Disclosure / Use Policy

NewDigitalCafé, LLC is the personal blog of Randy Giusto, a technology market research and marketing executive. The contents contained on this site reflect my personal opinions. They are not affiliated with Ipsos Vantis.

Use

Please note that the Creative Commons License does not apply to third-party images used within posts on this blog. Please see attribution associated with each image for licensing.

Disclosures

Because I do consulting and market research for Ipsos Vantis, and speak and/or attend meetings, meetups, webinars, and conferences around the world that I write about, there are inevitable conﬂicts. I have friends, colleagues, past associates, and family members working in some of the organizations that I discuss in this blog and a dress while presenting in public, and I have advised some of the companies mentioned in this blog.

When there is a potential conflict, I will call it out at the bottom of the post like this.

Affiliations

I’m an advisor and guest blogger for Mobile Monday Boston
I guest blog for The RaynoReport
I’m an Appolicious evangelist for iPad and Android
I’m a member of MIT’s Enterprise Forum Digital Media SIG
I’m a member of Yi-Tan a technology community having conversations about change
I’m a member of the Human Engagement Group committed to professional development in human perception, engagement psychology, emotional and human-centered design, and cultural perceptual readiness
I’m a member of Media Leaders a group of thousands of professionals nationwide working in marketing, advertising, technology and social media
I’m a member of Boston Media Makers a group of podcasters, videobloggers, filmmakers, artists, writers, and PR and social media experts working with audio and video on the Web

Previous Employers

Prior to starting NewDigitalCafé, LLC in 2009, I held the following full-time jobs:

IDC (Framingham, MA)

Group VP and General Manager of Consumer, Digital and Social Media, Mobility, Computing, and Pricing Research
Group Vice President of Consumer, Digital and Social Media, Mobility, and Computing Research
Vice President of Consumer, Mobility, and Computing Research
Vice President of Mobile and Personal Technology Research
Director of Mobile and Personal Technology Research
Program Manager, Mobile and Personal Computing
Research Manager, Mobile Computing

BIS Strategic Decisions (Norwell, MA and acquired by GIGA, then acquired by Forrester)

Associate Director, Mobile Computing

WorkGroup Technologies (Hampton, NH and acquired by TBR)

Senior Analyst, Mobile Computing

Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX and acquired by Hewlett-Packard)

Program Manager, Worldwide Portable and Desktop Pricing
Product Planner, Multimedia Technologies
Market Research Analyst
Competitive Intelligence Analyst

NCCI- The National Council for Compensation Insurance (Boca Raton, FL)

Technology Analyst

Inacomp and ComputerLand (Boca Raton, Ft. Lauderdale, and North Miami Beach, FL)

Major Account Manager (sales)

Starting in August 2010 I am employed by Ipsos Vantis as Senior Vice President, Technology

Review Policy

I do occasionally review products including hardware, software, online services and web sites in the consumer electronics (music, video, gaming, entertainment, content, digital home), digital and social media, mobile/telecomm, and PC market segments as that’s been the nature of my role as a technology industry analyst for many years. However, receipt of a product does not automatically mean a review, as my primary focus is market research and consulting at Ipsos Vantis, where I focus on early product and service development research. Thank you in advance for understanding.

I occasionally review and suggest books on this blog, usually in the social media, digital media, and paid (TV, radio, print) and earned (social) marketing spaces. A receipt of a book does not automatically mean a review or recommendation, but I will do my best. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Comment Policy

I try to maintain a free and open discussion environment and welcome comments on this blog.
Your comments should be appropriate to the post that you are specifically commenting on.
By commenting you are granting the blog owner (me) license to the content of the comment.
I will not remove a “negative” comment specific to the post if you disagree.
I do maintain the right to delete inappropriate comments.
I will remove any comment that is deemed inappropriate off topic, that contains personal attacks, or is clearly spam (trying to sell a product, service, or site without adding value to a discussion).
I will remove comments that contain profanity.
If you do not use your full name in a comment, I do require a valid email address.

Information for Public Relations Firms and Professionals

Please feel free to email me information that you think I may be interested in based on reading this blog, at randygiusto@newdigitalcafe.com
A Twitter DM to @randygiusto is also a good way to reach me.
I greatly appreciate personal pitches that you craft especially for me based on what I write and speak about.
I do not appreciate broadcast pitches or press releases in areas that I do not cover.
I have received and continue to receive press releases and pitches each month, due to the nature of my career so please do not expect a response each time.