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Technology Adoption
Posted on: 25 Nov, 2009 05:04 PM GMT
Listen to this selection which focuses on the adoption of new technologies. The listening is full of vocabulary related to new technology, and you'll find a list of some of the most important vocabulary below. The listening selection uses the graph below to explain consumer adoption of new technology in the marketplace.
From WikiPedia and the Technology adoption lifecycle article.
Informal Names for New Technological Products
gadget
gizmo
thingamajig
whatchamacallit
widget
doodad
Verbs Used with Innovation
to (constantly) adapt to innovation
to churn
to accelerate
Verbs Used with the Commercialization of Technological Products
to come into the marketplace
to prove a market
to purchase
to climb on board
to profile a product
Technology Adopters
innovators
early adopters
(early) (late) majority
laggards
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