Month: June 2016

  • ANWB’s Big Brother insurance is a terrible idea

    ANWB’s Big Brother insurance is a terrible idea

    How can a car insurance company continue to make money if driverless cars might make car damage a thing of the past? The answer is simple and sinister: by gathering as much private information about their customers as possible. Google has been doing it very successfully for years and the value of their shares has…

  • “The ad blocker is a godsend”

    “The ad blocker is a godsend”

    “We’ve entered an age where more and more standard products are becoming obsolete. Marketeers need to ask themselves: is my product even relevant these days? This is their challenge: how can you still really surprise individual customers?” Being in touch with the customers “People have become so individualistic that it’s becoming less and less effective…

  • Will Spotify and Netflix replace the cinema, the library and the concert hall?

    Will Spotify and Netflix replace the cinema, the library and the concert hall?

    The on-demand and streaming services industry is growing explosively. With streaming services like Spotify and Netflix, you can watch films and series and listen to music online for a fee. But the rapid digital developments are not going to replace the cinema, the library or the concert hall, says multidisciplinary technology expert and entrepreneur Danny…