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Facebook, Wayfair, Alexa, Acquisitions

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In this week’s episode of Analytics Neat we cover a Facebook lawsuit, Alexa as an alleged murder witness, and we give out an A Little Too Personal Award to Wayfair during the undercard.  For the Main Event, we delve into two acquisitions made in the past couple weeks.  All this and more in this week’s episode of Analytics Neat.  Thanks for listening this week!

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Episode 58: Alexa and HIPAA, Government Regulation Challenges

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In this week’s episode of Analytics Neat we review Amazon’s latest Alexa update for healthcare and the impacts that may have.  We also take a look at the perceived challenges of GDPR and other regulations from the marketer perspective.  We also give out a “Blast from the Past” award this week.  All of this and more in this week’s episode of Analytics Neat.  Thanks for listening!

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Episode 10: Retail Evolution – Amazon, Walmart, and IKEA

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This week’s episode of Analytics Neat takes a look at the retail sector and the necessary evolution therein.  With Toys “R” Us’ demise, what are Walmart, Amazon, and IKEA doing to keep pace?  How is Walmart making moves to compete with Amazon?  Where do smart speakers fit into this equation?  All of this and more in this week’s episode.  Thanks for listening!

The post on smart speakers I mentioned can be found here.

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Alexa Is Laughing…All the Way to the Bank

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Amazon’s Alexa was in the news again this week, but this time for creepily laughing at its owners without any provocation.  Imagine being home alone, after watching a scary movie, and hearing that laugh out of nowhere.

The “always listening” feature of these smart speakers does bring a variety of privacy concerns to mind, and as more homes become voice-enabled it inevitably will lead to the beginning of Skynet.  However, that has not stopped the rapid adoption of the virtual assistant in the US (including by me!).  In fact, Juniper Research predicts that by 2022 over 55% of US Households will have a smart speaker.

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