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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

But an equally obvious case is BitCoin where people who live in Iran, Syria or Libya may rather put their money into non-governmental units (even knowing the risks) than to trust their local governmental leaders to protect their assets from inflation or seizure. Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. It is open and empowering.

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Twitter Link Roundup #286 – Ideas for Small Business, Startups, and Designers!

crowdSPRING Blog

Well, I’m not holding my breath, but it does give me some hope that technology may save us after all. ISIS Destroys One Of Syria’s Most Important Ancient Landmarks crowdspring.co/1K57Trv. Or at least give us some modest entertainment. So stretch your legs and take a deep breath! 1OaRTIn.

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Mastering SEO in the Age of AI

Duct Tape Marketing

Discover the importance of adapting traditional SEO tactics to accommodate the advancements in AI technology, from content creation to technical optimization. We've been talking about voice search probably since Syria came around. Learn how to leverage AI to optimize your website for search engines and stay ahead of the competition.

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Irene brings rain, flooding and end of news as we know it [#irene]

This is going to be BIG.

When the industry failed to hold up it’s end of that bargain—instead shoving crappy one-hit wonders down the channel—it was only a matter of time before technology enabled consumers to go around them, and the industry collapsed. Ten years ago, we didn’t have a community online to turn to the way we do know.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 3

Steve Blank

We just had our third week of our new national security class at Stanford – Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed the class to cover how technology will shape all the elements of national power (our influence and footprint on the world stage). Russian Technology Strategy.

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Are Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality the next computing platform?

Version One Ventures

Previous VR/AR attempts have failed because the technology wasn’t ready yet. And the Virtual Reality documentary, Project Syria , is showing VR’s powerful ability to affect us emotionally by letting us walk in someone else’s shoes. We’ll need to see smaller headsets and more affordable technology first.

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5 Visual Storytelling Trends That are Shaping The Future of Communication

Duct Tape Marketing

Restrained only by the pace of technological innovation, here are five visual storytelling trends that will shape the future of all communication-related fields: 1. Just like Project Syria , there are already dozens of VR experiences that aim to increase awareness of the plight of those who are less fortunate. Never-Ending Stories.

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