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Norms and values in digital media
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Norms and values in digital media: Shaping solutions for a new era

Our hyperconnected world presents new opportunities for people to learn from each other. It also raises concerns about how to balance the differing expectations and interests of governments, businesses, citizens and communities regarding access to and consumption and sharing of digital content.

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Getting into your customers’ heads: An interview with the COO of Electronic Arts Labels

January 2013—The success of Electronic Arts—known for games such as Battlefield, Madden, and The Sims—once hinged on managing relationships with retailers. Today, with online gaming on the rise, the company is learning how to use technology to get closer to the gamers themselves.more

The social economy
report | McKinsey Global Institute

The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies

The most powerful applications of social technologies in the global economy are largely untapped. By fully implementing social technologies, companies have an opportunity to raise the productivity of interaction workers—high-skill knowledge workers, including managers and professionals—by 20 to 25 percent.more

Understanding social media in China
article | McKinsey Quarterly

Understanding social media in China

April 2012—The world’s largest social-media market is vastly different from its counterpart in the West. Yet the ingredients of a winning strategy are familiar.more

James Manyika at e-G8 Forum
article | McKinsey Global Institute

Sizing the Internet economy in emerging countries

The Internet is now penetrating emerging economies at a rapid speed with the promise of rich economic benefits, write Olivia Nottebohm, James Manyika and Michael Chui in the Financial Times.more

Succeeding in Chinas online video market
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Succeeding in China’s online video market

July 2011—Profits are coming, but only players with the deepest pockets will survive to enjoy them.more

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article | McKinsey QuarterlyDemystifying social media

Demystifying social media

April 2012—As the marketing power of social media grows, it no longer makes sense to treat it as an experiment. Here’s how senior leaders can harness social media to shape consumer decision making in predictable ways.more

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