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Higher education: The attack of the MOOCs | The Economist - 2 views

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education KE learning MOOC Technology

shared by Maria Gurova on 20 Jul 13 - No Cached

Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.
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Maria Gurova on 20 Jul 13

the spreading popularity of MOOCs from various prestigious educational establishments might change the traditional educational systems, making the knowledge accessible. Thus making education a commodity rather then a luxury

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">the spreading popularity of MOOCs from various prestigious educational establishments might change the traditional educational systems, making the knowledge accessible. Thus making education a commodity rather then a luxury </div>

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In The Future, The Whole World Will Be A Classroom | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and... - 1 views

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shared by Maria Gurova on 18 Jul 13 - No Cached

Maria Gurova on 18 Jul 13

please watch the video conversation, but here are my brief takeaways: - There is a shift form institutional structures (corporations, centralized governments, educational establishments) to social structuring - Social Structuring - creating value by aggregating micro contributors by large networks using social tools and technology Key patterns in future of learning are 1. Content comments 2. New Foundations 3. Global Learning arbitrage 4. Embedded and embodied learning 5. Human-software symbiosis 6. Socialstructured work Major shifts in learning: - from episodic to continuous learning - from content conveyors to content curators - from working at one scale to working at up&down the scale - from degrees to reputation metrics - from grades to continuous feedback

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">please watch the video conversation, but here are my brief takeaways: - There is a shift form institutional structures (corporations, centralized governments, educational establishments) to social structuring - Social Structuring - creating value by aggregating micro contributors by large networks using social tools and technology Key patterns in future of learning are 1. Content comments 2. New Foundations 3. Global Learning arbitrage 4. Embedded and embodied learning 5. Human-software symbiosis 6. Socialstructured work Major shifts in learning: - from episodic to continuous learning - from content conveyors to content curators - from working at one scale to working at up&down the scale - from degrees to reputation metrics - from grades to continuous feedback</div>

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Physical web is coming soon - 0 views

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beacons NFC mobile Technology IoT advertizing

shared by alexbelov on 26 Feb 16 - No Cached

Google is moving forward with its plans to allow Bluetooth beacons to broadcast location-based information and URLs to your phone. The Bluetooth-based technology is designed so that a subway can tell you when the next train is coming, or a nearby parking meter can alert you how to pay when you park. This seamless interaction with, what Google calls, the "physical web" has long been promised, but an upcoming update to Chrome for Android will make it more of a reality.
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alexbelov on 26 Feb 16

Location-based information including URLs can be easily broadcasted to the phone by "beacons" that can be placed onto any physical objects and work for years without battery replacement. This means that every noteworthy physical object can potentially have its web page soon and brings new possibilities to advertising. A deeper link will be established between the reality and the cyberspace.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Location-based information including URLs can be easily broadcasted to the phone by "beacons" that can be placed onto any physical objects and work for years without battery replacement. This means that every noteworthy physical object can potentially have its web page soon and brings new possibilities to advertising. A deeper link will be established between the reality and the cyberspace.</div>

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Reinventing the company | The Economist - 2 views

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Technology Social Economy Generation Conflict Future of Talent workforce New Establishment Hybrid Business Models Generation Y Shared Economy Organizational Structure Generation Gap

shared by Maria Gurova on 24 Oct 15 - No Cached

Across industries, disrupters are reinventing how the business works. Less obvious, and just as important, they are also reinventing what it is to be a company.
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The rise of big financial institutions (that hold about 70% of the value of America’s stockmarkets) has further weakened the link between the people who nominally own companies and the companies themselves.
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The number of companies listed on America’s stock exchanges has fallen by half since 1996, partly because of consolidation, but also because talented managers would sooner stay private.
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Astute investors like Jorge Paulo Lemann, of 3G Capital, specialise in buying public companies and running them like private ones, with lean staffing and a focus on the long term.
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But the most interesting alternative to public companies is a new breed of high-potential startups
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The central difference lies in ownership: whereas nobody is sure who owns public companies, startups go to great lengths to define who owns what.
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New companies also exploit new technology, which enables them to go global without being big themselves.
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They can incorporate online for a few hundred dollars, raise money from crowdsourcing sites such as Kickstarter, hire programmers from Upwork, rent computer-processing power from Amazon, find manufacturers on Alibaba, arrange payments systems at Square, and immediately set about conquering the world.
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Maria Gurova on 24 Oct 15

The hot and innovative private startups challenge the existing corporate structures used in the public companies. in order to attract and hold the young talent public companies must adapt new organization structures and people management approaches. can private business change the notion of what is a corporation or are they simply not influential enough?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The hot and innovative private startups challenge the existing corporate structures used in the public companies. in order to attract and hold the young talent public companies must adapt new organization structures and people management approaches. can private business change the notion of what is a corporation or are they simply not influential enough? </div>

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Developed world plays waiting game with mobile payments - FT.com - 0 views

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Economy financial services mobile banking mobile payments Digital vs Physical mobile wallet Emerging Economy Financial Inclusivity Technology

shared by Maria Gurova on 15 Oct 15 - No Cached

High-profile mobile money launches by Apple and Samsung may have caught the headlines
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But it is the developments in payments systems in supposedly less developed nations in Africa and Asia that point the way to the probable future for wider mobile banking.
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the reality remains that the mobile phone as a means of payment remains relatively niche even in developed markets.
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But analysts anticipate a further shift as more financial services and greater interactivity are added, which is when mobile payments will become mobile banking.
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In the UK, for example, just 1 per cent
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the mobile phone is taking on extra roles as a place to keep money safe and move it around, as well as to acquire other financial services from trusted providers.
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services are quickly expanding to include loan disbursement, bill payment and micro insurance.
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In the next few years mobile banking apps will become the predominant means to access all routine banking services, from applying for a loan or overdraft increase to letting the bank know you are moving house
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So while we are working closely with digital giants such as Apple, Samsung and Google to roll out their payment services, we’re also working with the banks to create their own payment functionality embedded within their existing hugely popular banking apps
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Maria Gurova on 15 Oct 15

The article is about a shifting consumer behaviour in mobile payments and that it's not driven by developed economies with the established finical systems but rather by the emerging regions, like Africa and Asia

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The article is about a shifting consumer behaviour in mobile payments and that it's not driven by developed economies with the established finical systems but rather by the emerging regions, like Africa and Asia </div>

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