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Steven D Martorelli commented on the post, Artificial Intelligence not too far away , on the site 9 years, 11 months ago
This was a very interesting read but at the same time it is a little scary that we are so close to making robots readily available to consumers. I’m not sure I would be ok at first with this idea. I would be very skeptical at first, coming from a technology background, I would be constantly thinking of what if there was a bug in the software and m…[Read more]
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Steven D Martorelli commented on the post, Microsoft using big data to predict traffic jam, on the site 9 years, 11 months ago
I think that this data can be pretty accurate, it just depends on how much data they actually have and how the algorithm works. More often than not traffic has the same patterns every day. So in predicting work traffic I think the application will be very accurate and help drivers a lot. Using a lot data will help the platform determine when, why,…[Read more]
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Steven D Martorelli commented on the post, The Six Phases of Project Management, on the site 9 years, 12 months ago
This was a great refresher Ryan. Currently I would definitely agree many of our group projects are still in the design phase. The design phase is so important to our projects, you need to make sure you are addressing all of your requirements, and really delivering a product that is a solution to your defined problem. Within the next week I think…[Read more]
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Steven D Martorelli commented on the post, Is Apple pay a disruptive innovation failure ? , on the site 10 years ago
I agree that it is definitely too early to say this a failed innovation. I think that consumers don’t truly know how or where to use the product; as well retailers aren’t providing instructions to their employees to promote the feature. Once stores begin to promote the service I think there will be a spike in customers using the service. I’m not s…[Read more]
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Steven D Martorelli commented on the post, Sound waves can now charge your Phone , on the site 10 years ago
This technology, if it were commercialized, would drastically change the current market for cell phone manufactures and phone accessory companies. Companies such as apple make a ton of money on making a cable that only their phones can use and patenting the technology, forcing customers to buy their cables with incredibly high profit margins. Not…[Read more]
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Steven D Martorelli commented on the post, Legal or Not?, on the site 10 years ago
First, I find it crazy that Tesla cars built since October have had the ability to drive autonomously; all it needs is a software update that can unlock that feature. It is crazy to think cars are now getting software updates over the air, just like our phones do. I am a little skeptical about possible bugs that can occur in the software. If I had…[Read more]
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Steven D Martorelli wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 10 years ago
Last class we talked briefly about how performance reviews should go. Then we made our own performance evaluation sheets for our classmates at the end of our projects. The article I read was about Deloitte […]
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Steven D Martorelli wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 10 years ago
With people becoming more and more tired of the basic yellow cab, users are resorting to Uber for a sleeker stylish ride in town. Not to mention in some cases an Uber is cheaper than taking a yellow cab. According […]
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It is interesting how quickly Uber has expanded, and now with Lift, I’d be surprised if the taxi business will be what it once was. Uber and Lift have capitalized on the fact that people have been wanting a better experience when taking a taxi service. I imagine most people have grown tired of the aggressive driving and questionable interiors that are so common when trying to get a taxi in Philadelphia. It seems like it would take a complete overhaul of the current system for the taxi business to have any chance of getting its market share back. It might be in their best interest to embrace the competition and use this as an opportunity to improve upon the experience. It is hard to speak for other major cities, but Uber has definitely become the preferred taxi service in Philadelphia and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
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I completely agree with everything Dan said- I’d be surprised if the taxi business will be what it once was. In order for the taxis to stay relevant and compete with services like Uber and Lyft, taxis need to look at why people prefer this services over taxis. Perhaps people find taxis safer and more reliable? Once taxis realize how these services are differentiating themselves, then taxis can change their business model in order to compete and give the riders what they want.
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Steven D Martorelli commented on the post, Doctor Robot, on the site 10 years ago
I feel like we shouldn’t allow robotic surgery to an extent. I think it could be used to help a surgeon, but I don’t think the surgeon should be replaced. With robots becoming more and more popular someone needs to stop and think about what is going to happen when robots replace all of our jobs, what will happen to our economy? That being said I w…[Read more]
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Steven D Martorelli commented on the post, NBA Fit, on the site 10 years ago
This technology would be great if it was put into the hands of the regular consumer. Imagine if a high school coach could have this and prevent his younger players from getting hurt and ending their career way too early. With this technology it would also be great for the players to monitor how they are doing. Most players always want to perform…[Read more]
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Steven D Martorelli commented on the post, How Successful Leaders Think, on the site 10 years ago
I definitely agree with you Ryan, it takes experience to become a great integrative thinker. Like we talked about in class all of us will soon be entering into the workforce, and be taking on entry level IT jobs. In our entry-level jobs I believe that we will be exposed little by little to exactly how to use integrative thinking. Once we move into…[Read more]
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Steven D Martorelli wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 10 years ago
With the latest event Apple held this week, Apple announced a few new products. One major new tool Apple released is called Apple ResearchKit, and is a huge development in mobile health monitoring I believe. As we discussed last class there are many different products in the mobile health-monitoring field. With ResearchKit Apple is helping research studies gain more participants and have a more diverse sample size. ReasearchKit lets scientist develop apps that will help them answer questions in studies, but also provide participants with immediate feedback on how they did. What do you think ResearchKit is disrupting? Do you think it is disrupting any technology?
Apple ResearchKit Turns iPhones Into Medical Diagnostic Devices
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This is a great article and even better question you raise, Steve. I think ResearchKit is disrupting several technologies, however, there is one technology I think it is disrupting the most. Have you ever walked into a pharmacy and while you waited for the pharmacist to retrieve your prescriptions, noticed the machine that automatically checks your blood pressure? If I was in the business of producing those machines, I’d be a little worried about these technologies you’re talking about replacing me in the market!
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Steven D Martorelli wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 10 years ago
During our last class we talked about the Internet of things. We talked a little about how Amazon is looking to become an Internet of things platform. In recent news Amazon has just acquired an IoT company called […]
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Steven D Martorelli wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 10 years ago
The article Why Innovation Must Go Beyond Disruption directly relates to our class tonight. In this article by John Walker CEO of Cypher, he talks about how people need to go beyond the concept of disruptive […]
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Steven D Martorelli wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 10 years, 1 month ago
This article is talking about a massive IT transformation going on at AstraZeneca. When the new CIO Dave Smoley started he, like many other CIO’s, decided IT cost way too much and didn’t do enough. The past two […]
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Steven D Martorelli wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 10 years, 1 month ago
From our discussions last week in class around how to measure ROI in IT, I found this article that defines how you would measure ROI in social media. Almost every company has some kind of social media, whether its […]
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Interesting article, I was thinking about this topic when we were discussing it last week. In regards to how to calculate ROI, the first thing that came to mind was Google Analytics so that you could track your return (return in this case being the page visits). I feel the more useful information would be discovered when you compare page visits directed through social media vs. other routes to the same site, then compare those numbers to how many of those customers actually paid for a service or product. This would give you a percentage that you could use to gauge how effective your social media is. The article doesn’t mention this, but customer surveys would also be a useful tool in tracking the effectiveness of marketing via social media.
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Steven D Martorelli wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 10 years, 1 month ago
This weeks reading focused a lot on the organizational structure inside a business. This article challenges that the regular corporate structure is stifling innovation. Most of the time innovation comes from SMEs […]
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Stephen, this, I thought, was a great article find by you. Corporate structure is an enormous piece in the decision making process especially when it come to young people seeking employment right out of school. Contrary to what the article suggest, I feel as though a rigid corporate structure might be beneficial to some, however. As an entry level employee who is just entering and industry, having one’s tasks clearly defined might prove to be beneficial. I’m not saying this would be great over an entire career. I am, however, saying this might lend to less mistakes and a better understanding of one’s duties. In terms of an overall approach-looking at the company as a whole-a rigid corporate strategy, I feel, can be detrimental, especially on the IT side of the fence. This idea goes in line with the article I posted about IT Budgeting Processes. Since IT is ever changing, companies need to ensure that flexibility is allowed. Without a supple approach to all things IT, companies can get bogged down in legacy systems and thinking.
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Steven D Martorelli commented on the post, Why Is Nobody Using My App?, on the site 10 years, 1 month ago
That was a great article that will really help us when we begin building out our ideas into prototypes. I never thought of having users watch users instead of listen to them. I just assumed that having users take a poll would be a great way to get their ideas down and incorporate them in the app. It makes more sense now that people see how users…[Read more]
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Steven D Martorelli commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, September 29, on the site 10 years, 1 month ago
Wow this is a pretty scary thought, I thought that computers already knew a lot about me. Just think about what big companies with a lot of R&D spending will do with these algorithms. I can only imagine companies like amazon taking advantage of this to help sell more and more products to its customers. There comes a point when companies should not…[Read more]
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Steven D Martorelli wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 10 years, 2 months ago
This article is talking about SAP releasing their quarterly earnings and providing its five-year outlook on where they would like to be. This article is interesting because SAP is starting to switch their business […]
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