“A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute, Urban world: Cities and the rise of the consuming class, finds that the 600 cities making the largest contribution to a higher global GDPthe City 600will generate nearly 65 percent of world economic growth by 2025. However, the most dramatic story within the City 600 involves just over 440 cities in emerging economies; by 2025, the Emerging 440 will account for close to half of overall growth. One billion people will enter the global consuming class by 2025. They will have incomes high enough to classify them as significant consumers of goods and services, and around 600 million of them will live in the Emerging 440.”
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Daily Archives: July 28, 2012
OCLC Posts Libraries Rebound presentations and discussions on YouTube
“Videos of all Libraries Rebound presentations and discussions are now available on YouTube and on the OCLC Research website. There are 17 videos total. The OCLC Research Library Partnership meeting, Libraries Rebound: Embracing Mission, Maximizing Impact, took place 5-6 June 2012 in Philadelphia, PA. It focused on the implementation of distinctive services that better align… Continue Reading
Google – Handwrite for Mobile and Tablet Search
Google Official Blog: “Unlike searching on a desktop or laptop computer, when you’re searching on a touch-screen mobile device its often inconvenient to type. So we strive to give you a variety of ways to interact with Google, be it by speaking your queries, getting results before you finish typing, or searching by image. Now… Continue Reading
The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies
“While 72 percent of companies use social technologies in some way, very few are anywhere near to achieving the full potential benefit. In fact, the most powerful applications of social technologies in the global economy are largely untapped. Companies will go on developing ways to reach consumers through social technologies and gathering insights for product… Continue Reading
Sunlight Foundation – Beta of Open States Legislator Tracking
“Discover politics in your state. Find your legislators, see how they’ve voted and browse upcoming legislation and events. While Open States is in beta this site is only available for Alaska, Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, Utah and… Continue Reading
WSJ – iCrime Theft Wave Includes iPads and Mobile Devices
WSJ: “How big is the iCrime wave? National data aren’t available, but in New York, there were more than 26,000 incidents of electronics theft in the first 10 months of 201181% involving mobile phonesaccording to an internal police-department document. In Washington, D.C., cellphone-related robberies jumped 54% from 2007 to 2011, according to the Metropolitan Police… Continue Reading
