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H.O.M.E: Entertainment – when all the world’s a stage

Intercom, Inc.

is a special four-part series on Inside Intercom that explores how people across many industries and countries are managing to persevere with the help of technology. This week, our final episode checks in with how folks are keeping entertained when they can’t leave the house. That’s the definition of a noble endeavor.

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Gaming: The New Boss in Entertainment

Customer Think

The reason is — as the social life is disrupted by the COVID-19 crisis, people do not have as much access to entertainment as they used to, which gave rise to the […]. The gaming industry is growing steadily, and there are no signs of stopping since it has even surpassed movie and music sectors combined.

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Tech philosopher Alex Wolf on designing harmonious technology

Intercom, Inc.

Unpacking this central conundrum is at the heart of Alex Wolf’ s work – the self-described “consumer-facing anthropologist” has made a career by thinking deeply and talking widely about issues related to the pervasive role of technology in modern life. She asks what are the risks involved in “outsourcing” so many of our skills to technology.

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Technology is alienating people - and it’s not just those who are older

The Customer Service Blog

We take it for granted that technology brings people closer together and improves our access to essential products and services. If you can’t imagine life without your smartphone, it’s easy to forget that people who can’t or don’t want to engage with the latest technology are being left behind.

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Are You Ready for Facial Recognition Technology in Your CX?

Beyond Philosophy

Brands have already begun using facial recognition technology in their Customer Experience. Walmart and KFC use facial recognition technology. Technology also exists that captures customers’ authentic emotion measurement using facial recognition software. Even my phone password is my face. But is it creepy ?

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Mobile Technology and Gaming Create Better Customer Experiences

Win the Customer

The idea behind gamification is quite simple: by applying game mechanics to tasks or functions that typically have no entertainment value, you provide people with motivation to partake in these tasks. If […].

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Why Technology Won’t Help You Understand Your Customers

C3Centricity

Do you believe that using technology to understand customers is the only way today? In today’s data-rich environment I’m not really suggesting that you actually ignore data nor technology! The latest technology is not going to make up for your lack of thinking! Were you surprised to read the title of this post?