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Further Readings
Choia, H., Kimb, S.-H., and Lee, J. (2010). Role of network structure and network effects in diffusion of innovations. Industrial Marketing Management, 39(1), 170–77.
This article investigates why an innovation sometimes diffuses throughout society, while at other times it diffuses only to sub-groups.
Dawar, N. (2018). Marketing in the age of Alexa. Harvard Business Review, May–June, 80–86.
The author discusses how new voice recognition technologies are becoming seamlessly integrated into everyday life and how this affects marketing and consumer behaviours.
Lupton, D. (Ed.). (2017). Self-tracking, health and medicine: Sociological perspectives. Abingdon: Routledge.
This is an investigation into how self-tracking can play a role in health promotion and healthcare and its implications for how we understand our bodies and organize our everyday lives.
Martin, K. & Quan-Haase, A. (2011). Seeking knowledge: The role of social networks in the adoption of e-books by historians. In C. Johnson, P. McKenzie & S. Stevenson (Eds), Proceedings of the Canadian Association of Information Science. Fredericton, NB, 1–4 June.
This paper examines how e-books are diffusing among scholars of history.
Recommended Websites
Apple Special Event 2017 - iPhone X Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zku26BQNkh4
Apple introduces the $1,000 iPhone X, featuring an edge-to-edge display and no home button. It unlocks using facial recognition software and can charge wirelessly. It was announced at an Apple event on September 12, 2017 in Cupertino, CA at the Steve Jobs Theater.
Counting the hours
This resource provides a look at how self-tracking your time for a week can show you how you are spending your time and how it allows you to make adjustments
Canada’s Innovation Superclusters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTf-37xiaUA&feature=youtu.be
The Government of Canada describes the idea of an innovation supercluster and how it promotes economic development and well-being.