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Anatomy of a Smart City

Anatomy of a Smart City | Social Mercor | Scoop.it

The 19th century was a century of empires, 20th century was a century of nation states and the 21st century will be a century of cities...

 

This outstanding infographic (courtesy of postscapes.com) begins with some information about our current state of urbanization.

 

Did you know that 1.3 million people are moving to cities each week?! It then explains the need for smart cities and delves into what is required to establish these intelligent connected environments, how the smart city may take various forms in the developing worlds and what specific technologies are necessary to achieve such grand goals in practice.


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An 8-Step Social Media Marketing Strategy For Brands [INFOGRAPHIC]

An 8-Step Social Media Marketing Strategy For Brands [INFOGRAPHIC] | Social Mercor | Scoop.it

Platforms such as Twitter and Facebook come with a pretty steep learning curve – certainly when used for business marketing – and to maximize return on investment it’s essential that you implement a winning strategy.

 

It's important for businesses to select the right individuals to manage social channels and to use specific metrics to analyze feedback and success.

Learn more about social media strategies from this infographic, which presents an 8-step strategy for successful social media marketing...


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Linda Buckmaster's curator insight, April 14, 3:32 AM

I agree that Twitter and Facebook are particularly difficult in terms of business marketing ... I have yet to master!

Josie's curator insight, April 15, 5:33 PM

Very clearly defined. An intelligent approach when thinking about YOUR social media strategy!

AndySernovitz's curator insight, May 3, 6:59 AM

 

It's important for businesses to select the right individuals to manage social channels and to use specific metrics to analyze feedback and success.

Learn more about social media strategies from this infographic, which presents an 8-step strategy for successful social media marketing...

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Smart Cities + Green Megaprojects of the Future

Smart Cities + Green Megaprojects of the Future | Social Mercor | Scoop.it

For many years, architects and city planners from around the world have been trying to create the green ideal: an entire city built to strict environmental standards- highly functional while still retaining aesthetic value.

 

Here’s a look at some green building and community design that caught our attention in recent months and may (or may not) become reality in the next several years. Their physical footprints may be large, but by using features such as wind power, solar, rainwater recycling and advanced air quality controls, their carbon footprints don't have to be...


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Norm Miller's curator insight, January 2, 4:32 PM

This is going beyond Mazdar in Dubai.  The reality is that we need to transform existing cities since starting from scratch is rare.  We need to retrofit cities more than build new ones, but still it is interesting.

Alexandre Pépin's curator insight, March 4, 6:31 AM

 

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