In 2016, investors and developers should turn their attention to opportunities in secondary and tertiary markets. Sourced through Scoop.it from: nreionline.com

Attracting and retaining talent is one of the top priorities for emerging market executives. To succeed, yield some intellectual leadership to the front lines. Sourced through Scoop.it from: knowledge.insead.edu

Google and Facebook are running a race that could potentially underpin their future and usher in the next phase of the digital revolution. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theaustralian.com.au

Low gas prices have whole countries scrambling to figure out what to do next, but Jim Cramer doesn’t think it’s cause for concern in retail. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Robert Herjavec demonstrates how easy it is to steal your credit card information using his smartphone and free app available from the internet. Credit Cards… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.youtube.com

Retailers still working on compliance with the EMV chip-based card payment standard have a new technology option. Sourced through Scoop.it from: inf0rmati0n360.wordpress.com

Instead of taking things one step at a time, Alibaba is showing that it wants to bring the benefits of modern commerce to rural China all at once. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Microsoft started the personal computing revolution, but if it wants to stick around to see how IoT will change the world, it’ll have to get in the game as Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

These are the twenty finalists in this year’s Top Social Media Blogs contest by Social Media Examiner. Use this list to follow each, along with the judges and SME, to improve your marketing in 2016. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.thesocialmediahat.com

We don’t need better negotiators to cut better trade deals, and we don’t need tariffs. Rather than a trade war let’s try smarter manufacturing policies?   Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ipwatchdog.com