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Connected world: the consumer technology revolution

Summary:

Connectivity changes everything. That’s the credo driving just about every corner of our day-to-day lives. As human beings, we are now connected to one another through not just our social networks but also our cars, the books we read, the albums we download and even our own health and wellness habits (to name just a few areas). With that in mind, GigaOM Pro has singled out certain areas in the technology industry where we see this shift to constant connectivity taking place most drastically.

  1. Table of contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Disrupting digital music – by David Card
    1. Current trends
    2. Outlook: key disruption vectors in digital music
    3. Methodology
      1. Anywhere access
      2. Discovery
      3. Rent/buy
      4. Subsidization
      5. Listening
    4. The role of labels
    5. Companies to watch
    6. Upsetting the status quo
  4. The future of connected health: anytime, anyplace – by Jody Ranck, DrPH
    1. Aging global population and rising health expenses
    2. Where technological and social change meet: opportunities in connected health
    3. Who to watch in the future
      1. Health 2.0
      2. Gamification of health
      3. MHealth
      4. Medical devices
      5. Sensors and the Internet of things
    4. Key issues for the future
  5. Cleantech, meet connectivity: a new era of energy efficiency – by Adam Lesser
    1. Car sharing
    2. Connecting the home
    3. The smart grid
    4. The ideas that survive
  6. An e-book market analysis and forecast – by Michael Wolf
    1. Disruption vectors in the e-book market, 2011–2016
    2. Methodology
      1. Distribution/storefront
      2. Hardware platform
      3. Social/discovery
      4. Multiplatform/cloud access
      5. Publisher relationships
      6. Customer base
    3. An e-book market forecast
    4. Rapid change
  7. Dissecting the data: 5 issues in our digital future – by Derrick Harris
    1. Legislation designed with the web in mind
    2. Making privacy understandable
    3. What to do with mobile data
    4. Making connected data real
    5. Empowering consumers
  8. About the authors
    1. About David Card
    2. About Derrick Harris
    3. About Adam Lesser
    4. About Jody Ranck, DrPH
    5. About Michael Wolf
  9. Further reading