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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

The Internet of Things Will Deliver Big Datas Promise. The Internet of Things. I have mixed success as a futurist, but Im fairly convinced that the Internet of Things and Machine to Machine technologies will be one of the next waves of major technology advances. 20 Reasons Why the Internet of Things will be Big.

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Our trend map for 2009: The vital Trends, Risks, and Red Herrings you must know

Trends in the Living Networks

Trend Blend 2009 ! Created by Future Exploration Network’s Chief Futurist Richard Watson, also of NowandNext.com , the 2009 trend map moves on from the subway map theme of the last years to show the multi-tentacled hydra that is the year ahead. GLOBAL RISKS include: Major Internet failure. Device convergence. Influenza pandemic.

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This Seattle investor went from Google to Africa to a big exit — and is back home investing in startups

GeekWire

Andrew Peterson’s interest in technology started in Seattle as a young computer lab associate at his elementary school, just as the internet was proliferating. After graduating from Shorewood High School in north Seattle and doing his undergraduate studies at Stanford, Peterson spent three years at Google from 2006 to 2009.

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Interviews: Six important forces that will shape 2009 - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Interviews: Six important forces that will shape 2009. The broader issue I am emphasizing in my current interviews and speaking is that 2009 will bring more change than any other year this decade. In these interviews for non-professional audiences I briefly covered six important forces that will shape business and society in 2009: 1.

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4 Biggest Challenges in Adopting Digital Learning at Schools

Kitaboo

Digital learning is becoming increasingly popular, as seen by the decreasing number of k12 students who only study in classrooms since 2009. have increased from 2.2mn in 2009 to 10.46mn. The total numbers of digital students in the U.S. 4 Biggest Challenges of Adopting Digital Learning 1.

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More Close Calls between High Altitude Drones and Commercial Aircraft     

CTOvision

Many techies envision a future where drones are commonplace – quickly and efficiently delivering products, providing Internet access, enabling forecasts by meteorologists, improving traffic reports, or simply watching for illegal activity. By Shannon Perry. These close calls deserve our attention.

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