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This second economy that is silently forming—vast, interconnected, and extraordinarily productive—is creating for us a new economic world. How we will fare in this world, how we will adapt to it, how we will profit from it and share its benefits, is very much up to us.

via The second economy - McKinsey Quarterly - Strategy - Growth

Even though they are introducing a risky, $400 product into one of the most crowded consumer markets on the planet, they had at least one profound advantage: They were starting from scratch.

via How Lytro’s Weird Design Tells A Story About Revolutionary Tech | Co. Design

When human beings acquired language, we learned not just how to listen but how to speak. When we gained literacy, we learned not just how to read but how to write. And as we move into an increasingly digital reality, we must learn not just how to use programs but how to make them. In the emerging, highly programmed landscape ahead, you will either create the software or you will be the software. It’s really that simple: Program, or be programmed.

via Codecademy - Union Square Ventures: A New York Venture Capital Fund Focused on Early Stage & Startup Investing

Data is good,” Mr. Greene said in an interview. “The more data we have access to, the more insight we have.

via Credit Firms Try to Predict Behavior

I see emergence of what I call a “smart buyer” who uses their smartphone to make smart decisions  — whether it is for price, location or the brand to spend money with.

via Mobile and the rise of the smart buyer — Tech News and Analysis

those with a growth mindset see mistakes as an essential precursor of knowledge, the engine of education.

consumers create longer lasting relationships with utilities that make their daily lives easier.

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Myspace: Five lessons learned from the front - Fortune Tech

How is this service providing something crucial for users, some kind of utility they can’t get elsewhere?

via Why fear of Facebook is not enough for rivals to succeed — Tech News and Analysis

anyone can have the computing resources of Google and rent it by the hour

via One Country, Two Revolutions - NYTimes.com