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Real-Timing

Consumers desire instant gratification from both information and products

Diverse markets are honing in on real-time features in order to appeal to today's demand for immediacy. With such a vast array of choice, consumers’ on-the-spot desires have created a “now” culture like never before. For both information and consumer goods, real-timing adds an extra component to competitive strategy.
Trend Themes
1. Real-time Consumer Goods - Businesses can leverage real-time features to offer instant gratification to consumers, resulting in a competitive edge.
2. Social Media Aggregation - Social media sites can innovate by providing an interactive experience, allowing users to connect to multiple social networks and view different media through channels.
3. Real-time Monitoring - Businesses can innovate by enabling real-time monitoring to better track student progress in the classroom, leading to personalized and improved teaching practices.
Industry Implications
1. Fintech - Businesses can simplify financial transactions for small business owners by offering real-time payment systems without hidden costs.
2. Edtech - EdTech companies can create interactive digital curriculums with real-time monitoring for personalized and improved teaching practices.
3. Advertising - Real-time trending topics can be utilized by businesses for effective promotion, like Disney/Pixar did with their 'Toy Story 3' Twitter trending topic ad.
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Featured Examples

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Selling Real-Time Trends
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Disney/Pixar Promotes With 'Toy Story 3' Twitter Trending Topic Ad
Disney/Pixar has bought the very first "Promoted" trending topic with their 'Toy Story 3' Twitter trending topic ad. If you are an avid user of the micro-blogging website, you would have noticed a change… MORE
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Rael San Fratello Architects' 'Migrating Floating Garden' Proposes Eco UFOs
'Migrating Floating Gardens' by Rael San Fratello Architects proposes a floating solution for plant life in dense urban environments. The Migrating Floating Gardens are suspended in the air from remotely-controlled… MORE
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The Jimmy Choo Trainer Hunt Uses Social Media Tool Foursquare
At this very moment, I'm desperately wishing that I was in London to take part in the Jimmy Choo Trainer Hunt. Set up just like a treasure hunt (but with the help of social media tools Foursquare, Twitter… MORE
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'Square' Payment System Lets Any Business Take Credit Cards Instantly
The ‘Square’ payment system has the potential to take advantage of one of the biggest hassles for many small businesses: accepting credit cards. It promises no contracts, monthly fees, or hidden costs… MORE
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Ever heard of a social media site operating in the same way as your television? iBuddz is a social media site that, unlike any other in the Internet networking arena, allows for a unique interactive experience… MORE
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Nokia Ovi Maps Activation Gets Celebrated in Style in London
This is another brilliant digital idea blends engaging interactive technology into a product launch for Nokia Ovi Maps. You can take a peek at this incredible projection idea in this video; it's from the… MORE
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'Time To Know' Uses Individual Computers for Learning
Major advances in technology have not translated into significant changes in the classroom and many students who are technologically engaged outside the classroom find themselves bored in school. That… MORE

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