The document discusses various trends in how people share experiences and access information in the digital age, focusing on the shift from archive-based sharing to real-time engagement with platforms like Snapchat and Pinterest. It highlights the increasing reliance on technology for daily tasks and the digital divide affecting many individuals who lack online skills. Additionally, it addresses the growing expectation for personalized and simplified user experiences in digital services.

2. see it,
don’t save it
After a decade of digital hoarding, today’s
sharers want to just live in the moment.
trend01

3. The scrapbookers
went online and built
multimedia life stories
on Facebook
post-nostalgia
The scrapbookers
went online and built
multimedia life stories
on Facebook
The article hoarders
saved every link on
Twitter

4. Then, the people just
living real life went on to
Snapchat and *poof*
The recipe collectors
cheffed up enormous
personal cookbooks
on Pinterest
post-nostalgia

5. daily users
1,000,000,000
daily users
100,000,000
More than 60%
of 13- to 34-year-old smartphone users in the
US are active on Snapchat and together view
more than 2 billion videos a day

6. the year
of the
stream

7. to broadcasting
with
Will a cameo be the new selfie?

8. Yogscast PewDiePie
These live platforms are building on a style
popularized on Youtube: Let’s do something fun together

9. running
in your
background
Wonderful little tools and algorithms are making
the Internet—and all your devices—
do more for you before you even think to ask.
trend02

10. in alerts

11. when
anything important
will likely be
delivered to you?
7:10cancerpatientsrely
onalertsfromwebsites
topromptthemtocheck
forthelatestinformation
ontheirconditionor
treatments.
7:10

12. tiredofthe
algorithmic
guessing
game?
createyour
owncustom
easybuttons.

13. Google’snext
transformation:
softwarethatisaware
ofeverythingaroundit

14. my robot
Name him Big Hero or R2D2.
Just get ready:This is the year a
robot might come home with you.
trend03

15. +

16. selfiestickonwheels?
orahelperjustwhen
youneedit?

17. the GiraffPlus
Project is
betting on
helper
Their test: Can a robot inside a smart
home systemhelp people live
independently longer?

18. human
in the
machine
Robots can even make scary
grown-ups much more Huggable.
90 person
study
Focused on
4th vital sign
100s of
iSpy games

19. Who stole all
the scientists?
Uber may be replacingthe sharingeconomy
with the robot economy
- 40 researchersand scientists “poached”
- Bonusesof hundredsof thousands ofdollars
- Doubledsalaries

20. naked
without it
Nearly half the people who own a
smart phone say they couldn’t live without it.
–Pew Research Center
trend04

21. theperfect
distraction
fromany
momentthat
feelsboringor
unimportant

22. ofthose18-29
use their phone in public for
no particular reason, just to
do something.
– Pew Research
35%

23. 60lbs
ofpressure
2-4hrs
perday
700-1400hrs
peryear
– New York Spine Surgery
and Rehabilitation Medicine Center

26. why the
addiction? it’s
the answers
of smartphoneowners looking
up info about a healthcondition
lastyear
of smartphoneowners looked
up somethingthey sawon aTV
commercial
Consumermobileusage
outpacesmobilead spendby 3x
Quick searches on cellphones
increasingly help us finish our sentences,
find a great place for dinner, or learn
more about a health worry.
Pew Research Center, Google, Mary Meeker, 2015
66%
62%
3x

27. there’s more
magic to come

28. Android
world;
Apple
practice
-KantarWorldPanel,ManhattanResearch,2015
US
Germany
physicians
25.0%
45.0%
75.0%
56.0%
7.0%
12.0%
US
Germany
consumers
73.7%
65.6%
30.1%
15.2%
3.8%
10.1%

29. digital
exclusion
Remember a time before the Internet?
Turns out, millions of people are still living it.
trend05

30. quickquiz
howmany
peopleinthe
USuseAOL
dial-up?

31. 2,100,100
The smartphones in your pockets are
~100x faster than dial-up’s 56kps speed.

32. Asubiquitous
astechnologies
areinmanyof
oureveryday
lives,they’re
virtuallyabsent
fromthelivesof
manyothers.

33. digitally
excluded
20%
of UK
population
9.5 million
people
3:4
are poor,
disabled,
or elderly
People who lack the basic online skills
needed to send and receive email, use a
search engine, browse the Internet, and
complete online forms.
Pew Research Center, Google, Mary Meeker, 2015

34. the digital divide
is still a thing
*Commonwealth of Independent States | Source: ITU
66.0%
The Americas
43.4%
Worldwide
77.6%
Europe 37.0%
Arab States
20.7%
Africa
59.9%
CIS*
36.9%
Asia & Pacific
Percentage of individuals
using the internet in 2015

35. the digital divide
is still a thing
*Commonwealth of Independent States | Source: ITU
66.0%
The Americas
43.4%
Worldwide
77.6%
Europe 37.0%
Arab States
20.7%
Africa
59.9%
CIS*
36.9%
Asia & Pacific
Percentage of individuals
using the internet in 2015“For people with limited computer skills, online
applications constitute one of the biggest obstacles
to employment, even for fast-food jobs paying a few
dollars above minimum wage. My colleagues and I
often spend hours helping one person fill out an
online application that has poorly written instructions
or a feature that doesn’t work no matter how you
enter the data.” - Stephan Barker, a librarian in
Prince George’s County

36. getting involved
to bridge the gap

37. simplifying
simple
How do you make something
seem easier to use?
Make it easier to use.
trend06

38. a whole world of
easy buttons

39. even easier?

40. the interface
is disappearing

41. voice
command is
the growing
expectation
Adult smartphoneowners
use voice search:
40% to ask for directions
39% to dictate a text message,
32% to make a phone call,
23% while they are cooking
-Google

42. even
healthcare
is hiding its
complexity

43. do you really
know me?
Consumers expect personalized experiences
but get frustrated with brands that act like false
friends.
trend07

44. You can updat e your pr i mar y emai l addr es s or s t r eet addr es s at any t i me by l oggi ng i nt o t he PayPal webs i t e. I f your emai l
addr es s becomes i nval i d s uch t hat el ect r oni c Communi cat i ons s ent t o you by PayPal ar e r et ur ned, PayPal may deem your Account t o
be i nact i ve, and you wi l l not be abl e t o t r ans act any act i vi t y us i ng your PayPal Account unt i l we r ecei ve a val i d, wor ki ng
pr i mar y emai l addr es s f r om you.
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i s an i ndependent cont r act or f or al l pur pos es , and i s not your agent or t r us t ee. PayPal does not have cont r ol of , or l i abi l i t y
f or , t he pr oduct s or s er vi ces t hat ar e pai d f or wi t h t he PayPal Ser vi ces . We do not guar ant ee t he i dent i t y of any Us er or ens ur e
t hat a buyer or a Sel l er wi l l compl et e a t r ans act i on.
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under s t and our commi t ment t o mai nt ai ni ng your pr i vacy, as wel l as our us e and di s cl os ur e of your I nf or mat i on.
1. 3 Pr i vacy of Ot her s ; Mar ket i ng. I f you r ecei ve I nf or mat i on about anot her Us er t hr ough t he PayPal Ser vi ces , you mus t keep t he
I nf or mat i on conf i dent i al and onl y us e i t i n connect i on wi t h t he PayPal Ser vi ces . You may not di s cl os e or di s t r i but e a Us er ’ s
I nf or mat i on t o a t hi r d par t y or us e t he I nf or mat i on f or mar ket i ng pur pos es unl es s you r ecei ve t he Us er ’ s expr es s cons ent t o do
s o.
You may not s end uns ol i ci t ed emai l t o a Us er or us e t he PayPal Ser vi ces t o col l ect payment s f or s endi ng, or as s i s t i ng i n
s endi ng, uns ol i ci t ed emai l t o t hi r d par t i es .
1. 4 I nt el l ect ual Pr oper t y. “PayPal . com”, “PayPal ”, and al l l ogos r el at ed t o t he PayPal Ser vi ces ar e ei t her t r ademar ks or
r egi s t er ed t r ademar ks of PayPal or PayPal ’ s l i cens or s . You may not copy, i mi t at e or us e t hem wi t hout PayPal ’ s pr i or wr i t t en
cons ent . I n addi t i on, al l page header s , cus t om gr aphi cs , but t on i cons , and s cr i pt s ar e s er vi ce mar ks , t r ademar ks , and/ or t r ade
dr es s of PayPal . You may not copy, i mi t at e, or us e t hem wi t hout our pr i or wr i t t en cons ent . You may us e HTML l ogos pr ovi ded by
PayPal t hr ough our Mer chant s er vi ces , auct i on t ool s f eat ur es or af f i l i at e pr ogr ams wi t hout pr i or wr i t t en cons ent f or t he pur pos e
of di r ect i ng web t r af f i c t o t he PayPal Ser vi ces . You may not al t er , modi f y or change t hes e HTML l ogos i n any way, us e t hem i n a
manner t hat i s di s par agi ng t o PayPal or t he PayPal Ser vi ces or di s pl ay t hem i n any manner t hat i mpl i es PayPal ’ s s pons or s hi p or
endor s ement . Al l r i ght , t i t l e and i nt er es t i n and t o t he PayPal webs i t e, any cont ent t her eon, t he PayPal Ser vi ces , t he
t echnol ogy r el at ed t o t he PayPal Ser vi ces , and any and al l t echnol ogy and any cont ent cr eat ed or der i ved f r om any of t he
f or egoi ng i s t he excl us i ve pr oper t y of PayPal and i t s l i cens or s .
1. 5 As s i gnment . You may not t r ans f er or as s i gn any r i ght s or obl i gat i ons you have under t hi s Agr eement wi t hout PayPal ’ s pr i or
wr i t t en cons ent . PayPal r es er ves t he r i ght t o t r ans f er or as s i gn t hi s Agr eement or any r i ght or obl i gat i on under t hi s Agr eement
at any t i me.
1. 6 Pas s wor d Secur i t y and Keepi ng Your Emai l and Addr es s Cur r ent . You ar e r es pons i bl e f or mai nt ai ni ng adequat e s ecur i t y and
cont r ol of any and al l I Ds , pas s wor ds , per s onal i dent i f i cat i on number s ( PI Ns ) , or any ot her codes t hat you us e t o acces s t he
PayPal Ser vi ces . I f you us e a PayPal Payment Car d, you s houl d al s o car ef ul l y s af eguar d t hi s car d. You ar e r es pons i bl e f or
keepi ng your mai l i ng addr es s and emai l addr es s up t o dat e i n your Account Pr of i l e.
1. 7 Not i ces t o You. You agr ee t hat PayPal may pr ovi de you Communi cat i ons about your Account and t he PayPal Ser vi ces
el ect r oni cal l y as des cr i bed i n our El ect r oni c Communi cat i ons Del i ver y Pol i cy. Any el ect r oni c Communi cat i ons wi l l be cons i der ed
t o be r ecei ved by you wi t hi n 24 hour s af t er t he t i me we pos t i t t o our webs i t e or emai l i t t o you. Any Communi cat i ons s ent t o
you by pos t al mai l wi l l be cons i der ed t o be r ecei ved by you 3 Bus i nes s Days af t er we s end i t .
1. 8 Not i ces t o PayPal . Except as ot her wi s e s t at ed above i n t he El ect r oni c Communi cat i ons Del i ver y Pol i cy, and bel ow i n Sect i on
12 ( Res ol ut i on Pr ocedur es f or Unaut hor i zed Tr ans act i ons and Ot her Er r or s ) and Sect i on 14 ( Di s put es wi t h PayPal ) , not i ce t o
PayPal mus t be s ent by pos t al mai l t o: PayPal , I nc. , At t ent i on: Legal Depar t ment , 2211 Nor t h Fi r s t St r eet , San J os e, Cal i f or ni a
95131.
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your Account .
1. 10( a) Cont act i ng You. I n or der t o cont act you mor e ef f i ci ent l y, we may at t i mes cont act you us i ng aut odi al ed or pr er ecor ded
mes s age cal l s or t ext mes s ages at t he t el ephone number ( s ) you have pr ovi ded us . We may pl ace s uch cal l s or t ext s t o ( i ) pr ovi de
not i ces r egar di ng your Account or Account act i vi t y, ( i i ) i nves t i gat e or pr event f r aud, or ( i i i ) col l ect a debt owed t o us . You
agr ee t hat we and our s er vi ce pr ovi der s may cont act you us i ng aut odi al ed or pr er ecor ded mes s age cal l s and t ext mes s ages t o car r y
out t he pur pos es we have i dent i f i ed above. We may s har e your phone number ( s ) wi t h s er vi ce pr ovi der s wi t h whom we cont r act t o
as s i s t us i n pur s ui ng t hes e i nt er es t s , but wi l l not s har e your phone number ( s ) wi t h t hi r d par t i es f or t hei r own pur pos es wi t hout
your cons ent . St andar d t el ephone mi nut e and t ext char ges may appl y. We and our s er vi ce pr ovi der s wi l l not us e aut odi al ed or
pr er ecor ded mes s age cal l s or t ext s t o cont act you f or mar ket i ng pur pos es at t he t el ephone number ( s ) you des i gnat e unl es s we
r ecei ve your pr i or expr es s wr i t t en cons ent .
1. 10( b) Your Choi ces . You do not have t o cons ent t o r ecei ve aut odi al ed or pr er ecor ded mes s age cal l s or t ext s i n or der t o us e and
enj oy PayPal ’ s pr oduct s and s er vi ces . Wher e PayPal i s r equi r ed t o obt ai n your cons ent f or s uch communi cat i ons , you may choos e t o
r evoke your cons ent by cont act i ng cus t omer s uppor t at 1- 844- 629- 9108 and i nf or mi ng us of your pr ef er ences .
1. 11 Recor di ng Cal l s . You under s t and and agr ee t hat PayPal may, wi t hout f ur t her not i ce or war ni ng and i n our di s cr et i on, moni t or
or r ecor d t el ephone conver s at i ons you or anyone act i ng on your behal f has wi t h PayPal or i t s agent s f or qual i t y cont r ol and
t r ai ni ng pur pos es or f or i t s own pr ot ect i on. You acknowl edge and under s t and t hat , whi l e your communi cat i ons wi t h PayPal may be
over hear d, moni t or ed, or r ecor ded wi t hout f ur t her not i ce or war ni ng, not al l t el ephone l i nes or cal l s may be r ecor ded by PayPal ,
and PayPal does not guar ant ee t hat r ecor di ngs of any par t i cul ar t el ephone cal l s wi l l be r et ai ned or r et r i evabl e.
2. Account s .
2. 1 El i gi bi l i t y. To be el i gi bl e t o us e t he PayPal Ser vi ces , you mus t be at l eas t 18 year s ol d and a r es i dent of t he Uni t ed
St at es or one of t he count r i es l i s t ed on t he PayPal Wor l dWi de page. Thi s Agr eement appl i es onl y t o Us er s who ar e r es i dent s of
t he Uni t ed St at es . I f you ar e a r es i dent of anot her count r y, you may acces s t he agr eement t hat appl i es t o you f r om our webs i t e
i n your count r y.
2. 2 Per s onal and Bus i nes s Account s ; Types of Tr ans act i ons . We of f er t he f ol l owi ng t ypes of Account s : Per s onal and Bus i nes s
Account s . By openi ng a Bus i nes s Account and accept i ng t he t er ms as out l i ned i n t hi s Agr eement , you at t es t t hat you ar e not
es t abl i s hi ng t he Account pr i mar i l y f or per s onal , f ami l y, or hous ehol d pur pos es .
You may s end money f r om, and r ecei ve money i nt o, your Account , as des cr i bed i n mor e det ai l i n Sect i on 3 ( Sendi ng Money) and
Sect i on 4 ( Recei vi ng Money) . You may al s o add money t o your Bal ance us i ng an avai l abl e Payment Met hod, as des cr i bed i n mor e
det ai l i n Sect i on 3, and wi t hdr aw money f r om your Bal ance, as des cr i bed i n mor e det ai l i n Sect i on 6 ( Wi t hdr awi ng Money) .
2. 3 I dent i t y Aut hent i cat i on. You aut hor i ze PayPal , di r ect l y or t hr ough t hi r d par t i es , t o make any i nqui r i es we cons i der
neces s ar y t o val i dat e your i dent i t y. Thi s may i ncl ude as ki ng you f or f ur t her i nf or mat i on, r equi r i ng you t o pr ovi de your dat e of
bi r t h, a t axpayer i dent i f i cat i on number and ot her i nf or mat i on t hat wi l l al l ow us t o r eas onabl y i dent i f y you, r equi r i ng you t o
t ake s t eps t o conf i r m owner s hi p of your emai l addr es s or f i nanci al i ns t r ument s , or der i ng a cr edi t r epor t , or ver i f yi ng your
I nf or mat i on agai ns t t hi r d par t y dat abas es or t hr ough ot her s our ces . We may al s o as k t o s ee your dr i ver ’ s l i cens e or ot her
i dent i f yi ng document s at any t i me. I f you us e cer t ai n PayPal Ser vi ces , f eder al l aw r equi r es t hat PayPal ver i f y s ome of your
I nf or mat i on. PayPal r es er ves t he r i ght t o cl os e, s us pend, or l i mi t acces s t o your Account and/ or t he PayPal Ser vi ces i n t he
event we ar e unabl e t o obt ai n or ver i f y t hi s I nf or mat i on.
2. 4 Cr edi t Repor t Aut hor i zat i on. I f you open a Bus i nes s Account , you ar e pr ovi di ng PayPal wi t h wr i t t en i ns t r uct i ons and
aut hor i zat i on i n accor dance wi t h t he Fai r Cr edi t Repor t i ng Act t o obt ai n your per s onal and/ or bus i nes s cr edi t r epor t f r om a
cr edi t bur eau. You ar e al s o aut hor i zi ng PayPal t o obt ai n your per s onal and/ or bus i nes s cr edi t r epor t : ( a) when you upgr ade your
Per s onal Account t o a Bus i nes s Account , ( b) when you r eques t cer t ai n new pr oduct s , s uch as t he PayPal Debi t Car d, or ( c) at any
t i me PayPal r eas onabl y bel i eves t her e may be an i ncr eas ed l evel of r i s k as s oci at ed wi t h your Bus i nes s Account .
2. 5 Thi r d Par t y Per mi s s i ons . I f you gr ant expr es s per mi s s i on t o a t hi r d par t y t o t ake s peci f i c act i ons on your behal f , or acces s
par t i cul ar i nf or mat i on about your Account , ei t her t hr ough your us e of t he t hi r d par t y’ s pr oduct or s er vi ce or t hr ough your
Account Pr of i l e, you acknowl edge t hat PayPal may di s cl os e t he i nf or mat i on about your Account t hat i s s peci f i cal l y aut hor i zed by
you t o t hi s t hi r d par t y. You al s o acknowl edge t hat gr ant i ng per mi s s i on t o a t hi r d par t y t o t ake s peci f i c act i ons on your behal f

45. what we
expect in
return:
a little simple
recognition remember how
long you’ve been
a customers
remember past
purchases
any type of
personalization
US
UK
what sort of
personalization
do you expect?

46. what we
get in return:
isn’t always
too relevant
willunsubscribefrom a
company'scontent after
receivingnumerous,
irrelevantoffers
wouldbe lesslikelyto open
that company'snextoffer
wouldbe lessinclined to
buy from that company
3:4
Most consumers and business travelers
agreed that 75% of the travel offers they
receive are completely irrelevant to their
needs and preferences
Boxever, 2015
50%
60%
40%

47. when
personalization
goes wrong
86% call bad ad retargeting
irritating or intrusive to their privacy.
Intent HQ, 2015
86%

48. of course
sometimes
retargeting is
so right even
when it’s
wrong

49. 16-bit
rewind
Games used to be easy to pick
up and play. Now, they are again.
trend08

53. Rewards Hacks Competitions with people we know

54. casual games
are changing
the people
who play
1 billion
hours per dayplaying
5x
more time than they spendon
FacebookorYouTube
8 to 80
isthe newdemographicof gamers
Newszoo, 2015

55. and how
they’re
playing
together
At home
75% of parentsnowplayvideogames with their
children.
And around the world
“When we were kids,we usedto allsit around a
tableand play CrazyEights.My cousinsare all
overthe countryand we allhavebusylives.I
probablywouldn'tinteractwith them very often
except maybe at familyreunions,and Clash of
Clansisjust anotherway to playwith them.”
- LisaAnnColton-Fowler,
a mom inBrownsville,Texas

56. are using their TV streaming boxes to
bring casual gaming to the big screen.

57. focus in 2016?

58. 01
Create one live event
that lives entirely online.
Experiment with
technology that lets
multiple geographies
share that virtual stage.

59. 02
Let your customers
know when to come
back. Push current
news, knock on digital
doors, be top of mind.

60. 03
Embrace the distraction.
Create content for
people who are absently
scrolling, not just ones
who are actively
searching.

61. 04
Identify one way you
can help bridge that
digital divide. Bring the
robust service and
support to the people
who need it most.

62. 05
Take a hard look at
your interface. How can
you hide some of the
complexity of interacting
with your brand? What
would Jeff Bezos say if
he heard your reasons
why not?

63. 06
Get personalization right.
Recognize something
about your customer in
every direct email, mail,
or message you send.

64. 07
Think about gaming.
Learn about how people
play together and how
they learn in competitive
environments. Explore
solutions that could
make your own med ed
more compelling for
patients and
professionals alike.

65. 08
Get your own robot.
Not for marketing,
just because
they're awesome.

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