http://www.life-connected.com Life, Connected Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:03:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.life-connected.com/2010/08/sxsw-vote-for-the-new-sharing-economy-panel/ http://www.life-connected.com/2010/08/sxsw-vote-for-the-new-sharing-economy-panel/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:45:50 +0000 Guest Author http://www.life-connected.com/?p=3706 The New Sharing Economy study, and we need your vote! Panel collaborators include Micki Krimmel of Neighborgoods, John Zimmer of Zimride, Aaron Freed of Divvy, Rachel Botsman, author of What's Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption, Neal Gorenflo of Shareable Magazine, and Kim Gaskins of Latitude. Related posts:

1. Shareable / Latitude 42: The New Sharing Economy Study

]]> http://www.life-connected.com/2010/08/sxsw-vote-for-the-new-sharing-economy-panel/feed/ 0 http://www.life-connected.com/2010/08/video-of-study-findings-where-else-will-kids-think-to-put-the-web-in-the-world/ http://www.life-connected.com/2010/08/video-of-study-findings-where-else-will-kids-think-to-put-the-web-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:47:39 +0000 Kim Gaskins http://www.life-connected.com/?p=3687 Latitude 42 study, "Children's 'Future Requests' for Computers and Technology" (with ReadWriteWeb), to sum up the study's key findings and big pathways for research, innovation, and the future of the Web. (Hint: Internet of Things.) In related news, our young participants' "future requests" are being corroborated by current, cutting-edge work in innovation. For example, MIT Media Lab is dabbling in "digital gastronomy" to improve food preparation experiences—something mentioned by one of our kid-innovators. Related posts:

1. Kids Innovation Study Results, Part 1: Web in the Physical World
2. Latitude & ReadWriteWeb Co-Launch Innovation Study: Kids & Web Technology
3. Kids Innovation Study Results, Part 2: Creation, Design & Digital Optimism

]]> http://www.life-connected.com/2010/08/video-of-study-findings-where-else-will-kids-think-to-put-the-web-in-the-world/feed/ 0 http://www.life-connected.com/2010/07/kids-innovation-study-results-part-2-creation-design-digital-optimism/ http://www.life-connected.com/2010/07/kids-innovation-study-results-part-2-creation-design-digital-optimism/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:47:31 +0000 Kim Gaskins http://www.life-connected.com/?p=3636 download a PDF summary of study findings. Related posts:

1. Kids Innovation Study Results, Part 1: Web in the Physical World
2. Video of Study Findings: Where Else Will Kids Think to Put the Web in the World?
3. Latitude & ReadWriteWeb Co-Launch Innovation Study: Kids & Web Technology

]]> http://www.life-connected.com/2010/07/kids-innovation-study-results-part-2-creation-design-digital-optimism/feed/ 7 http://www.life-connected.com/2010/07/kids-innovation-study-results-part-1-web-in-the-physical-world/ http://www.life-connected.com/2010/07/kids-innovation-study-results-part-1-web-in-the-physical-world/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:00:52 +0000 Kim Gaskins http://www.life-connected.com/?p=3622 the results are in! According to kids, the future of tech looks more intuitive, more immersive, and much better integrated with the physical world. Read on and download a brief PDF study summary. Related posts:

1. Video of Study Findings: Where Else Will Kids Think to Put the Web in the World?
2. Kids Innovation Study Results, Part 2: Creation, Design & Digital Optimism
3. Latitude & ReadWriteWeb Co-Launch Innovation Study: Kids & Web Technology

]]> http://www.life-connected.com/2010/07/kids-innovation-study-results-part-1-web-in-the-physical-world/feed/ 8 http://www.life-connected.com/2010/06/shareable-latitude-42-the-new-sharing-economy/ http://www.life-connected.com/2010/06/shareable-latitude-42-the-new-sharing-economy/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:39:59 +0000 Kim Gaskins http://www.life-connected.com/?p=3558 the first ever (to our knowledge!) comprehensive sharing industry study to learn how people understand sharing at a time when innovative Web platforms & local communities—new technologies & psychologies—are continually expanding what sharing can mean, connecting people to each other (& people to things) in ever-more intelligent ways. Participate here & help discover new possibilities for the future of sharing. Related posts:

1. Latitude & Shareable Co-Launch Innovation Study: The Interactive Future of Food
2. SxSW: Vote for The New Sharing Economy Panel!
3. Food Innovation Study: Can Technology Help Groceries Build Community?

]]> http://www.life-connected.com/2010/06/shareable-latitude-42-the-new-sharing-economy/feed/ 2 http://www.life-connected.com/2010/05/food-innovation-study-can-technology-help-groceries-build-community/ http://www.life-connected.com/2010/05/food-innovation-study-can-technology-help-groceries-build-community/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 15:09:03 +0000 Jeremy Adam Smith http://www.life-connected.com/?p=3516 Jeremy Adam Smith, Editor of Shareable.net, discusses new opportunities for local sharing and community building, rooted in the findings of our joint "The Interactive Future of Food" study. "The grocery store [is] both a node in a wider network and a focal point for local community, where members can congregate, share information, and aggregate their information with other communities..." Related posts:

1. Food Innovation Study: Mobile & Barcode Technology for Informed “Offline” Shopping
2. “The Interactive Future of Food”: Summary of Study Findings
3. A Few Very Forward Ideas: Participant Solutions for Food Innovation

]]> http://www.life-connected.com/2010/05/food-innovation-study-can-technology-help-groceries-build-community/feed/ 1 http://www.life-connected.com/2010/04/a-few-very-forward-ideas-participant-solutions-for-food-innovation/ http://www.life-connected.com/2010/04/a-few-very-forward-ideas-participant-solutions-for-food-innovation/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:10:45 +0000 Kim Gaskins http://www.life-connected.com/?p=3504 a selection of “outliers” straight from participants mouths’ (or keyboards): potential solutions to address the various information gaps which people currently experience while making real-time decisions about food in store environments. They're non-representative, good ideas worth recognizing as ahead-of-the-curve—not to mention, potential food-for-thought for forward-thinking retailers. Related posts:

1. Food Innovation Study: Real-Time Information Accessibility Drives Decision-Making
2. Food Innovation Study: Mobile & Barcode Technology for Informed “Offline” Shopping
3. Food Innovation Study: Can Technology Help Groceries Build Community?

]]> http://www.life-connected.com/2010/04/a-few-very-forward-ideas-participant-solutions-for-food-innovation/feed/ 2 http://www.life-connected.com/2010/04/data-visualization-the-interactive-future-of-food/ http://www.life-connected.com/2010/04/data-visualization-the-interactive-future-of-food/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:45:01 +0000 Jessica Reinis http://www.life-connected.com/?p=3466 Latitude recently donated $500 to The Hunger Project as a result of their time and creativity. We've created an interactive data visualization containing some demographic & tech profiling information (general location, age, gender, smartphone usage, tech adoption, & referral source) about our study participants. Related posts:

1. “The Interactive Future of Food”: Summary of Study Findings
2. Latitude & Shareable Co-Launch Innovation Study: The Interactive Future of Food
3. Shareable / Latitude 42: The Interactive Future of Food

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1. Food Innovation Study: Can Technology Help Groceries Build Community?
2. Food Innovation Study: Real-Time Information Accessibility Drives Decision-Making
3. A Few Very Forward Ideas: Participant Solutions for Food Innovation

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1. Data Visualization: “The Interactive Future of Food”
2. Latitude & Shareable Co-Launch Innovation Study: The Interactive Future of Food
3. Food Innovation Study: Real-Time Information Accessibility Drives Decision-Making

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