9 technology mega trends that will change the world in 2018
Some tech trends fizzle out and die a quiet death, while others are so significant that they trans form our world and how we live in it. Here are the top nine tech mega-trends that I believe will define 2018 and beyond. Trend 1: The increasing datafication of our lives From chatting to friends in a messaging app or buying a coffee, to tapping in and out with an Oyster card or streaming music, today almost everything we do leaves a trail of data breadcrumbs. And this increasing datafication of our world has led to an unprecedented explosion in data. Just in the average minute , Facebook receives 900,000 logins, more than 450,000 Tweets are posted, and 156 million emails and 15 million texts are sent.With numbers like that, it's no wonder we're essentially doubling the amount of data created in the world roughly every two years. Trend 2: The Internet of Things (IoT) and how everyday devices are becoming more 'smart' The IoT – which encompasses smart, connected produ...