DigiTalk: User Psychology

Check out the latest installment of DigiTalk, brought to you by our Emerging Digital Group (affectionately called “Edge”). This month, we explored the subject of User Psychology, including user stereotypes, expectations, and perceptions — and how they impact user interactions with…

Be bored. Do nothing. And let those creative juices marinate.

The next time you feel bored you may want to think twice before reaching for that smart phone or tablet to quell the awkward silence in your head. Sure, we all depend upon these miraculous devices for instantaneous…

Introducing The Healthy Perspectives Podcast

CDMi has a lot to say about digital media, healthcare, and innovation. So it’s about time we bought a microphone and shared those insights with the world. Through our exciting new podcast series, The Healthy Perspectives Podcast, Greg Wong and I will…

CDMi Perspectives: DTC in the Crosshairs

DTC is under attack again

Recently, The New York Times Sunday Review ran a cover story entitled “Your cure: How advertising promotes expensive drugs and treatments you may not need.”[1] This came right on the heels…

Facebook Helps the Blind “See” its Photos

While visual content provides a fun and expressive way for people to communicate online, consuming and creating it poses challenges for people who are blind or severely visually impaired.
 
Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), Facebook’s servers can now…