Social media continues to grow rapidly, offering global consumers new and meaningful ways to engage with the people, events and brands that matter to them. Continue reading…

GOOD and IBM created Figures of Progress, a new platform that explores the different ways that information has revolutionized our world. Through videos, story profiles, and infographics, they’re sharing stories about the power of data and how today’s leaders in business, city government and nonprofits are finding innovative ways to use it. Continue reading…

Big data, 3D printing, activity streams, Internet TV, Near Field Communication (NFC) payment, cloud computing and media tablets are some of the fastest-moving technologies identified in Gartner Inc.’s 2012 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. Continue reading…

Envisioning Technology created an infographic, which maps the future of emerging technologies on a loose timeline between now and 2040. Looking at emerging trends and research, one can predict and draw conclusions about how the technological sphere is developing, and which technologies should become mainstream in the coming years. Continue reading…

A paper by Bruce Cahan on how smart cities can use the banking system to better advantage innovation policies and incentives for livability. Continue reading…

An Economist special report on a “retail renaissance” in international banking makes the case that an upheaval is coming, driven by technological changes, that will shake up the banking industry. The Internet and mobile phones are turning boring old retail banking into an exciting industry. Continue reading…

In the future, cities will be judged by their generativity.  The globally mobile entrepreneur will decide where to invest capital and where to live will depend on a city’s ability to be generative, i.e. create Continue reading…

Over the years, Google has conducted and commissioned hundreds of studies around consumers, media trends and the impact of online advertising and new technologies. In the spirit of open information and the exchange of ideas, the company shares the findings and fuel new conversations about what we all can learn. Continue reading…

IBM published a paper that explores how can the wealth of information being generated by social media help us better understand how our cities function and create smarter cities in the process? Continue reading…

“Value of the Web” is a compilation of research that attempts to quantify the Internet’s impact on society. In less than thirty years, the Internet has become an indispensable guarantor of economic growth, social renewal and cultural enrichment. Continue reading…