Web, Internet and the Economy
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Malcolm Gladwell celebrates those informal networks spurred by digital
Informal networks have been known for a long time and so has the role of digital in their development. Malcolm Gladwell goes one step further and predicts that they will become the “new-normal” after this crisis we have experienced, and that a new society is born out of this development.…
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2021 luxury market update : it’s all about digital and China
What is the status of the luxury market and digital in this Covidised 2021 world? A little more than three years ago, Philippe Jourdan, one of the world’s leading marketing experts regarding the luxury market, told me that the role of digital in the luxury market was not as significant…
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New trends in product searches and the future of e-commerce
With the current pandemic, the digitisation of business has sped up considerably. Hence, I was asking myself questions about the future of e-commerce. To find out, I interviewed Rob Van Nuenen from Holland. Rob is the CEO and founder of Channable, an automated centralised ad management system operating in the e-commerce…
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Business valuation: how much is a business worth and how to find out
How much is a business worth? It’s a pretty common question, yet answering it isn’t that straightforward. The reason why it’s an increasingly popular topic is that our workforce is ageing fast and many entrepreneurs are Gen X or even Boomers on the brink of retirement. COVID-19 isn’t making things easier for them,…
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When video interviewing gives market research a new dimension
Video interviewing can enhance market research greatly and even take it into a new dimension, including sentiment analysis. To find out why and how, I have interviewed Carl Wong, the CEO and Co-Founder of LivingLens who spoke to me from Liverpool. Carl talked to me about some of the innovative…
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What if Africa were the future of the Internet? Chasing Black Unicorns
Internet in Africa? Come on! I almost hear you thinking to yourself. And yet, I’d like to make you change your mind about this. And I found the right man to help me with this task. A few weeks ago, while everybody was caught in lockdown in Europe, I had a…
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World Wide Web: 5 scenarios for the future of the Internet and business
The future of the World Wide Web and that of Net neutrality are crucial issues for the future, not only of the Internet and business themselves but humanity at large. Digital sovereignty, jingoism and the once free Internet are now the context in which we are evolving, both from a business and…
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Contract for the Web: Should you endorse Tim Berners Lee’s contract?
Lately, Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of the Web in 1989, 30 years ago for those who lived on planet Mars at that time) announced the launch of a contract to “fix the Web”. Because according to him, “the Internet is broken” and it must be fixed. This Contract for the Web…
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How can we make technology environmentally friendly?
How can we make technology more environmentally friendly? Technology is one of the most significant contributors to the deterioration of our environment. Imagine, its CO2 emissions have exceeded those of the aerospace industry. Simple acts such as sharing a viral video may seem inconsequential, but repeated millions of times this…
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Is augmented intelligence the future of artificial intelligence?
Is augmented intelligence the future of artificial intelligence? Such is Luc Julia’s opinion, who invites us to forget about the hackneyed ‘artificial intelligence’ monicker, the origin of which he traces back to the 17th century. This was the gist of his speech at the 5th edition of the MaddyKeynote (an event organized…
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Open data European market: beyond maturity and towards consolidation
What is the state of open data in Europe? I wondered. To answer that question, I went to interview top open data expert, Jean-Marc Lazard, founder of Opendatasoft. Here are a few reflections derived from my reading of the state of play of European open data in 2019 published by the…
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Natural Language Processing Transcription for Journalists
I have been a Natural Language Processing (NLP) fiend for a long time. I havreshapede indeed used speech-to-text to write books and blog posts for close to 20 years. I discovered it once while visiting my GP and realising that he was using Dragon NaturallySpeaking to dictate to this computer.…
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