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Social Media Report 2012
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.
Figures of Progress: How Data is Driving Decisions
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.
Gartner’s 2012 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
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.
The Future of Emerging Technology
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.
Making Cities Smarter Than Their Bankers
A paper by Bruce Cahan on how smart cities can use the banking system to better advantage innovation policies and incentives for livability.
The Economist on Retail Renaissance
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.
Generative Cities: The Future of Urban Intelligence
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