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Part 5: Resources and references<br />
One Big Switch<br />
Nike’s fuelband<br />
Here is a listing of all the tools, services and platforms and activities<br />
mentioned in the paper, many of these are now household names but for<br />
others, the links and further description will be useful. Mention of sites is<br />
not an endorsement by Consumer Futures.<br />
Tool Description Page link<br />
Australian membership network<br />
that negotiates collective<br />
switches on bank accounts,<br />
energy suppliers and mortgages<br />
Wearable technology that tracks<br />
exercise progress and health data<br />
https://www.onebigswitch.<br />
com.au/about-us<br />
www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/<br />
nikeplus-fuelband<br />
YouTube Free to use video sharing site www.youtube.com<br />
Twitter Global microblogging site www.twitter.com<br />
Wordpress<br />
Free, open source blogging www.en.wordpress.com<br />
platform<br />
Tripadvisor<br />
Peer to peer review site for www.tripadvisor.com<br />
accommodation, restaurants,<br />
leisure and entertainment<br />
Foursquare<br />
Used by over 45 million people https://foursquare.com/<br />
worldwide, allows you to<br />
share where you are and find<br />
personalised suggestions and<br />
recommendations based on your<br />
previous activity (and that of<br />
others like you)<br />
Food hygiene ratings Find ratings of take aways and<br />
restaurants in your area<br />
http://ratings.food.gov.uk/<br />
Twitcident<br />
Open Signal App<br />
Dutch tool that sifts through and<br />
analyses social big data in real<br />
time for local authorities, police,<br />
emergency services and operators<br />
Worldwide cell phone signal<br />
coverage maps based on data<br />
submitted by users.<br />
http://twitcident.com/<br />
http://opensignal.com/<br />
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