"...there exist 'harbinger customers' who systematically purchase new products that fail (and are discontinued by retailers). This article extends this result in two ways. First, the findings document the existence of 'harbinger zip codes.' If households in these zip codes adopt a new product, this is a signal that the new product will fail. Second, … Continue reading Harbringers of Failure
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Under Control of Your Smart Phone
Open Question: Are smart phones primarily an information technology or a control technology? "What the phone promises you psychologically is not content as such, but a space on the screen that is totally obedient to you. This translates into the illusion that the world, seen through the screen, will be equally obedient. I think any … Continue reading Under Control of Your Smart Phone
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