Country: Germany Population: 1,388,308 Cost of living compared to other world cities: 68th most expensive out the 342 cities featured in Numbeo’s 2013 cost of living index. Munich is the third biggest city in Germany and the largest city in Bavaria, as well as the state capital. Of all the German cities, Munich has the […]
Original post by Stephen Evans via BBC In a new series Innovation Cultures takes an on-the-ground look at tech scenes around the world that hope in some way to emulate the successes of Silicon Valley. First up is Berlin, where Stephen Evans asks whether the cutting-edge, low-rent city is finally attracting serious investment. When new businesses […]
Original post by Scott Schnaars Scott Schnaars will be presenting at the TechMeetups Guru Program covering Sales, Partnerships, Alliances & Affiliates. Recently, I attended the Digital Shoreditch event here in London, a popular event for the region’s technology industry. Specifically, I attended the PLAY day, which focused on “gamification.”  While themes of the day varied, the one constant was […]
Original post by RYAN HOLIDAY via Mashable It’s a spectacular feat. Right in front of our eyes, a group of marketers helped build billions of dollars of brand equity on products like Facebook,Twitter, AirBnb, StumbleUpon, Zynga, Dropbox, Reddit and LinkedIn. Stunningly, these brands were built without traditional advertising, brand partnerships or celebrity endorsements — in less than a decade. And the people who did it blew […]
Original post by Sarah Boisvert An explosion in new technologies has changed the way the world does business. From mobile and online banking, PayPay copycat payment systems, custom analytics, and open integration to barter systems and BitCoin, new options give individuals and businesses better, quicker, and smarter access to financial systems. But the traditional banking world […]
