The demand for coding knowledge is massive.
Could you be sitting on the app concept of the century, but you don’t know the programming basics to create it. Now, thanks to coding courses offered by companies such as DaVinci Coders and Codecademy, people are launching new businesses by taking coding matters into their own hands.
Continue reading… “Coding is the new literacy of the 21st century”
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There are horrific photos of subdued rhinos with their horns amputated by poachers that have become a viral phenomenon. Google is now giving $5 million to a conservation group for lightweight drones that will patrol the African bush, exposing ivory hunters along the way.
Harvard University
Ron Unz of the American Conservative posits that 375-year old Harvard University has grown so rich that it is now essentially a giant hedge fund with a little school attached.
Continue reading… “Harvard’s top endowment managers make 20 times as much as a professor”
Futurist Thomas Frey: How many extra shavers, bars of soap, or cans of soup do you currently have on your shelves at home? How much money do you currently have tied up in “inventory” of typical household items? What if you could get by without any?
Continue reading… “Moving from Just-in-Case to Just-in-Time Living”
These are responses to: “You are satisfied with your life,” ranging from complete agreement (7) to complete disagreement (1), where 4 is neutral.
Continue reading… “Are billionaires, Amish, the homeless, slumdwellers or Masai the happiest?”
The “Free CGC” ad went viral on the Chinese Internet.
Chinese social media has become a prominent source keeping people updated about what’s happening in China with over 400 million Weibo (China;s twitter) users.. Here are China’s 10 most memorable Internet memes of 2012. They cover scandal, celebrity, humour and buzzwords.
Continue reading… “Top 10 most memorable Chinese Internet Memes of 2012”
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It’s almost the end of 2012. Instead of looking back at the significant tech trends of 2012 we are going to look ahead to the near future, 2013. Being in the near future, these technologies are highly feasible. You will be hearing a lot more about these trends within the next 10 months and could possibly be experiencing them in some for or another.
Here’s the second annual list of Tech Trend predictions for the coming year.
Continue reading… “Top 20 tech trends for 2013”
The stats in this chart show how the numbers stack up against each other.
Television viewing and web browsing dropped while time spent using mobile apps rose about 35 percent this year, according to a new report on U.S. trends by mobile analytics firm Flurry.
Continue reading… “Mobile app usage grows 35%: Study”
In the first 20 days of November 2012 $120 million was generated by app downloads and in-app purchases, but $60 million of that total went to 25 companies.
More than 1.4 million apps combined are offered through Apple and Google’s app stores, but there are only 25 U.S. developers that generate half of the revenue from app sales, says a new study by the research firm Canalys.
Continue reading… “Half of the iOS and Android app revenue goes to just 25 developers”
Nine out of 10 adults said they believed advertisers should get a parent’s permission before collecting data on their children.
Overwhelmingly, parents object to personal information being collected on their children over the internet. This is according to a new poll just released before federal officials are set to vote on a controversial proposal to strengthen child privacy laws.
Continue reading… “Most parents oppose collecting children’s information on the internet”
People spend inordinate amounts of time with their smartphones.
People are spending more and more amounts of time with their smartphones, even taking them to bed or even the bathroom. Now is the time for small business to get in touch with their inner app developer and be where their customers are. (Infographic)
Continue reading… “Now is the time for small business owners to build mobile apps”
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, sold one trillion RMB worth of goods in 2012, the company announced today. That’s $157 billion U.S. in gross merchandise volume (GMV), which easily surpasses U.S e-commerce giants Amazon and eBay combined.
Continue reading… “Alibaba, world’s biggest e-commerce company, reaches $157 billion in sales”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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