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Innovation: The Most Overused Word Of The Year

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By MOLLY DELONG “90% of things we say are innovation, are not,” said Wired’s Jason Tanz, at the Wired Innovation Roundtable. Don’t say you’re innovating for the sake of it. Innovating comes from heading full-force into the problem. Will Travis of Sid Lee said it best: “Innovation happens when shit hits the fan and you’re right in the friction zone…it’s…

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In Japan, Will Pinterest Spur Social E-Commerce?

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ADAM ROTMIL Japanese e-commerce websites may adopt the social platform Pinterest to move low-priced products, following online retailer Rakuten’s $50M investment in the platform. This, in turn, may spur a studied and refined use of social media on the Japanese web. So far, even brands like Nikon show big differences between their websites intended for a Western or an Eastern…

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