Tag: cities

How Facebook and Twitter Are Making Developing World Cities Better

Nov 13, 2012

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Social Media, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

Atlantic Cities: How Facebook and Twitter Are Making Developing World Cities Better … In Latin America, Mexico City is not unique. Use of social media is growing at a breathtaking pace across the region. When Facebook passed the 1 billion user mark in October, few people noticed that 19 percent of those users live in…
If You Can Make it There… Cities Are the Greatest Generators of Innovation and Wealth

Apr 18, 2007

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mwkruse

in Demography, Economic Development, Economics, Sociology

Scientific American: If You Can Make it There… Cities Are the Greatest Generators of Innovation and Wealth Are you one of those people who think of big cities as little more than hotbeds of pollution, crime and social inequalities? Well, think again. A new report in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…