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Digital shopkeepers: In the G20 countries, the internet economy will grow at more than 10% annually for the next five years.  And by 2016 reach $4.2 trillion, or 5.3% of GDP compared to 2010’s $2.3 trillion and 4.1% of GDP.
—The Economist, April 2012

Audio/Video: Technology

Will College Learning be Transformed by Technology?
How do free online course change the landscape of higher education? How are students, or users, harnessing the... See more
The MIT Media Lab @ Aspen Ideas: Seeding Innovation
The MIT Media Lab is based on the premise that, as the world continues to change aggressively, you need to continue to... See more
Visualizing Our Future through the Lens of Big Data
With the global population hitting seven billion people, the necessity of cultivating awareness about the impacts of... See more
The Art and Science of Human Inventiveness
The best-selling author of Imagine thinks differently than most about how creativity “happens.” Demystifying our... See more
Talking Back to Facebook
Should you ban violent video games? When should kids be allowed to use Facebook? Should preteens have cell phones? Does... See more
Will Technology Disrupt the Way We Learn? Part II
The innovative use of technology for teaching and learning is creating new opportunities in practice and research.... See more

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Fact: Technology
iPad owners are more  receptive to advertising on their touchscreen tablet than owners of other devices. Thirty-nine percent of iPad owners say ads on their connected device are new and interesting, compared to 19 percent of all connected device owners. And 46 percent saythey enjoy ads with interactive features compared to 27 percent of all connected device owners. Perhaps most important to advertisers, iPad owners are also the most likely to have made a purchase as a result of seeing an ad on their connected device.
—Nielsen Company