Author: Jeff Francis

Apple’s app store sports more than 2 million apps. Google’s Android marketplace boasts even more — greater than 2.2 million. Today, apps are crammed together into tighter space than ever before. Predictably, the total number of apps we actually install and use on our devices is relatively small. Smaller still... Read More

I recently read a fascinating article about the state of the modern news company. It’s the topic de rigueur in the wake of its stunning inability to first take President-elect Trump seriously, then its inability to cover him competently, or its false equivalency problems between the candidates, and now its... Read More

Just over a year ago, Musical.ly hit number one in the app store. When apps like this break out and pull in millions of new users, other businesses are forced to take note and competitors must adapt. And the slower-moving giants like Facebook and Tinder can’t stop the small guys... Read More

In the 21st century economy, innovation might be the quintessential watchword. “Innovate or die” is something heard ‘round the clock in the business world, from small, scrappy startups to century-old corporate titans. Without question, if you’re not innovating to better serve your customers and partners, someone else is. That someone... Read More

It should come as no shock that last week’s presidential election was as shocking a political result many of us have seen in our lifetimes. From the most complex data analytics operations within both parties to old-school “gut instinct” pundits and prognosticators, nearly everyone not on President-Elect Trump’s payroll thought... Read More

IBM Watson has been quietly transforming the business world for three years now. Watson is IBM’s supercomputer that combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and cognitive technology to “think like a human.” Watson won $1 million on Jeopardy by besting the two most dominant Jeopardy champions of all time back in... Read More

Building a great app can be a vital step in securing a company’s prosperous future. With so much commerce, communication, work and play carried out on our mobile devices, many firms cannot (and should not) afford to overlook the mobile space as an avenue for sustained future growth. With all... Read More

If you’re located in the Northeastern U.S., you may have noticed many of your favorite websites or web services were unreachable late last week. From Netflix to Spotify, Github to the New York Times, Reddit and Twitter, many of the Internet’s most popular sites were seemingly offline for large swathes of... Read More

There's no denying the outsized influence Apple and its decisions have on the global economy. As the largest firm by market capitalization, and one of the undisputed leaders... Read More

This question is still one of the first ones we get from clients. Given mobile’s importance to many companies’ very lifeblood, we’ve taken pains to answer it properly. Read More