I have been reading up on the growth of Alibaba in China and the prevalence of M-banking and payments in Indonesia and Africa. All the growth in these regions is fueled from a common starting point, A lack of infrastructure. The countries are huge, corruption rampant, banks undependable, and competition rife. They do however, have entrepreneurs. These entrepreneurs find ways … Read More
Social Media and the Language of culture
I have long said that the social Media landscape will eventually diverge.The East West divide will reassert itself and in doing so, create a new ‘normal’. One of the reasons is that of language. Most western languages are phonetic, and meaning is derived from sounds and how they relate. Mandarin however, and most older languages and their derivatives are pictographic … Read More