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Wired.com. Kaitlyn Deutsch Becky Thompson Jordan Wright Joe Yosten. wired magazinee In Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are New Bits 2 hours ago. http://www.wired.com/. Overview. What is the focus of Wired.com? What are the technologies and related issues?

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Wired

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  1. Wired.com Kaitlyn Deutsch Becky Thompson Jordan Wright Joe Yosten wired magazinee In Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are New Bits 2 hours ago http://www.wired.com/

  2. Overview • What is the focus of Wired.com? • What are the technologies and related issues? • How does the site relate to business managers?

  3. The Focus • Technology • Consumer technology (3-D television tech will hit the market soon) • Historical analytics (a look back on the first computer models) • Quirky discoveries (how a slime mold developed a network of growths, which look similar to the Tokyo railway system) • Current events/News • Cars, culture, entertainment, gadgets, gaming, how-to's, med tech, multimedia, politics, product reviews, science, software, business, and tech jobs • Tweets save Haiti victims • Nike’s earbuds won’t stay put • Structure • Analyzes how technology has an effect on virtually everything  • The articles are much like a news site, where the information is current and “of the moment”  • Targeted toward men (most of the Facebook fans were male)

  4. Tech and Related Issues • Technology in the news • Haiti life saving texts @ http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/tag/haiti/ • Home page is featuring how technology is being used to help the Haiti recovery • Automobile technology • New hybrid cars @ http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/01/nissan-leaf-2/ • Electric postal truck @ http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/01/ac-propulsion-mail-truck/ • New developments for portable devices • New MP3 player @ http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/01/is-the-world-ready-for-the-successor-of-the-mp3/ Wired.com seems to have its finger on the pulse on where technology is at, where it’s been, and where it may be going

  5. Importance to Business Managers • Innovations for the workplace • New software and portable devices for the workplace • Increased access to information through wireless “apps” • New technologies are shaping the World • Managers need an understanding of international influences and how each can affect their industry • A lot of articles and focus on China tech news • Communication • Technological advancements in wireless communication such as cell phones • Internet tools such as blogging and social networks • Investor relations are influenced • New products and market release dates, like replacement MP3 players and better hybrid cars, may influence investing

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