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Andrew Keen 27/01/12

Battle Lines Drawn as Data Becomes Oil of Digital Age

The British-American entrepreneur and professional skeptic Andrew Keen recently published this article on the opinion section of CNN.com. With his permission, we are happy to feature his commentary on the DLD 2012 conference. For more food for

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Beatrice Jeschek 26/01/12

Overview: All DLD12 sessions

Just like a shooting star, DLD12 went by in a split second, leaving piles of great contacts, sparking future debates and inspiration for the upcoming year. In case you missed some of the sessions you were specifically interested in, you can read

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Lukas Kubina 25/01/12

DLD iPad Magazine - The Infinite Issue

DLD12 is over but the inspirational fireworks continue on our iPad DLD Magazine. Explore and Discover the dynamic, real-time magazine generated from the latest content recommended by the international agenda setters in the DLD speaker

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Lukas Kubina 24/01/12

DLD12 - Top Reads

DLD12 has passed and it has been a blast. If you enjoyed the ride and want to keep up the spirit, we suggest you to flick through this list. As an impressive line-up of book authors was present at DLD12, there are plenty of books to extend and

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By Jennifer L. Schenker, Editor-in-Chief of Informilo 20/01/12

The Start-Ups Nation's Hub

 This article is one of 15 appearing in a special edition DLD-Informilo print magazine which will be distributed at the DLD conference in Munich January 22-24.   A refurbished 1904 building on Rothschild Boulevard, in the heart of Tel Aviv, is the

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Q & A With Viviane Reding by Jennifer L. Schenker 20/01/12

Europe's New Data Protection Rules

This is one of 15 stories appearing in a special edition DLD Informilo print magazine being distributed at DLD in Munich Jan. 22-24.   Viviane Reding, the Vice-President of the European Commission, is spearheading reform of Europe’s data protection

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Lukas Kubina 18/01/12

The Tango

What makes DLD special? What constitutes it’s unique DNA? We believe this verbal Tango can express this a lot better than our own words. Connect The Unexpected: Paola Antonelli (MoMA) in a conversation with Richard Saul Wurman at our 'morning party'

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Jennifer L. Schenker, Editor-in-Chief of Informilo 18/01/12

All In The Family: Freeman, Esther and George Dyson

This is one of 15 articles that appear in a special edition DLD-Informilo print magazine to be distributed at the DLD conference in Munich January 22-24.   It is not particularly unusual for a world-renowned scientist, an Internet thought leader and

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16/01/12

DLD12 Program

For the 8th time, Burda’s digital summit gathers international agenda setters in Germany and discusses topics of the digital world. This time DLD12 will take place on January 22nd until 24th, 2012 at the HVB Forum in Munich. 'Europe’s hottest

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Sina Afra 13/01/12

Digital Turkey - A Giant is Waking Up

“If there’s one thing I keep hearing over and over when it comes to the European startup scene, it’s that investors who are not seriously looking at the Turkish market may be missing out on some of the continent’s biggest digital companies in the

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Lukas Kubina for DLD debate 10/06/11

Does Twitter make our brains go mushy?

Bill Keller is the Executive Editor at the NYT, the newspaper that was one of the first to create the position of "social media editor" to professionalize the interface between website and social networks. In fact, the Times is seen as a model of

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David Kirkpatrick for DLD debate 20/01/11

The Facebook Effect

I was an English major in college. I had no awareness as a student of the importance of technology in human progress. But I had the good fortune to find a job as a writer at Fortune Magazine beginning in 1983. In two and a half decades there I had a

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Miriam Meckel for DLD debate 13/01/11

Embedded Journalism

Much has been talked about the importance of "social media" in a digital age. Yet the term itself is a double tautology. Media is always social unless we conceive of it strictly as the technical transmission of information and signals between two

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David Sable 09/09/11

What are Friends For?

A few thoughts on "Friendship" by David Sable, Global CEO, Y&R.

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McKinsey 27/05/11

Internet matters: The Net's sweeping impact on growth, jobs, and prosperity

The McKinsey Global Institute presents a study on the critical impact of the Internet on the GDP. Embrace the digital reality: two billion people are connected to the Internet. Almost $8 trillion exchange hands each year through e-commerce. In some

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Bain&Company 18/05/11

Latinamerican Factpack

Supported by improved macroeconomic fundamentals, the Latin American media and entertainment market is well positioned for future growth. As communications infrastructure continues to expand and becomes more sophisticated in the region, media

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