Download or read book Siri Alexa and Other Digital Assistants written by Nicole Hennig and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apple has "Siri," Amazon "Alexa," Google "Google Assistant," and Microsoft "Cortana." Learn how you can use a popular technology to improve library services, increase their efficiency, and excel in your career. Digital assistants such as Alexa and Siri can play music, podcasts, audiobooks, and the radio; answer questions; provide factual information; tell stories; and even control devices in your home. What can they do for you in your library? This concise, practical guide will help you to understand the basics of voice computing platforms and appreciate its relevance to you as a librarian, outlining specific applications for this technology in the library. Discussions of potential applications will inspire you to include voice computing in your library services and events and give you the tools you need to do so. You'll also find a list of the best sources on voice computing. In short, you will find everything you need to know about this important and growing technology and how you can use it in your library.

Download or read book Alexa For Dummies written by Paul McFedries and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upgrade your Echo expertise with this Dummies guide to all things Alexa Amazon's hugely popular family of Echo devices has made Alexa a household name. She can answer your questions, entertain you, and even help around the house. Alexa for Dummies is the perfect guide for Alexa users who want to get up and running with their Echo devices. From basic setup to making the most of Alexa’s powerful smart home capabilities, this is your one-stop resource to all things Alexa. Whether you’ll use Alexa to send text messages, play music, control your thermostat, look up recipes, replenish your pantry, or just search the internet for information, you’ll find detailed instructions in this fun and easy-to-understand guide. Set up and personalize your Alexa device with an Amazon account and custom settings, including your preferred Alexa voice Use Alexa to play music throughout your home, stream videos online, and meet all your entertainment needs Unlock the power of advanced features like Alexa Skills and make your Alexa accessible Turn your ordinary house into a modern smart home with advanced smart home features and Echo accessories The virtual assistant you've dreamed of is now a reality with your favorite Echo device. Let Alexa For Dummies make your wish Alexa's command.

Download or read book Multimedia and Network Information Systems written by Kazimierz Choroś and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings collect papers presented at the 11th International Conference on Multimedia & Network Information Systems (MISSI 2018), held from 12 to 14 September 2018 in Wrocław, Poland. The keynote lectures, given by four outstanding scientists, are also included here. The Conference attracted a great number of scientists from across Europe and beyond, and hosted the 6th International Workshop on Computational Intelligence for Multimedia Understanding as well as four special sessions. The majority of the papers describe various artificial intelligence (AI) methods applied to multimedia and natural language (NL) processing; they address hot topics such as virtual and augmented reality, identity recognition, video summarization, intelligent audio processing, accessing multilingual information and opinions, video games, and innovations in Web technologies. Accordingly, the proceedings provide a cutting-edge update on work being pursued in the rapidly evolving field of Multimedia and Internet Information Systems.

Download or read book Smart Card Research and Advanced Applications written by Begül Bilgin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Smart Card Research and Advanced Applications, CARDIS 2018, held in Monpellier, France, in November 2018. The 13 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. CARDIS has provided a space for security experts from industry and academia to exchange on security of smart cards and related applications.

Download or read book Electronic Commerce 2018 written by Efraim Turban and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new Edition of Electronic Commerce is a complete update of the leading graduate level/advanced undergraduate level textbook on the subject. Electronic commerce (EC) describes the manner in which transactions take place over electronic networks, mostly the Internet. It is the process of electronically buying and selling goods, services, and information. Certain EC applications, such as buying and selling stocks and airline tickets online, are reaching maturity, some even exceeding non-Internet trades. However, EC is not just about buying and selling; it also is about electronically communicating, collaborating, and discovering information. It is about e-learning, e-government, social networks, and much more. EC is having an impact on a significant portion of the world, affecting businesses, professions, trade, and of course, people. The most important developments in EC since 2014 are the continuous phenomenal growth of social networks, especially Facebook , LinkedIn and Instagram, and the trend toward conducting EC with mobile devices. Other major developments are the expansion of EC globally, especially in China where you can find the world's largest EC company. Much attention is lately being given to smart commerce and the use of AI-based analytics and big data to enhance the field. Finally, some emerging EC business models are changing industries (e.g., the shared economy models of Uber and Airbnb). The 2018 (9th) edition, brings forth the latest trends in e-commerce, including smart commerce, social commerce, social collaboration, shared economy, innovations, and mobility.

Download or read book Alexa Skills Projects written by Madhur Bhargava and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-06-29 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get up and running with the fundamentals of Amazon Alexa and build exciting IoT projects Key Features Gain hands-on experience of working with Amazon Echo and Alexa Build exciting IoT projects using Amazon Echo Learn about voice-enabled smart devices Book Description Amazon Echo is a smart speaker developed by Amazon, which connects to Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service and is entirely controlled by voice commands. Amazon Echo is currently being used for a variety of purposes such as home automation, asking generic queries, and even ordering a cab or pizza. Alexa Skills Projects starts with a basic introduction to Amazon Alexa and Echo. You will then deep dive into Alexa Programming concepts such as Intents, Slots, Lambdas and maintaining your skill’s state using DynamoDB. You will get a clear understanding of how some of the most popular Alexa Skills work, and gain experience of working with real-world Amazon Echo applications. In the concluding chapters, you will explore the future of voice-enabled applications and their coverage with respect to the Internet of Things. By the end of the book, you will have learned to design Alexa Skills for specific purposes and interact with Amazon Echo to execute these skills. What you will learn Understand how Amazon Echo is already being used in various domains Discover how an Alexa Skill is architected Get a clear understanding of how some of the most popular Alexa Skills work Design Alexa Skills for specific purposes and interact with Amazon Echo to execute them Gain experience of programming for Amazon Echo Explore future applications of Amazon Echo and other voice-activated devices Who this book is for Alexa Skills Projects is for individuals who want to have a deep understanding of the underlying technology that drives Amazon Echo and Alexa, and how it can be integrated with the Internet of Things to develop hands-on projects.

Download or read book Envisioning the Future of Reference written by Diane Zabel and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a broad overview of consequential changes in the landscape of reference services, this guide also provides practical guidance on how to meet the new challenges they present. For the past decade, librarians have been lamenting the demise of reference services. Encouraging recent research shows that reference librarians are actually in more demand than ever; however, nearly everything about reference has changed—from technologies, tools, and techniques to models of service. What are these changes, and how can the profession respond to and prepare for shifting priorities and user needs? In this volume, business librarians Diane Zabel and Lauren Reiter bring together a host of experts to answer these timely questions. Topics range from the education and training of professionals to meeting the needs and wants of employers. Covered are trends in chat reference, research consultations, do-it-yourself reference, tracking trends with user populations, assessment, and data-driven decisions about reference services. Grounded in the principle that, regardless of the evolutions in service, the user remains at the center of reference, this guide offers readers an exciting look at the future of this important public service.

Download or read book Amazon Echo Spot The Complete User Guide written by C. J. Andersen and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the complete, up to date Echo Spot user guide from Tech Ace CJ Andersen that will show you how to use this new device like a pro. This guide covers every aspect of the Echo Spot and its AI software Alexa including: * Echo Spot Setup * Alexa App Basics * Watching Amazon Video * Watching Movie Trailers * Controlling Fire TV * Controlling Dish TV * Listening to Music * Listening to Audio Books * Shopping Lists & To-do Lists * Reminders, Alarms & Timers * Alexa Skills * Smart Home Devices * Asking Questions * Check and Manage Your Calendar * Find Local Businesses and Restaurants * Find Traffic Information * Weather Information * Go to the Movies * Hear the News * Sports * Shop Amazon * Calls and Messaging * And all other Echo Spot Settings

Download or read book Current Technologies Employed in e Commerce Customer Service by Leading Players written by Dr. V.V.L.N. Sastry and published by Idea Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-25 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: E-commerce customer service technologies adopted by businesses help them present their customers with the information they want quickly, take responsibility for their actions, communicate specific solutions to customers, and maintain their competitive edge. Evidently, different e-commerce customer technologies have different strengths and deficiencies. Principally, this book zeroes in on the strengths and downsides of the e-commerce customer service technologies used by Adidas, Standard Bank, and Coca-Cola currently, comparing the technologies critically. They use the Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Acquire, and Get Satisfaction e-commerce customer service technologies respectively. If a business is required to adopt Get Satisfaction, Acquire, or Salesforce Commerce Cloud as its e-commerce customer technology, it should consider each of the options’ capabilities and deficiencies. Get Satisfaction and Salesforce Commerce Cloud, unlike Acquire, enable businesses build online customer communities. Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Acquire, unlike Get Satisfaction have analytics capabilities, which are rather important to support organizations, including businesses that offer customer support. Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Acquire, unlike Get Satisfaction, help businesses offer consistent customer experiences over varied channels - one of the most critical differentiating factor for retail businesses presently is shopping experience. Acquire and Salesforce Commerce Cloud, unlike Get Satisfaction, assist businesses in integrating customer data.

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Download or read book The Ultimate Retail Manual written by Jeffrey P McNulty and published by New Retail Ethos Publications. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The retail sector is in the midst of a chrysalis period (major transformation) that is forcing most retailers to recalibrate their intentions with how they execute their business strategies. Many retailers are struggling with adapting to the NEW RETAIL ETHOS which is flummoxing a large segment of retail executives with how to correspond with fluctuating consumer demands in the digital age. Fortunately, this is creating a cacophony of opportunity for retail leaders to establish heuristic methods that will create an axiomatic bridge between legacy retailing of the past to the highly innovative, enthralling, and multisensory digital world of tomorrow, thus, creating an engaging retail utopian future.WITHIN THIS MANUAL YOU WILL LEARN* Four Techniques to Drastically Increase Net Income* The No-Limit Concept to Increase Revenue and Skyrocket Your Gross Margin Levels* Six Methods for Abolishing Revenue Deterrents and Increase Customer Brand Loyalty* How to Increase Top-Line Revenue and Maximize Per Square Foot Revenue* How to Attract and Retain Top-Notch Talent Throughout Your Organization* How to Create an Inclusive Environment for Your Employees & Customers* Feng-Shui Techniques to Foster an Environment of Auspicious Energy* How to Promote the Right Leaders and Reward Your EmployeesThese retail concepts are a series of compounding ideas that create an overall advantageous synergistic effect. They generate effectual momentum analogous to The Flywheel Effect that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos incorporates which creates a "virtuous cycle" a.k.a. a positive feedback loop. This translates into a magnetic and interactive shopping environment that is built upon solid foundations, devoted relationships, transparency, and an amalgamation of concrete values that truly serve your customers. This retail manual was created to assist any new or experienced retail leader (department manager up to the C-Suite executive) with acclimating to an experiential retail environment while supplementing and enhancing their existing retail acumen.

Download or read book The Book of the Year 2018 written by No Such Thing As A Fish and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: __________ ‘My favourite geeks. Hilarious. Sideways. Brilliant.’ Tim Minchin In a year dominated by Russian collusion and Brexit confusion, The Book of the Year returns with another dose of barely believable yet wholly unimpeachable facts and stories from the past twelve months. Every week for the past four years, Dan, James, Anna and Andy – the creators of the award-winning, chart-topping comedy podcast No Such Thing As A Fish – have wowed each other and millions of their listeners with the most astonishing trivia they have learned over the previous seven days. Now, once again, they have put down the microphones, picked up their pencils, and transformed a year’s worth of weird and wonderful happenings into one uplifting book that you won’t be able to put down. Discover how Peruvian mummies affected the World Cup, and why Love Island contestants are experts in game theory – as well as hundreds of stories that may have passed you by entirely, including the news that: · NASA sent a man with a fear of heights to the International Space Station. · An ice hotel in Canada caught fire. · Mark Zuckerberg’s private data was compromised while he was talking to Congress about compromised data. From Kim Jong Un’s personal potty to Jeremy Corbyn’s valuable vegetables, The Book of the Year 2018 is an eye-opening tour of yet another incredible year you didn’t know you’d lived through.

Download or read book The AI Dilemma written by Dr. Cindy Gordon and published by BPB Publications. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understand the Impact of AI in Industries and Assess Your Organizational AI Readiness Ê KEY FEATURESÊÊ _ Proven real use-cases of AI with its benefits illustrated. _ Exposure to successful implementation of AI in 8+ sectors. _ Exclusive coverage for the leadership team to design AI strategy with calculated risks and benefits. DESCRIPTIONÊÊ This book brings you cutting-edge coverage on AI and its ability to create a perfect world or a perfect storm across industries. Equipped with numerous real-world use-cases, the book imparts knowledge on innovations with AI and a process to determine your organizational AI readiness. You will gain from ethical considerations, execution strategy and a comprehensive assessment of AI in your sector. The sectors covered include Healthcare, Education, Media & Telecom, Travel & Transportation, Governance, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Retail, Business Functions (Finance, HR, Law, Marketing & Sales), Offices and Personal Life. Apart from this, you will get acquainted with AI policies in the USA, China, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia, India, Russia, OECD and the EU. This book will assist you in understanding your organization's AI maturity and how to gain competitive advantage in your respective industry by introducing AI in the business culture. By the end of this book, you will get strategic insights on managing risk and advancing the AI mandate in your business practices. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN _ Productive & destructive future possibilities with AI. _ AI's innovations and applications in different sectors. _ Ethical challenges & strategic considerations with AI. _ AI policies in some of the major economies. _ AI governance & maturity assessment for organizations. WHO THIS BOOK IS FORÊÊ This book is helpful for those looking to grasp the current state and future possibilities of AI. This includes business and administrative educators, students and professionals. It is particularly useful for leaders who would like to focus on specific industries, assess their current state with AI and get their organizations to be AI ready. Ê TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. AI is Everywhere 2. AI in Healthcare 3. AI in Education 4. AI in Transportation & Space 5. AI in Media & Communication 6. AI in Government 7. AI by Countries (US, China, EU, Canada, UK and India) 8. AI in Businesses & Value Chain 9. AI at Work 10. AI at Home & in Personal Life 11. Getting AI right in organizations

Download or read book Mobile Forensic Investigations A Guide to Evidence Collection Analysis and Presentation Second Edition written by Lee Reiber and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the tools and techniques of mobile forensic investigationsConduct mobile forensic investigations that are legal, ethical, and highly effective using the detailed information contained in this practical guide. Mobile Forensic Investigations: A Guide to Evidence Collection, Analysis, and Presentation, Second Edition fully explains the latest tools and methods along with features, examples, and real-world case studies. Find out how to assemble a mobile forensics lab, collect prosecutable evidence, uncover hidden files, and lock down the chain of custody. This comprehensive resource shows not only how to collect and analyze mobile device data but also how to accurately document your investigations to deliver court-ready documents.•Legally seize mobile devices, USB drives, SD cards, and SIM cards•Uncover sensitive data through both physical and logical techniques•Properly package, document, transport, and store evidence•Work with free, open source, and commercial forensic software•Perform a deep dive analysis of iOS, Android, and Windows Phone file systems•Extract evidence from application, cache, and user storage files•Extract and analyze data from IoT devices, drones, wearables, and infotainment systems•Build SQLite queries and Python scripts for mobile device file interrogation•Prepare reports that will hold up to judicial and defense scrutiny

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Download or read book Hands On Chatbot Development with Alexa Skills and Amazon Lex written by Sam Williams and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help you to discover important AWS services such as S3 and DyanmoDB. Gain practical experience building end-to-end application workflows using NodeJS and AWS Lambda for your Alexa Skills Kit. You will be able to build conversational interfaces using voice or text and deploy them to platforms like Alexa, Facebook Messenger and Slack.

Download or read book DIGIPEDIA written by Deepa Sayal and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The technology adoption on the information highway is supersonic. Digital is perhaps at the crux of this metamorphosis as Digital Transformative best practices hold the centrestage in this decade. Understanding the Digital best practices and strategies would not only open the doors to a number of opportunities but also help understand as to how do we integrate, synergise, blend all the mixes in this concoction in the right proportion along with other factors in order to achieve the best deliverables. This book not only talks of Digital marketing but many of its advanced versions and combinations, that we see soon in the impending decade, albeit in different versions. Whether you are an Individual, entrepreneur, media marketer, brand marketer or a student, this book will help you build your brand. You could Scale your business regionally, nationally and globally. What’s even interesting is that you choose your audience, you choose the genre and You could also generate volumes of customers, converse with them, educate them about your product and engage them like never before. So let’s do this journey together and see where does all this head to? There are plenty of examples that I have cited to understand and comprehend the Digital Transformative practices better. It answers questions such as: Imagine what the Digital world would look like ten years down the lane? What call for a great Digital Marketing strategy? The Role of Data and how it is going to evolve? Would artificial intelligence change digital dynamics? Would it eliminate jobs? What’s the secret and underlying principles to building a great digital business? How deep-seated is Virtual Reality going to become? The role of chatbots in the times to come?