Emerging technology trends, new apps, and shiny gadgets and gizmos are released into the wild daily. Staying on top of the latest technology news can be overwhelming. Join Rachel Eichen as she highlights some of the latest and greatest emerging technologies. She will focus on what is just over the horizon and will discuss how it will effect and provide opportunities to libraries, librarians and our users. Instructor: Rachel Eichen Rachel Eichen is a certified presenter who has had over three years of teaching experience. She has taught computer classes to passengers on the Grand Princess cruise ship, which included such topics as Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office. She also taught classes while working within the software industry. She enjoys learning about new technology trends and loves sharing this information with others. Rachel holds a Master's degree in Library & Information Science and a bachelor's degree in Technical Writing.

1. Top Tech
Trends
Presenter: Rachel Eichen
Novare Library Services

2. Tech Trends
 Quantity over Quality
 Lots of overlap
 Look to the future
 Basic introduction
 Ask ?’s anytime

3. 1. Cloud Computing

4. What is Cloud Computing?

5. What is Cloud Computing?
 Internet-based
 No hard drive needed
 Software examples
include: Facebook and
G-mail
 No more large server
rooms?
 Backbone for tech trends

6. Cloud Storage
 Dropbox
 iCloud
 War for your pictures
 Other Competition:
SugarSync, Box.net

7. Google Drive
 New this year
 Collaborates with Google
Docs and other Google Apps
 No software required
 Will Google support it or will it
fade away?

8. Cloud Concerns
 Will it stay free?
 Is it secure?
 Is data really safe?
 Login info safe?
 Dropbox password
leak
 Now checks for
suspicious activity

9. 2. Social Business

10. What is Social Business?
“Social Business is a concept that goes beyond the
buzz of social media networks; it’s a practice that
can enable more efficient, effective and net-new
connections inside and outside your organization to
drive performance. The organizations that discover
value are doing so with a layered approach that
crosses organizational boundaries, functions and
services. While this may be alarming for many
executives, the new world of
transparency, knowledge flows and democratized
opinion-making is rife with opportunities.”
Source: http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/Services/consulting/technology-
consulting/7778d8e8dde25310VgnVCM2000001b56f00aRCRD.htm

11. Social Business
 Social media is changing
how business operates
(Facebook, Twitter, bloggi
ng, etc.)
 Customers now have the
collective power
 More than just listening;
how do companies
respond?

12. Social Business Success Story :
Starbucks
 Engages customers on
Twitter on Facebook
 Uses social media to
promote “free stuff” days
 My Starbucks Ideas
 Ideas in Action
 Compare to Dunkin
Donuts advertising

15. Social Business
 Librariescan learn a lot from successful social
campaigns
 Not just Twitter and Facebook
 Know and listen to your audience
 Always changing

16. 3. Mobile Wallets

17. Mobile Payments
 Square’s iPhone dongle
lets you use payments
anywhere
 Cuts out middlemen
 No monthly fees
 Competition? Paypal?

18. What is NFC?
Source: http://mashable.com/2011/07/08/the-future-of-mobile-payments-infographic/

19. Mobile Wallets
 Google Wallet
launched
 Apple’s Passbook to
launch (competitor?)
 Library cards on
mobile wallets?

20. Death of the Traditional Wallet?
 By 2013, 1 in 5 cell
phones will use NFC, 50%
in 2014
 Paypal thinks by 2015, the
“wallet” will be dead

21. 4. Smartphones

22. Smartphones
 Bigger screens
 Better cameras
 Faster (rise of 4G)
 More power
 Smartphone or
tablet?

23. Battle of the OS
 Apple vs. Android (vs.
Windows vs. Blackberry)
 Apple fewer
choices, more
standardization
 Android more
choices, less
standardization
 OS6?

24. One Phone to Rule Them All!
 Your phone is
everything
 Camera, GPS, Video,
Gaming, Wallet
 Websites going
mobile

25. 5. Tablet Computers

26. Tablet Computers
 iPad vs. Android
 HTML5 vs. Flash
 Video
 Ideal size?

27. Is Touch Computing the Future?
 Microsoft and Apple
think so
 OSX vs. Windows 8
 Peripheral free
 Goodbye desktop?

28. 6. E-Readers

29. Trends in Ebook Readers
 Less buttons, more
touch
 Need a light?
 Special offers
 Lower costs
 Dedicated Ebook
readers

30. Non-dedicated: E-readers or Tablets?
 Kindle Fire, B&N
Nook, Nexus 7
 LCD, not e-ink
 Lower price
 Sept. 6 – New Kindle
 Camera?
 Navigation?

31. Magazines Love E-Readers
 More people reading
 Interactive features
 Free digital
subscription with
regular

32. 7. Going Visual

34. Pinterest
 Public pinboard
 Females primary
demographic
 Great for referrals
 Contests and ideas

35. Instagram
 Mobile sharing photo
app
 Lots of filters and
effects
 April 2012 –
Facebook bought for
$1 billion
 Instagram camera?

36. Pinterest & Instagram
 Both visual
 Away from words
 Social media
integration
 Libraries already
using it to promote
their collections

37. Long-term potential?

38. 8. Gamification

39. Gamification
 Turning boring things into
games
 Check-in for badges and
discounts
 Motivation by rewards
 Can libraries use this?

40. 9. Asynchronous Gaming

41. Asynchronous Gaming
 Draw Something, “With
Friends”
 Turn-based; play anytime
 Mobile based
 Free, but unlock power-ups
or remove ads for a fee
 Casual gamers

42. 10. Voice Control

43. Voice Control
 Siri,
S Voice, Google
 Commands and questions
 Voice transcription has
improved
 Better integration with other
apps?

44. What trends are you seeing?

45. 2013 and beyond
 Wired Appliances
 Flexible Screens
 Better Security
 Eink/LCD Combo?

46. Questions?

47. Rachel Eichen
adverb@gmail.com
slideshare.net/adverb
www.novarelibrary.com
www.learnsurge.com