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Who has what it takes to be The Voice?
Gene E. Lectington
Posted on March 5, 2019 at 7:36 pm
Virtual Assistants are software programs that translate spoken language and conversational text into completed requests. Overtime, Virtual Assistants have become smarter as more data has improved the algorithms that process requests and translate them into responses. The technological advancements of [...]
How Slack Helps Employers Give Employees Some Slack on Workforce Communications
Gene E. Lectington
Posted on February 25, 2019 at 9:11 am
Slack is a cloud-based, workplace collaboration platform breaking traditional assumptions of how people communicate.

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On March 6, 2019, Gene E. Lectington commented on Who has what it takes to be The Voice? :

Forgot to add sources!
• http://fortune.com/2017/07/05/alibaba-tmall-genie-voice-assistant/
• https://www.macobserver.com/analysis/voice-assistant-war-alexa-google-assistant-siri/
• https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/18/18187992/microsoft-cortana-satya-nadella-alexa-google-assistant-competitor
• https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07/can-apple-save-siri-the-worlds-most-annoying-artificial-intelligence
• https://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-siri-once-an-original-now-struggles-to-be-heard-above-the-crowd-1496849095
• https://www.slideshare.net/ActivateInc/activate-tech-media-outlook-2018
• https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-artificial-intelligence-flywheel/

On March 4, 2019, Gene E. Lectington commented on The Battle to Book and Host Travelers Continues to be Changed by Digital Innovation :

From a friend working at Marriott over the summer, I think esp with the finalization of their merger with SPG, the company is focusing A LOT of energy on keep its place at the top for travelers. I think this story definitely has a long way to play out ESP. given PCs points on regulation. I think AirBnB is going to face a lot of pushback (similar to Uber) in the way its spread in major cities across the world, especially in those that are facing affordable housing shortages.

On March 4, 2019, Gene E. Lectington commented on Sleep on It: How Casper *Flipped* the Mattress Industry :

I agree 100%. Also, aside from marketing and initial buzz, I personally don’t see a sustainable competitive advantage for Casper, although you outlined some great points Gina! I have a feeling this industry isn’t done being disrupted…

On March 4, 2019, Gene E. Lectington commented on The Best Camera is the One That’s With You :

I actually just received a ‘point and shoot’ digital camera for Christmas and am interested if my purchase, as well as a number of friends, is anecdotal or a trend in a swing back to more high quality hardware? I think with the stagnation of how smartphone cameras are improving (aside from innovations in how they use ML to improve quality) that consumers (or at least a small subset) may show demand for higher quality images — maybe there’s a niche for cameras that complement smartphones?