Trends in Business Information Technology
Trends in Business Information Technology Trends in Business Information Technology
Next generation mobile • Next generation mobile (which includes smart devices and tablets) is projected to equal PCs in market number in three years or so. • This means that business people will expect to do nearly everything mobile. • More powerful and smaller tablets are coming out in the market. Microsoft is coming in with Surface and Windows 8 • Grade school students are being raised on tablets
Social media • Social media isn’t just for friends anymore. • IBM calls it “social business” and they even have a vicepresident for social media. • The top uses for social business are events promotion and marketing campaigns, sales lead and revenue generation, product and service support and direct selling to customers. • Twitter is real-time feedback for any activity
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Social media<br />
• Social media isn’t just for friends anymore.<br />
• IBM calls it “social bus<strong>in</strong>ess” and they even have a vicepresident<br />
for social media.<br />
• The top uses for social bus<strong>in</strong>ess are events promotion and<br />
market<strong>in</strong>g campaigns, sales lead and revenue generation,<br />
product and service support and direct sell<strong>in</strong>g to customers.<br />
• Twitter is real-time feedback for any activity
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