Bits & Bytes | Fitbit Acquires Smartwatch Manufacturer, Wearables Cling to Relevancy at CES

"Fitbit Styles Up Luxury Expertise With Euro Smartwatch Maker Purchase" (Fortune)
"On Tuesday, [Fitbit CEO James Park] snapped up expertise and software from European smartwatch maker Vector Watch."

"Wearables Double Down on Fashion at CES to Cling to Relevancy" (Motherboard)
"As tech searches for the next big thing, wearables, besides items like Fitbit, really haven't caught on as some companies had hoped."

"Do Consumers Need New Rules to Protect Them From Their Robots?"(Forbes)
"With this sort of social responsibility... there will be a lot of debate about what should be included as a nuisance and what should be out."

"A Study of 46,000 Shoppers Shows That Omnichannel Retailing Works" (Harvard Business Review)
"In today's channel-rich environment, omnichannel capabilities drive the engagement of core shoppers with the retail brand."

"Facebook Risks Breaking Its Perfect Business Model" (Bloomberg Gadfly)
"This could be the point in Facebook's development that helps it endure as the biggest and most valuable attention hog on the Internet."