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Why You Should Delete All Your Social Media Accounts

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Would you delete your social media accounts to feel healthier? Share your thoughts in the comments section. ''Jaron Zepel Lanier is an American computer philosophy writer, computer scientist, visual artist, and composer of classical music. Considered a founding father of the field of virtual reality, Lanier and Thomas G. Zimmerman left Atari in 1985 to found VPL Research, Inc., the first company to sell VR goggles and gloves. In the late 1990s, Lanier worked on applications for Internet2, and in the 2000s, he was a visiting scholar at Silicon Graphics and various universities. In 2006 he began to work at Microsoft, and from 2009 has worked at Microsoft Research as an Interdisciplinary Scientist. Lanier has composed classical music and is a collector of rare instruments; his acoustic album, Instruments of Change (1994) features Asian wind and string instruments such as the khene mouth organ, the suling flute, and the sitar-like esraj. Lanier teamed with Mario Grigorov to c...

Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas!

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Find below some interesting articles served from yours truly for the relaxing time-intervals between family dinners during Christmas: Digital Streaming Platforms (Netflix) vs. Hollywood - read here ''Mr. Stuber’s operation is set up to supply 55 original films a year, including some with budgets as high as $200 million. Add in documentaries and animated movies, handled by other divisions, and the number of annual Netflix film releases climbs to about 90. To compare, Universal, one of Hollywood’s most prolific traditional studios, releases roughly 30 movies a year.'' #Fintech rises in Europe - read here ''Revolut claims to have attracted 3 million users so far by offering cryptocurrency trading and money transfers at the interbank exchange rate. It also stated that it’s been opening 8,000 to 10,000 accounts daily over the last 12 months while reaching $4 billion per month in transaction volume. The startup also plans to launch commission-free sto...

Tim Berners Lee new plan to change the Internet as we know it

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One of the most interesting stories and exciting news I have read recently. I am curious to follow the development of BL's new disruptive business venture and the industry reaction of the existing IT status-quo. Will governments embrace an open or a totally controlled internet? Share your thoughts and comments below. ''Berners-Lee will launch Inrupt, a startup that he has been building, in stealth mode, for the past nine months. Backed by Glasswing Ventures, its mission is to turbocharge a broader movement afoot, among developers around the world, to decentralize the web and take back power from the forces that have profited from centralizing it. In other words, it’s game on for Facebook, Google, Amazon'' Read the full story here

Assorted links - July 2018

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Across the globe, taxes on corporations plummet The Hong Kong Government has announced that it is allocating US$6.5 billion in fostering Innovation and Technology development in Hong Kong. Mary Meeker’s 2018 internet trends report: All the slides, plus analysis Mobile money in Somaliland App Traps: How Cheap Smartphones Siphon User Data in Developing Countries The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies: Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles (Innovation and Technology in the World Economy) Major bank CEOs say blockchain will underpin the financial industry 'in five years' Google just gave a stunning demo of Assistant making an actual phone call Defining Digital Transformation New funding programs for Greek businesses Swedish startup KRY raises €53 million to expand to France and UK Moovit partners with TRAINOSE in Greece VR/AR Dreams? Prep Yourself Now Immigrants founded and co-founded half of all the billion-dollar startups in 2016, ...

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Mesonista - Fashion PR Agency based in New York. Contact me if you are a designer and looking to expand your brand in the US market Crowdsourcing is Just the Ticket to Exponentially Grow Your Business Douglas Coupland: 'The nine to five is barbaric' eBay entering the Greek market to help small producers export globally 10 Things You Need to Learn From Apple's Marketing Urban productivity facts in the developing world Analysts Predict the YouTube Advertiser Boycott Will Cost Google $750 Million The largest internet company in 2030? This prediction will probably surprise you Top apps for travelling on a budget - including Moovit! Corporate tax in Bulgaria - contact me for an introduction to Innovires

Current book recommendations

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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

Interview with Joanna Vaiou

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1) Please introduce yourself to the readers of this blog  My name is Joanna Vaiou and I am a Search Engine Optimization specialist. Search Engine Optimization or “SEO” is a combination of technical and internet marketing strategies for websites and other web properties in order to appear on the left side results of the 1st page of a search engine (like Google.gr), when someone types relevant keywords for products or services in the search box.  2) How did you get involved with SEO in the first place? Well, if I have to sum my story up, I would say the following: - In 2004, I got my Bachelor degree in “Science and Art of Economics” from ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI. - After college I worked at several non-satisfying jobs. - My SEO journey started 6 years ago in 2009.  - I was fired up to learn and start something new that I would totally love and find exciting as well as something that wou...

Moovit reaches 10 million users worldwide & prepares to expand to Asian market

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Moovit celebrates 10 Million users worldwide! Join the revolution- Share if you #ILikeToMoovit More in our latest blog post: http://www.moovitapp.com/10-million-users/ ”Alex Torres, former Global Head of GeoConsumer Community at Google Maps, is appointed as VP of Global Product Marketing, and will manage the company’s headquarters in San Francisco” – Digital Journal:  http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2304249

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Alibaba Enters Messaging Market With $215 Million Investment in Tango -  http://mashable.com/2014/03/20/alibaba-tango-investment/ Tech Trends That Will Change How People Conduct Business in 2014 -  http://blogs.cisco.com/smallbusiness/tech-trends-that-will-change-how-people-conduct-business-in-2014/ Useful Google tools: 14 Google Tools You Didn’t Know Existed - http://mashable.com/2013/07/05/google-tools/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfYnBseDNqaDh4dzMzZmZzaCJ9 Intelligent Business Operations Bundle powered by SAP HANA(R) Helps Organizations Contextualize Big Data Insights into Processes - http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140319-903434.html?mod=wsj_share_facebook Hellenic Seaplanes Bets on Greek Airborne Island Hopping - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-06/hellenic-seaplanes-bets-on-greek-airborne-island-hopping.html Greece 2.0 by Marco Veremis, CEO of Upstream - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marco-veremis/greece-20_b_4921543.html This Insane New App Wi...