In the tradition of Valituskuoro, Finnish for “complaints choir,” CE Pro’s Julie Jacobson wonders how the home-technology industry might sing about their woes.
Julie Jacobson
Julie Jacobson is founding editor of CE Pro, the leading media brand for the home-technology channel. She has covered the smart-home industry since 1994, long before there was much of an Internet, let alone an Internet of things. Currently she studies, speaks, writes and rabble-rouses in the areas of home automation, security, networked A/V, wellness-related technology, biophilic design, and the business of home technology. Julie majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, spent a year abroad at Cambridge University, and earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a recipient of the annual CTA TechHome Leadership Award, and a CEDIA Fellows honoree. A washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player, Julie currently resides in San Antonio, Texas and sometimes St. Paul, Minn. Follow on Twitter: @juliejacobson
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The CE Pro Complaints Choir
What would a CE Pro complaint choir sound like? A new musical genre called Valituskuoro is finding favor among millions of malcontents around the world. Finnish for "complaints choir," the term originally was meant to describe situations in which a lot of people...
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