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About GilPress

I'm Managing Partner at gPress, a marketing, publishing, research and education consultancy. Also a Senior Contributor forbes.com/sites/gilpress/. Previously, I held senior marketing and research management positions at NORC, DEC and EMC. Most recently, I was Senior Director, Thought Leadership Marketing at EMC, where I launched the Big Data conversation with the “How Much Information?” study (2000 with UC Berkeley) and the Digital Universe study (2007 with IDC). Twitter: @GilPress

Smart Watches and Healthcare (Infographic)

Posted on September 6, 2015 by GilPress

How your watch will save your life Infographic by Watches2U.

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Google and Alphabet: Invention–and Commerical Success–is not Enough

Posted on August 27, 2015 by GilPress

It looks like most of the publications and pundits of the world had something to say about the surprise-of-the-decade: Google’s transformation into Alphabet (Techmeme provides a sample here). For me, the numerous questions they posed only triggered further questions:  Is … Continue reading →

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How Fragile is the Internet? (Infographic)

Posted on August 25, 2015 by GilPress

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The Internet of Things (IoT): 9 Predictions and Facts

Posted on August 24, 2015 by GilPress

A number of new reports on the Internet of Things (IoT) provide a fresh look at the state of this hot market and forecasts for its future impact on the world’s economy. IDC discussed The Internet of Things Mid-Year Review at … Continue reading →

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What Policy Change Would Accelerate the Benefits of the Internet of Things? (IoT)

Posted on August 20, 2015 by GilPress

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8zvkWWcUdA?rel=0] McKinsey Global Institute: Joi Ito: It gets back to open standards, interoperability, and a focus on non-IP-encumbered technology. Jon Bruner: Everyone is looking for clarification on the rules on drones. Renee DiResta: I don’t know that I feel … Continue reading →

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Most Hyped Technologies: Self-Driving Cars, Self-Service Analytics, IoT; No More Big Data Buzz

Posted on August 19, 2015 by GilPress

Gartner just released its 2015 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies report. It’s our most reliable buzz bellwether, annually defining what’s in and what’s out. At the peak of inflated expectations just two years ago, Big Data was dethroned by the Internet of … Continue reading →

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How Much Data is Generated Every Minute?

Posted on August 17, 2015 by GilPress

Source: DOMO

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What Makes the Internet of Things (IoT) Work (SlideShare)

Posted on August 16, 2015 by GilPress

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On Brontobyte Data and Other Big Words

Posted on August 13, 2015 by GilPress

Source: Datafloq Paul McFedries in IEEE Spectrum:  When Gartner released its annual Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies for 2014, it was interesting to note that big data was now located on the downslope from the “Peak of Inflated Expectations,” while the … Continue reading →

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Survey Data on Facebook Addiction (Infographic)

Posted on August 4, 2015 by GilPress

Courtesy of: Stop Procrastinating

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