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This fascinating article from Arc Blog takes a look at where we've been in 2013 and how technology will transform the way we live and connect with information through technology. Great insights and ideas to get you thinking about how you might leverage these opportunities for your business.

Here are some highlights;

The Promise of 2013 was fulfilled:

"2013 came in like a lamb but it did not disappoint. It most definitely is roaring into 2014 at full force".

This article talks about the "fascinating look at the percolation of events that draw more and more significance from the rise of consumer awareness and its impending impact on business and its operations".

"The ultimate future is the the way you connect people to your life and how you connect to information" Examples discussed are:

Hummingbird, Bitcoin, Google Glass, iBeacon the shopping in-store App from Apple.

Their are pros and cons but overall, our lives will never be the same, exciting things coming our way in 2014!.

Selected by Jan Gordon for Curatti covering Curation, Social Busness and Beyond

Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/1fKs29i]

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This article and infographic is based on research from Accenture - They have found striking differences between fast and slow-growing companies. Whether you're a global business or a national brand, there is something in here for everyone.

Please CLICK ON THIS LINK TO GO TO ARTICLE: bit.ly/WsB6Vw

Here is what the report covers:

**Draws on research from four sources:

**a global consumer behavior survey (10,000 online consumers),

a **global executive survey (600 business executives),

**industry-growth leader analysis of the world's top 3,000 listed companies by market capitalization and macroeconomic analysis with Oxford Economics.

Here are a few highlights that caught my attention:

**See opportunity in consumer behavior change

**Consumer behavior-driven markets are expected to grow at three and a half times the rate of emerging economies and times the rate of developed economies between now and 2016

**One of the key insights that Accenture brings as a result of some of its latest research is,

**you have to look beyond the ‘who’ and the ‘where’ of what is
happening in consumer segments to really understanding the ‘how’ and ‘why’

**looking at how consumer behaviour is changing and the pace and scale of that change can be even faster than the
growth rates in emerging markets.

Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Curation, Social Business and Beyond"

Read article and see infograph [bit.ly/WsB6Vwhic]  

Accenture research shows that global businesses that capitalize on consumer behavior changes can achieve greater growth.

A growing opportunity 

By aggregating estimates of market size for industries and sectors associated with behavior change, the research indicates a growth opportunity of US$2.4 trillion over the four-year period from 2012 to 2016.