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Blog of Author and Consultant Rob Salkowitz
March 2010 - Posts
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[this is a cross-post of the introduction to my "Big Report" featured at Internet Evolution this week) The future of the world is urban, and the future of cities is digital -- Internet technology is transforming the urban experience in new, unexpected, Read More...
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Thomas Erdbrink, in today's Washington Post, reports on a cool-sounding new video game from an unlikely place: Iran. "The Iranian engineering students, programmers and fantasy animators who created "Garshasp, the Monster Slayer" have not only impressed Read More...
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Earlier this year, I went to hear Daniel Pink read from his new book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us , and, an embarrassingly long time later, I have finally gotten around to reading and blogging it. In a nutshell, Pink deconstructs Read More...
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This week's Economist quarterly technology supplement asks , "is it really helpful to talk about a new generation of ‘digital natives' who have grown up with the Internet?" Given that I've written a book on the subject, you can count me in the "yes" column Read More...
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When I was doing the initial research for Young World Rising, I spent a lot of time on the Web tracking down promising new companies around the world. A couple of examples were referred to me by friends and experts; others I found from repeated mentions Read More...
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I was just honored to received an invitation to help judge the 2010 Innovation Contest of the Americas ( TIC Americas ), sponsored by the Young Americas Business Trust. I wrote about this organization in Young World Rising , in the context of non-government Read More...
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The World Economic Forum released its list of Young Global Leaders for 2010 - 197 folks under 40 representing 72 different countries. The youngest leader chosen from Europe is Lucian Tarnowski , the precocious 26 year-old CEO of Brave New Talent, a UK-based Read More...
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Via Global Voices, I just read this fascinating summary of case studies from Technology for Transparency. The group maps and evaluates technology projects that promote transparency, accountability and civic engagement around the world. According to the Read More...
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