7 Technology Trends That Dominated 2017

The rate of acceleration in the tech sector continues to astound consumers--and provide them with a steady stream of new gadgets to chase after. For marketers and professionals, these forward bursts in technology represent even more opportunities, for productivity, cost-efficiency, and greater brand perceptions. But regardless of which side you're on, what you hope to get out of technology, or why you're interested in it, 2017 was a spectacular year in tech. Let's take a moment to visit--or revisit--some of the most important tech trends that shaped 2017: Machine learning has made massive progress in 2017, in multiple different directions. For starters, consider that last year, Google's AlphaGo program was able to beat one of the best human Go players in the world--a momentous occasion, by all standards.