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Royal Pingdom » Internet 2010 in numbers What happened with the Internet in 2010? How many websites were added? How many emails were sent? How many Internet users were there? This post will answer all of those questions and many, many more. Internet trends: marketing research & predictions We are happy to announce the release of a new TrendsSpotting research report uncovering major trends in Mobile Accessories. Based on exploration of over 2000 new accessories released since 2011 + CES 2012 and a market analysis of major market trends characterizing this growing market, TrendsSpotting has identified about 150 recently released products that reflect new emerging trends in mobile accessories. The innovations analyzed in this report are profiled according to Product Categories (Protection, Power, Entertainment, Smart Solutions), User Experience Categories, Marketing and Consumer Trends. Major findings:
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Use Social Media to Power Social Networks for Change Soren Gordhamer,Wisdom 2.0 Summit Organizer I am filled with gratitude to Soren Gordhamer for his vision of bringing together an amazing group of people who work in the area of mindfulness and technology for Wisdom 2.0, a three-day event aimed at addressing an compelling issue: "The question for most of us is not if we will use the technologies of our age, from cell phones to social media, the question is how can we do so with mindfulness, meaning, and wisdom?" Soren is the author of the book, "Wisdom 2.0" and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. If you want to explore the intersection of technology use and mindfulness, follow Soren's work. Technology stress and information overload have been around for decades.
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RICK MATHIESON: GENWOW.COM Will "Dove: Patches" result in the first real blemish for the "Campaign for Real Beauty"? Longtime readers know I'm a big fan of the decade-long campaign, having written extensively about the program's efforts to boost women's self-esteem and perceptions of beauty in my book THE ON-DEMAND BRAND. And I frequently cover updates to the campaign here at GEN WOW – most recently with the outstanding "Beauty Sketches" effort. But while I know "Real Beauty" has always had detractors, "Patches" is the first time I've actually seen press coverage of a blowback. The video generated a lot of attention last week for essentially pranking women into believing they were participants in a new research study for a new "beauty patch" that was "developed to enhance the way women perceive their own beauty."
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