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  1. Venture capital in Vietnam is heating up! Interesting profile of entrepreneurship there by Rebecca Fannin in Forbes http://bit.ly/80TAHe
  2. December is my favorite month! I personally visit most of our 1,800 U.S. employees. Wish I could reach IDG employees in all 92 countries!
  3. Two undergraduates working in the McGovern Institute for Brain Research labs at MIT were named Rhodes Scholars this week. I'm so proud!
  4. Bob Carrigan offers insightful comments on the role of ad networks in IDG's corporate strategy. http://bit.ly/81hO7U
  5. Nancy Kanwisher, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, appears on Charlie Rose! Brain Series Episode 2 transcript: http://bit.ly/7E3PTH
  6. Just opened Hi-Tech Expo in Shenzhen China (co-produced by IDG). At 500,000 attendees now largest hi tech expo in the world exceeding CeBit
  7. Off to India! One of few places where print publications are growing but future is in mobile devices. 15M new mobile users added each month!
  8. If you haven't been to Vietnam, go! I go twice a year! The hospitality is outstanding and it's one of the world's fastest growing economies.
  9. China’s Nasdaq-style GEM Exchange opened Friday. The 28 companies listed averaged a 106% gain over their opening price. Great news for VCs!
  10. Nancy Kanwisher of the McGovern Institute of Brain Research at MIT discusses the growing role of women in science at http://bit.ly/3r5wpX
  11. There's an insightful interview on how "innovators' DNA" works at http://bit.ly/3P68Tv
  12. DEMO had outstanding presenters! Only 1 in 14 of the companies who apply are selected to present. See the videos at www.demo.com
  13. Computer game companies strategy: give game away free & make money selling in-game virtual products & advertising. Profit margins exceed 30%
  14. Computer game companies are increasing their users by 10%+ per month!
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  16. M&As are picking up to the great relief of venture capitalists. For example, Omniture sold to Adobe for 6X sales.
  17. Attended Motorola's MotoBlur announcement. Nice way to sync info to all one's social media sites at once, 24 by 7.
  18. I recently visited Angkor Wat and Angkor Tom in Cambodia. Amazing palaces and temples built 800 to 1,200 years ago. Well worth the visit.
  19. Mike Nutley has an interesting take on ‘Why the Web Changes Everything!’ http://bit.ly/93ZOl
  20. Zach Lynch’s "The Neuro Revolution" describes a market opportunity much bigger than green tech and alternative energy. http://bit.ly/Fi9Dt.