Cloud computing. Social media. Smartphone apps. By now, these will all be recognisable terms. Part of the fabric of every day life. Yet go back 15 years – perhaps even just half that time – and, for the majority of people, such phrases would mean very little. Probably nothing at all.
In a relatively short period, these technologies – and many like them – have not only become familiar, they have become industries in their own right. For example, a…