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Singapore, Thailand Love Instagram, eCommerce

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The region’s most technologically advanced nation, Singapore, is working toward a smart nation. Currently, about 30 percent of all online sales in Southeast Asia in 2016 occurred through social networks, like Facebook, Instagram and Line (Naver Corp.’s says market research firm GlobalWebIndex.

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Poll: Facebook Trustworthiness Dead Last At 22 Pct

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A new poll shows that Americans believe Facebook to be the least trustworthy of all the major technology companies as far as protecting user data. At the same time, 126 million Americans — accounting for a third of the nation’s population — were exposed to content placed on Facebook by Russian sources during the 2016 elections.

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The Buyers: Studying Chinese Consumers’ Online Interactions

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A byproduct of incorporating connectivity into just about any activity is how social media affects regular interactions. It can be difficult to discuss the digital effects without looping in social media. For the Chinese buyer in particular, social media engagement and online shopping activities takes on a unique avenue.

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Retail Personalization May Not Come Soon

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The study, which surveyed 500 retailers in North America and Canada, was conducted in November and December 2016. Providing a personalized experience is becoming more important as smart devices everywhere already provide it via technologies like machine learning and artificial intelligence.

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Baby Boomers Vs. Millennials: Eerily Similar?

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While most millennials were brought up in the age of the computer, baby boomers can remember a time when they weren’t surrounded by technology. With the multitude of new technology that has been integrated into the workforce over the past 20 years, baby boomers are at a point where they can no longer ignore it.

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Football Season To Kick Off New Payments Plays

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As new PYMNTS research documents, over the past year, 18 Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) arenas have deployed biometric solutions by CLEAR. million people in 2016 to 17.2 Attendance at NFL games declined from approximately 17.8

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Deep Dive: Striking A Balance In Digital ID Security

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Digital identification technology continues to advance, bringing both benefits and drawbacks. It’s undeniably advantageous to the world economy, with a recent study finding that national digital ID systems could induce GDP growth of up to 13 percent. More than 4.5 The Drawbacks of Complex Security.

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