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The Story No One Cares About: PC Sales at lowest number since 2007

CTOvision

The analyst firm IDC reports that worldwide PC shipments in 2015 were about 300 million units, on par with 2007 numbers. Internet of Things : Today's Internet connects people, governments, academia and business. Bob Gourley.

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Internet shutdowns by governments have ‘proliferated at a truly alarming pace’

The Verge

The number of government-led internet shutdowns has exploded over the last decade as states seek to stifle dissent and protest by limiting citizens’ access to the web. The first significant internet shutdown took place in Egypt in 2011, as a response to protests against then-president Hosni Mubarak. Photo by James Bareham / The Verge.

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The Internet of Things Will Deliver Big Data's Promise

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 The Internet of Things Will Deliver Big Datas Promise. The Internet of Things. ► 2007. (25).

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How much longer can Google own the internet?

Vox

“This lack of competition in digital advertising means that monopoly rents are being imposed upon every website that is ad-supported and every company — small, medium, or large — that relies on internet advertising to grow its business,” Sen. Many attribute Google’s success in the ad business to its 2007 acquisition of DoubleClick for $3.1

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Elon Musk didn’t kill Twitter

Vox

Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Jack Dorsey in 2007, a year after the company’s launch. What Twitter and its investors finally did decide is that the company would be the next Facebook: a venture-backed social network fueled by its users’ content and supported by advertising. Twitter is a disaster. But you know that already.

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Trend map for 2007 and beyond - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

About Ross Dawson Keynote Speaking/Strategy AHT Group Future Exploration Network The Insight Exchange Repyoot Recent Media Appearances « Speaking about corporate innovation and the future of business | Main | Happy holidays! Click on the map below to get the full pdf. TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] » Trend Tube Map from IF!

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Eight key developments in the global media industry: July 2006 – June 2007 - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Developments continue apace – we’ll be keeping track… Industry transactions News Corp offers $5 billion for the Dow Jones, including the Wall Street Journal (finalized July 2007). Major acquisitions by tech companies Microsoft acquires aQuantive for $6 billion and TellMe Networks (est. Full details in the report. 800 million).

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