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Dear friends,  Another book I have been reading lately which I highly recommend, is " Quand la Chine change le monde" by Erik Izraelewicz . If you are interested to understand the evolution of the modern (dictatorial in many aspects?) Chinese state, the power dynamics of the ruling Communist Party upon business, real estate, banking, finance, investments and foreign relations, the expanding geopolitical and trading empire, the socio-economic influence of China upon the rest of the world and in the USA (recall past Presidents pre-election campaign promises to tackle or limit Chinese exports), this is a book that will not dissapoint you. On the contrary, you will be enlightened as to how China is rebuilding its once historic hegemony among other Asian tigers, currently aiming super-power global status in AI, energy and last but not least, militarily. You can probably find the book translated in your native language or English. Here's the original version in French:  https:/...

Hello friends. I am delighted to share with you a very good documentary I recently watched and highly suggest to you in order to understand more how AI (Artificial Intelligence) algorithms are designed and developed mirroring the established negative side of offline norms, ethics, racial taboos, misconceptions, social prejudices, only to be reconstructed in the digital world and enforcing AI technologies upon people in every day life, inside society (see China, UK recently) without considering creating a new layer of a more horizontally and fair ethical behavior of AI systems towards humans.

Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You at Business School Link: http://www.amazon.com/Like-Virgin-Secrets-Business-School/dp/1591845688 La Chine à l'aube du XXIe siècle : Le retour d'une puissance ? Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chine-laube-XXIe-si%C3%A8cle-puissance/dp/2747580245/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1441960486&sr=1-4&keywords=stephanie+bessiere The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business Link: http://www.amazon.com/New-Digital-Age-Reshaping-Paperback/dp/B00FDVSJ2C/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1441961008&sr=1-2&keywords=the+new+digital+age The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Everything-Store-Bezos-Amazon/dp/0316219266

More & more companies around the world (small, medium, big) will be moving to public clouds (social media) to embrace new marketing tactics, expand their customer base, save money on huge budget marketing campaigns. Various organizations will have to deal with preserving, supporting & maintaining their Big Data in Clouds. Big data, as the innovative bridge empowering the connection between businesses & their customers. Current social media firms, will focus on mobility. They will spend resources trying to generate additional sources of revenues through mobile ads. Monetizing mobility, as the big bet. More people will be going online via mobile or portable devices than their desktops. Patent wars (Apple vs Samsung), will probably continue in 2013 among tech giants, settling lawsuits, chasing after media exposure, increasing industry fragmentation. Patent wars exhaust rivals, add market share & value to the winner. Visual platforms like Instagram, Flickr, Pinterest...

My predictions for 2012... Smartphones will lead the mobile markets all across the globe. More and more mobile apps will be competing for our daily needs & activities Video on demand services will be the new norm while traditional media companies will have to quickly respond & adapt to the changing ecosystems otherwise they will lose more audience and ad revenues The tech industry (sitting now on 200$BN cash) is going to be the least affected by the recession thus will retain its competitive advantage over other troubled & unsustainable industries China & other fast developing Asian countries will have a significant say for the global economy & trade policies "Harness the web" will be the new unexplored map & mission for every firm or professional willing to survive in the long run I am not sure if my country Greece will eventually collapse even though I am pretty sure that the crisis will change the mindsets of more individuals who will start...