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Tech philosopher Alex Wolf on designing harmonious technology

Intercom, Inc.

Unpacking this central conundrum is at the heart of Alex Wolf’ s work – the self-described “consumer-facing anthropologist” has made a career by thinking deeply and talking widely about issues related to the pervasive role of technology in modern life. She asks what are the risks involved in “outsourcing” so many of our skills to technology.

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H.O.M.E: Entertainment – when all the world’s a stage

Intercom, Inc.

is a special four-part series on Inside Intercom that explores how people across many industries and countries are managing to persevere with the help of technology. This week, our final episode checks in with how folks are keeping entertained when they can’t leave the house. That’s the definition of a noble endeavor.

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What Will this Crisis Accelerate in Your Ecosystem?

Tom Tunguz

Entertainment is changing. I’m sure there are many impacts outside the world of technology on medicine, drug discovery, energy production, and many other facets of how we work and live. Certainly, some of this spike is due to transient conditions. Formula One drivers now compete in online races since organizers paused the season.

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How Technology Affects Communication

Neil Patel

For better or worse, technology affects communication because it is a part of our everyday lives. It impacts the way we work, entertain ourselves, and stay in touch. You might see the average elementary-aged child with their head buried in a smartphone and tempted to take a gloomy outlook on what technology has done to us.

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The App Store Model Comes to Web3

Tom Tunguz

Developer evangelism underpins healthy L1 chains: without applications, the underlying database of much value, no matter how sophisticated the technology. A stadium without entertainment sells no tickets. To attract the next billion users to web3, the great pendulum of technology progress must swing towards applications.

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The Marketer’s 5 Step Guide to Beacon Technology

Neil Patel

Beacon technology has completely revolutionized both business and marketing. As one Business.com article put it, with “Retail going digital and digital media coming to retail,” this technology is completely changing the marketing game. The key to the versatility of this location-based mobile technology lies in its size and function.

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Making things people want

Intercom, Inc.

Maybe your customers want to be entertained, or spend more time with their friends, or understand what projects teammates are working on, or maybe they want to project growth for their business. Let’s look at some jobs that, like boredom during a commute, have stuck around for years, through hundreds of technological advances.