Who hasn't dreamed of TED conferences for the poor, for activists, for people who want to change the world but don't have the means to travel to Long Beach in California, US, or the connections needed to participate in global TEDx conferences?....
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All posts for July 2012
Innovation world tour: it's about the ecosystem
Before you head off on vacation, let me take a moment to set out my preliminary – and only partial – takeaways from my travels through the world of innovation, a journey that will conclude in October. After visiting 33 cities, interviewing more...
Read moreThe Experimental Tweet Presentation
I was recently asked to talk about how innovation has changed journalism, which turned into an experiment in tweeting my own presentation with no visual support besides my Twitter page. This took place at the end of June as part of the 4M Conference...
Read moreStartups in Israel: A Revealing Paradox.
Israel has two key elements needed to succeed in the information-technology sector: Nobel Prizes (symbolic of the quality of high-level education) and the capital to invest in startups. Both are things that make Silicon Valley so strong.You just...
Read moreSocial media still makes me uneasy, but at the same time...
I dined recently at a fabulous Tel Aviv restaurant with Ayelet Noff and Motti Peer, partners and heads of Blonde 2.0, a site helping companies use social media better. The two are young and handsome, and their clients are some of Israel's most...
Read moreIT Isn't a Priority for South Africa
South Africa has some strong performers in its Internet and communications technologies (ITCT) activity, but the country doesn't seem to be making them a real part of its development strategy, and that's too bad.Let's begin with the SuccessesPaypal...
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