Connected Humans: The Internet Of People Has Arrived. Welcome to the 13th exciting edition of ‘Vending Insight’, a regular feature from Planet Vending that focuses on today’s cashless, connected, IoT (Internet of Things) society. There’s no product news in Vending Insight and no stories about the providers of those products. On the contrary, it’s our intention to provide those vending operators, who are hungry for information on developing technologies, with some satisfying food for thought.
Connected Humans: This week, our guest blogger is Three Square Market Founder and CEO MD Todd Westby, who came to international prominence in August 2017 when his company began implanting microchips into the hands of employees. As usual, we’ll provide our Ten Top Links that will take you to stories that have appeared across the Internet. They won’t all be about vending: in fact, we’ll steer you, through these stories, in the direction the world is heading. We hope that Vending Insight will inspire you to investigate how to apply the features of cashless payments, data collection and connectivity to the advantage of your vending business.
The Internet Of People: What Can Happen When Humans. Not Machines, Are Connected To The Web, (Planet Vending)
Connected Humans: This time last year, Todd Westby’s Three Square Market found itself at the centre of a news story that went viral right around the world. That was when the company began to implant chips into the hands of its employees, between the thumb and the forefinger. At that moment, they created The Internet of People… The inside story from the horse’s mouth in a world exclusive for PV, HERE
From The Internet
8 Awesome Uses of RFID and NFC (Noodle)
The premise of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and NFC (Near Field Communication) is very simple – a tag comes into contact with a reader and an action is performed as a result of this. So what’s the difference between the two? Find out, HERE
How 5G Connectivity And New Technology Could Pave The Way For Self-Driving Cars (Technology Review)
How much safer, smoother, and more efficient could driving be if cars could communicate with traffic lights while approaching an intersection, get alerted to jaywalking pedestrians, or talk to each other while roaring down the highway at 65 miles per hour? And on that bombshell, click HERE
O2 Searches For Lightbulb Moment In Connectivity Challenge (Telecoms Intelligence)
The trial, which has initially been launched in the ‘Explore Room’ at the MNOs Slough headquarters, is being run alongside pureLiFi. Using the company’s Lifi-XC system the aim to deliver large amounts of data through the common household fixture, potentially providing a solution to the on-going challenge of indoor connectivity. Some say it’s TEN TIMES faster that wi-fi… In the dark? Click HERE
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How AWS IoT Device Defender Secures Connected Devices (Forbes)
According to Amazon, AWS IoT Device Defender is a fully managed IoT security service that enables customers to secure their IoT configurations on an ongoing basis. With AWS IoT Device Defender, customers get tools to identify and respond to security issues. Details, HERE
The Internet of Things (IoT) to Manage Facilities Spend Through Risk Mitigation (Entouch)
Businesses spend more than $11 billion per year to deal with these injuries. Although not all injuries are preventable, Facilities Managers can use the Internet of Things to manage facilities spend by reducing fall risks. You’ll be glad you tripped over this one, it’s HERE
Why SMEs Need To Go Cashless To Keep Up (The Telegraph)
Research by Square claims that almost half of the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) still aren’t setup to accept cards, yet 81pc of people would shop locally if they knew that a business was. Find out what happened when busnesses in Holywell were encouraged to go cashless, HERE
Why Consumers Must Resist the Dangerous Push for Cashless Societies (Sputnik International)
‘Ultimately, the less banks spend on physical infrastructure, and the more payment giants like Mastercard and Visa increase their digital transaction volume, the more money they make. The needs, concerns and interests of consumers are thus secondary considerations for Big Finance, if at all.’ Are you bovvered, though? Take a look, HERE
Fixing The Missing Links In B2B ‘Omnichannel’ Commerce (Forbes)
Business-to-business buyers often want the “omnichannel” experience of purchasing any way they want online or offline with consistent customer service. What’s the best strategy for sellers? Throw out old assumptions about customers, websites and sales reps, and innovate to win at the omnichannel B2B game. Read Forrester Research Inc’s compelling arguments, HERE
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Remarketing Triggers: How And Why To Opt-In For Triggers? (SocPub)
Simply put, remarketing implements cookie tracking. It’s done to tag the non-converting site visitors, to follow them online. It gets followed by triggering same displays of the brand message on various other websites. When used well, continual brand exposure helps to maximize sales. Gradually, the online visitors convert into interested buyers. Interesting stuff, HERE
What Is The IoT? Everything You Need To Know (TechRadar)
Baffled by talk of the IoT? Digital devices are not just in our pockets or our offices, but increasingly in our homes, buildings, and many places and cities. Helping collect, analyse and monitor data and information about their surroundings, these devices are able to communicate with each other through the ‘Internet of Things’. A great beginner’s guide, HERE
Watch out for another issue of Vending Insight next week – only from Planet Vending.
