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If any generalist network is going to gain mass-market traction, it will be at the expense of Facebook, not in addition to it. Read more »

Crowd labor platforms are on the rise in 2012, promising customers lower labor costs in the short term and higher-quality output in the long term. Read more »

Within the next 36 months cross-platform digital video advertising will standardize, driven by the shift in media dollars to online viewing and the adoption of the Making Measurement Make Sense (3MS) initiative. Read more »

Work media will be most affected by the distributed, decentralized, and discontinuous way that work is now accomplished. Read more »

Tools that monitor and analyze social media data provide a better understanding of customers wants and needs. Read more »

Key sectors in the share economy include car sharing, vacation sharing, office sharing, and ride sharing. Read more »

Thanks to platforms like Kickstarter and the JOBS Act, the crowdfunding market is growing rapidly and expected to reach $500 million in 2012. Read more »

Startups hope to combine ubiquitous second-screen technology with well-established audience behavior to drive new business models. Read more »

Social virtual goods revenues will grow from $2.1 billion in 2010 to $4.1 billion in 2016. Read more »

Technology enables the recruiting process to be more streamlined, scientific, democratic and cost-effective. Read more »