These are the Friday “High Five” stories in the digital product innovation space during the week of 4/9/2016 to 4/15/2016 we noticed were trending.
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1) Facebook Messenger and the Future of Digital Apps
Before the Facebook F8 Conference, VP of Messenger David Marcus was already talking about how the Messenger platform will affect digital interaction.
“Chat is the future of the Internet. Messenger is the future of chat.”
Wired: Facebook Believes Messenger Will Anchor a Post-App Internet
With chatbots now available to public developers, businesses can participate in this booming program. Messenger has over 900 million active users, which gives businesses the necessary push to participate.
Does your business want to reach this vast audience? Of course you do. Using our services to build your own chatbot for Messenger, you’ll have access to this community in a futuristic and revolutionary way. Contact us today to see what we have to offer your business.
2) Mobile Payments Coming to the NYC Metro
If you take public transportation in Philadelphia, NYC, Washington DC, or any other major city in the US, you know how much of a hassle the payment process can be. With tokens and monthly metrocards, it can be difficult to get through process without expense and inconvenience.
Recently, there has been much talk about improving and introducing different forms of mobile payments. With Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Android Pay and more all competing for the top spot, it was only a matter of time for that movement to branch out to other payment systems.
In NYC, metro users have been pushing for a faster, more efficient way to get through the station each day. Finally, the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced their interest in a mobile ticketing process.
Unfortunately, NYC metro users have a long wait ahead as experts predict this system won’t be put in place until at least 2021. While it is a step in the right direction, the slow speed is an inconvenience many metro users won’t appreciate.
3) New Research on IoT Trends
The Internet of Things or IoT has had some significant press thanks to new technologies arriving, such as the Amazon Echo. While the platform has also had some bad press about security risks, the platform growth shows no signs of slowing down.
“This trend of ‘computerization’ of objects – connecting them to some form of communication and information network – is on a constant rise these days.”
To learn more about what QYResearch has found from their research on IoT, visit their website.
Otherwise, you can discover more about how to apply IoT to your business growth by contacting us. We can build an app to work with current and future IoT products, such as the Amazon Echo, so that your business can take part in this growing industry. Contact us today to learn more.
4) The Facebook F8 Conference Announcements
In a recent recap article, we discussed some of the main Facebook F8 Conference announcements from this week.
Two of the biggest announcements were:
- Facebook opens up their chatbots platform to developers
- Facebook introduces new 360-degree virtual reality camera
That first announcement is especially huge for business because it allows you to build your own program for Messenger. It allows you to reach Messenger’s 900 million users in ways that are still under the user’s control, but if your chatbot is designed to appeal to them, you’ll see success on the platform.
We are a company that can build a chatbot program for your business that appeals to your target audience while still meeting your business objectives. Contact us today so we can demonstrate how we can help your business grow.
5) Wearables and Their Use for Employee Tracking
Companies are starting to realize and understand the connection between employee health and their productivity, but the ability to monitor this is still under question.
That’s where wearable devices come in.
By using wearables to track employee health, companies can determine what is necessary to boost productivity. For example: if an employee’s stress levels get too high, managers can step in to assist with delegation of tasks.
To implement this type of system, businesses can improve employee efficiency and thus gain the upper hand over their competition via higher quality and quantity output.
“Similar to sports science, [wearable tracking will] eventually lead to a situation where those that have invested and made strategic decisions to integrate these kind of technologies into their workforce will be more competitive.”
Dr. Chris Brauer, Director of Innovation at Goldsmiths
We at Stuzo build digital products that can help your business use wearables for internal or public reasons. Contact us today to set up a consultation on how we can build a wearables app for your business.
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Now that you’re aware of these five trending topics of the week, what will be your next steps? Our suggestion: determine how you will get involved in the digital product space. Get started with your own app development by contacting us about our innovative services. We build digital products for mobile, IoT and wearables, and our experience speaks for itself.
