Yesterday night saw Singapore having its first riots for more than 40 years, so you can imagine it’s the hot topic everybody is talking about this December 2013. Incidentally, I’m living in Little India area too, and went to bed hearing the not so common police siren, so I told myself, ok, let’s see tomorrow…
Tag: economics
How communities are replacing states in the XXIst century
I’ve recently published an article in a collective book in French about online influence. I’ve long been curious, researching and working on, with, and for online as well as offline communities, and I felt, as a Frenchman, that this word was not innocent, as it conveys a history of more than 200 years and a…
Tech and cultural trends from Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia
Startup Asia is one of South-East Asia main tech conferences, with two days of speeches, demo, contests and networking. The opening pre-event talk this week in Singapore was an opportunity to learn more about the differences between South-East Asia countries, and how you have to adapt to a large area made of different languages, religions,…
Is Japan compatible with social media ?
The forthcoming community-based world Coming back from a two-weeks trip in Japan, I want to share a few thoughts about the state of the digital & social media over there, while pursuing my articles on “Going social in Asia” and “Rise of the communities”. As you know if you read me before, my take is…
Competitiveness, technology and immigration in Singapore
A few thoughts about the way Singapore, and conversation by tech, digital and social players, are turning bitter these last months. Disclosure first if needed : I’m now living and working here, and hopefully have secured my visa even as a foreigner (-1) qualified individual (+1) working (-1) in a start-up (+1, but for how…
Chris Anderson’s “Makers” : when customers turn into community
I’ve long refused reading the books of the top minds of the Valley, probably from fear I could be convinced and would have to change my “fixed mindset” as I recently discover my brain was working. Hopefully, I’m not yet 30 and YES, I did read one of these books and YES, it’s a game-changer…