The iPhone is coming. The iPhone is coming.
The latest iteration of Apple’s flagship mobile device is expected to be unveiled Wednesday (September 9). Lots of excitement for technology lovers, not so much among those working at Vancouver-based marketing agency 6S. Most assume the follow-up to the iPhone 6 will be called the 6S, which means the boutique agency has already seen its own visibility on Google plummet in recent months.
I honestly don’t see many synergies coming out of this. Most likely if the phone is called the 6S, the agency will be buried in Google search results for at least a year. That is until new iPhone rumours start up in the spring.
Now if only the City of Vancouver will let me use that iPhone to hire Uber. Very jealous of neighbours in Seattle who’ve being using Uber to book rides on vehicles taking inspiration from Mad Max.
And for those worried Canada’s economy is headed toward a dystopian future akin to the one seen in the Mad Max franchise — fear not.
Sure, there have been two consecutive quarters of economic contraction, which has caused some to describe the current climate as a “technical recession” — a term that doesn’t sit well with economists.
But in June gross domestic product grew for the first time in five months and we’ve seen job gains in both July and August.
One guy who figures he can solve whatever economic woes are afflicting the world — that is, if he were willing to share his secrets — is Donald Trump. I wonder if his strategy of promoting bodyguards to chief operating officers and drivers to hotel managers could work wonders here at home.
But if he does become U.S. president, there’s little chance his post-presidential legacy would be a match for Jimmy Carter, who’s spent 34 years out of office tackling diplomatic crises and shepherding charities.
