Connected Consumer › Research Briefings › November 10, 2011

Connected world: the consumer technology revolution

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.

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About the authors

Adam Lesser

Lead Reporter , Blueshift Research

Derrick Harris

Infrastructure Curator , GigaOM Network

Jody Ranck

David Card

VP Research , GigaOM Pro

Michael Wolf

Vice President of Research , GigaOM

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