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The Firewall Is Dead – What Can Businesses Do To Protect And Secure Their Brands?

YoungUpstarts

by David Nagrosst, head of sales for Cyxtera Technologies in Asia Pacific, Australia and Japan. Every personal and business computer is connected to the internet these days, which puts people and companies in harm’s way for cyber attacks. Without a doubt, the firewall era has come to an end. The onset of death. Think again.

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New study: Britain leads the world in mobile data consumption, m-commerce and internet TV

The Equity Kicker

New research from Ofcom has found that Britain leads the world in usage of several key technologies: Most likely to access TV content over the internet: 23% of us do so every week (USA is second with 17%). Use more mobile data: In Dec 2011 the average mobile connection downloaded 424 megabytes of data (Japan was second with 392 megabytes).

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What to Expect When Developing an App in 2021

Up and Running

Internet of Things (IoT). The mobile-savvy nations are China, Norway, United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia. In the age of the internet, even clothes are getting “smart.” One last thing to consider is the operating system. Operations. dollars by 2024. Does this number tell anything to you about app development?

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Learn from People, Not Classes

Reid Hoffman

Over the past two decades the internet has reshaped our daily lives and the world of business—so it’s not surprising that it’s transforming how companies develop talent. At the time, PayPal was suffering seemingly endless delays in the launch of PayPal Japan. CAMBRIDGE I / ALEJANDRO GUIJARRO.

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Survival Tips From A Seasoned Digital Nomad Who Made It Out The Other Side

YoungUpstarts

Most large Asian cities have reasonable internet connection. Fortunately none of our employees lost their lives and the second office 300 miles away in Manila continued operating as normal. Always have multiple sources of internet connectivity. When there is both electricity and internet at the same time, work.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words.

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Three Megatrends That Will Affect Everybody’s Business

YoungUpstarts

Statistics show that populations in Europe and Japan are having fewer children, while both places face distressing recent levels of youth unemployment. For many mature economies like Japan and the US, the workforce will be older, healthcare costs will be higher, and it looks like we will see diminishing pension benefits.