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How Do Emerging Economies Compare In Terms of Internet Access?

The Realtime Report

Figures compiled by the Pew Research Center show that, on average, 45 percent of people across 21 emerging and developing economies said they used the Internet or a smartphone on occasion during 2013. In 2002, he joined up with the government in his native Afghanistan to set up the Afghan Wireless Communication Company.

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What Keeps The Chief Marketing Officer Awake At Night? - Part 3

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Ad Spend In 2013, Mobile Ads 3.7%; Total Global Ad Spend In 2013 $503B , on September 30th, 2013: "mobile is growing seven times faster than desktop Internet spend, with mobile ads growing by 77% in 2013, 56% in 2014 and 48% in 2015., From the TechCrunch news item, Digital Ads Will Be 22% Of All U.S.

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How Appification Is Transforming The Internet

The Realtime Report

In 2013, just 7 percent of companies had implemented a mobile app strategy, and 51 percent of companies had no plans to develop one, a FeedHenry survey found. To support this, smartphone manufacturers and network providers will continue to accelerate the speed of wireless connections. How Appification Is Transforming The Internet.

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Tracking, Personalization And Screams Of Privacy

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On February 12th, 2013, Business Insider ran a new item titled, Amazon Has The Best Reputation Of Any Company In The U.S. According to the Business Insider article: "Nomi's team gives retailers a snippet of code that lets wireless routers listen for nearby smart phone signals. What's your Amazon experience like?

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The One Screen World - Take Two

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In my next business book, CTRL ALT Delete (out May 21st, 2013), I make the argument that we are quickly moving towards the one screen world. The companion screen is whatever other screen is with you while your attention is occupied by another screen (think about watching TV while looking at Facebook on your iPhone ).

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Everything You Need to Know to Run a Successful SMS Marketing Campaign

Convince & Convert

As of October 16 th 2013 there were new changes to the TCP that affected all organizations using SMS. There are three entities that govern the mobile industry, specifically SMS. The CTIA, FCC, and the Mobile Marketing Association. The FCC is responsible for The TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protections Act).

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Transmediale and Art Hack Day Berlin 2014

Little Web Giants

In December 2013, Ploeger and Atiku traveled to Nigeria, collected e-waste originating from Europe and brought it home to roost. Over the course of the Art Hack Day, Ploeger was pierced with a coil of copper wire extracted from a cathode ray tube monitor, which was then fed with enough electricity to generate a magnetic current.