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Giving it away for free: advertising, content and the paywall debate [T4A]

Mail & Guardian editor-in-chief Chris Roper is standing in front of a graph predicting newspaper circulation figures — and it’s not good. You may…

The more data you have, the better your business: Data Without Limits [TNW]

Data is the watchword. If you do not embrace data you may soon be obsolete. “Data has changed a lot of areas. Science has…

The next generation of the internet and how data will win [TNW]

Jon Oringer, founder and CEO of Shutterstock is pretty data crazy. Then again, he should be. His company currently stores around 1TB of data…

We are in the process of becoming data [LeWeb]

We’re making far more data than we can derive actual value from, says John Battelle, Chairman and CEO of Federated Media Publishing. Battelle reckons…

Jeremiah Owyang: Brands, startups have to ‘let go in order to gain more’ [LeWeb]

The idea of a business utilising its idle capacity is nothing new but it’s fast emerging as the poster boy for the sharing economy…

Community: why Etsy’s on track to earn $1bn with almost no marketing [LeWeb]

“Community is king” is a key theme coming out from LeWeb London today — we heard it from Airbnb and it is echoed by…

The next Silicon Valleys? How French, UK govts stimulate the startup scene

Governments are often seen as a nuisance in business, but this is a jaded view. Responsible and engaged governments are able to do amazing…

7 Innovation secrets from Steve Jobs [LeWeb]

What are the secrets behind Steve Jobs’ success? I’ll bet you want to know. Author and communications coach Carmine Gallo thinks he knows, and…

Renault launches in-car tablet, R-Link [LeWeb]

French car manufacturing giant, Renault chose LeWeb 11 to launch its new in-car tablet device, R-LINK: A seven inch tablet that offers a multimedia…

12 absolutely incredible lessons for entrepreneurs from Bill Gross [LeWeb]

It’s rare that you see a talk that resonates so deeply and makes complete, fundamental sense. You have the realisation that experience, genius and…

The future is social, local, mobile, says Google’s Eric Schmidt

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt says that all the “interesting applications” of the future are going to be a combination of social, local and mobile….

‘Silicon Valley needs a competitor, get your act together’ – Eric Schmidt

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt threw down the gauntlet to the rest of the world, saying “Silicon Valley needs a competitor”. “Competition is good. Get…

Six innovative mobile apps to keep your eye on [LeWeb]

Here are six mobile apps that are making waves right now — some are really well known and have been around for a while,…

Memeburn going Solomo at LeWeb

LeWeb Founder Loïc Le Meur speaks at a previous conference in 2009 LeWeb is a special place for Memeburn. The site was founded at…

Kicking off LeWeb 11 in Paris

From the cold and slightly wet heart of Paris, Memeburn is gearing up for one of the biggest tech conferences of the year, LeWeb….

Tech-Ed kicks off with Azure, Office 365, Windows 8

Microsoft is going through an exciting phase of innovation, says Microsoft corporate vice-president for Visual Studio, Jason Zander. The company’s aim, he claims, is…

Technology, a language not an industry: Discovery Invest Leadership Summit

“We have technology that not even the wildest science fiction writers could have believed,” said Adrian Gore, opening the Discovery Invest Leadership in South…

TEDx Soweto: ‘Delve deep into the conversation about our future’

TED started out as a group of bright minds meeting up every year in Monterey, California 25 years ago. The principle behind it was…

The holy grail of marketing — Tapping into the social matrix [WordCamp]

“Community means building a grid. Attracting, converting and retaining loyalty. Community marketing means building an active social matrix which ultimately allows the community to…

How a flexible and scalable website is key to prolonged success [WordCamp]

The combination of scalability and flexibility is becoming more and more prevalent, encouraging a single web presence that is not only ubiquitous but adaptable…

Productivity On A Large Screen

Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

Savant Launches Savant Build Cohort 3 to Accelerate Deep-Tech Innovation in the Green Economy

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Google Cast and other Christmas goodies for Rivian

GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project

CHARGE taking EVs off-grid in the North West