Well it’s been entirely too long since I’ve posted an update here, but alas, to be busy is a blessed thing. I took a few moments at the end of my day to today to quickly make a list of items I worked on. There’s more to this list, but here’s a highlight of my Monday:
An article I wrote was published on the website “I Had Cancer.com”. Follow the link below to read the article in full.
After experiencing the roller coaster of emotions that were thrown at David’s family after his wife’s breast cancer diagnosis, he considers anger and “grumpiness” as simply a waste of time.
http://www.ihadcancer.com/h3-blog/06-09-2013/A-Toast-To-The-Grumpy-People
The senior population in America is growing quickly. By the year 2050, the number of Americans age 65 and older is projected to more than double from about 40 million today to 88.5 million. While 7 in 10 seniors own a cell phone, only about 12% of those devices are smartphones. Small text, complexity of use and price are all factors at the low adoption rate of smartphones by seniors.
A start-up by the name of Silverline Mobile is looking to address these issues with their endeavor. Silverline Mobile’s approach is two-fold: first, they’re developing a set of applications that are intuitive for seniors large formatting and visual cues; secondly, they’ve developed a program where they’re getting refurbished, lower cost devices into the hands of seniors.
Statistics from Administration on Aging and Pew Internet.
No more creepy cable guys either.
Ad Age reported today that last year more than 1 million people canceled their cable service in favor of online options. I’m happy to say that I am one of those 1 million people and couldn’t be happier about it.[more…] We found ourselves paying roughly $100/month for a service that we used spartanly. When it was used, it typically revolved around a handful of channels… in our home: Disney, Nickelodeon, Discovery and FX.
On top of it, we were using Netflix streaming. With the advent of Summer, we went ahead and cut the cord. We supplemented Netflix with Amazon Instant Video. We’re now paying a fraction of what we were. Of course, there are drawbacks such as sporting events, but even that tide is turning: this year we watched SuperBowl XLVII streaming online.
The Wall Street Journal ran an article in late February about rumblings of more “a la carte” packages versus the large bundles forced on consumers today by the cable titans. The article quoted an anonymous cable executive stating that as Internet video delivery improves, it’ll force a change in the the pay-tv industry. I think we’re there already.
