… but Apple still can’t produce a reliable spell checker for the iPhone!

Way back in 1994 I was helping a person with a disability use speech recognition software from Dragon Systems. The process was slow and very frustrating for the user but the potential was undeniable. Fast forward to the present and no one is surprised to find reliable integrated voice command systems in a variety of computing devices including those found in automobiles. Headsets that can be taught to respond to your thoughts were the stuff of science fiction back then but it may not be long before they too become common.

Social Saturation

According to George Colony of Forrester Research the US market is reaching a saturation point in terms of the number of hours that people have available for social media use. This is worth thinking about and deserves further study.

Have a listen from 15:05 in the following presentation:

“Three Social Thunderstorms George Colony Forrester Research #leweb What is happening in the Social Mobile and Local scene and what are the predictions of Forrester Research”