus packages will protect your identity online, any serious attempt to secure your online privacy and safety needs a lot more effort and resources. I used to believe, for example, that Apple...