Urban Constellations
The collection explores themes such as new forms of political  mobilization, the effects of economic instability, the political ecology  of urban nature and the presence of collective memory. Cultural aspects  of urban change are also considered including the work of artists, film  makers and others, who have sought to critically engage with processes  of urban change. The global scope of the collection includes essays on  London, Berlin and Los Angeles, as well as less extensively studied  cities such as Buenos Aires, Lagos and Seoul.
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Urban Constellations

The collection explores themes such as new forms of political mobilization, the effects of economic instability, the political ecology of urban nature and the presence of collective memory. Cultural aspects of urban change are also considered including the work of artists, film makers and others, who have sought to critically engage with processes of urban change. The global scope of the collection includes essays on London, Berlin and Los Angeles, as well as less extensively studied cities such as Buenos Aires, Lagos and Seoul.

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What  would make commerce smarter via social media in Beirut? Berlin? Bogota?  Buenos Aires? Chicago? Glasgow? Tell us what it means for you in your  Social Media Week city: Los Angeles, Milan, Moscow, Rio, Sao Paulo or  Vancouver.

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A team of IBMers and Social Media Week are working together on a kind of grassroots, crowdsourced research. Share your views on Social Commerce and help us scan and analyze the collective intelligence of the Social Media Week global community.

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What would make commerce smarter via social media in Beirut? Berlin? Bogota? Buenos Aires? Chicago? Glasgow? Tell us what it means for you in your Social Media Week city: Los Angeles, Milan, Moscow, Rio, Sao Paulo or Vancouver.


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What would make commerce smarter via social media in Beirut? Berlin? Bogota? Buenos Aires? Chicago? Glasgow? Tell us what it means for you in your Social Media Week city: Los Angeles, Milan, Moscow, Rio, Sao Paulo or Vancouver.

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Hub Culture -  Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hub Culture Zeitgeist Ranking is a city ranking produced annually since 2007. The most recent rankings were released in January 2010:
1. São Paulo 2009 Rank 7
2. Berlin 2009 Rank 2
3. San Francisco  2008 Rank: 12
4. Los Angeles 2009 Rank: 3
5. Shanghai 2009 Rank: 10
6. Zürich (New)
7. Sydney 2009 Rank: 5
8. New York 2009 Rank: 9
9. London 2009 Rank: 10
10. Hong Kong 2009 Rank: 8
11. Beijing 2009 Rank: 3
12. Washington DC 2009 Rank: 1
13. Cape Town (New)
14. Singapore 2009 Rank: 14
15. Tokyo 2009 Rank: 5
16. Copenhagen 2009 Rank: 20
17. Mexico D.F. 2009 Rank 19
18. Istanbul 2009 Rank: 18
19. Buenos Aires 2009 Rank: 14
20. Abu Dhabi (New)

Hub Culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Hub Culture Zeitgeist Ranking is a city ranking produced annually since 2007. The most recent rankings were released in January 2010:

1. São Paulo 2009 Rank 7

2. Berlin 2009 Rank 2

3. San Francisco  2008 Rank: 12

4. Los Angeles 2009 Rank: 3

5. Shanghai 2009 Rank: 10

6. Zürich (New)

7. Sydney 2009 Rank: 5

8. New York 2009 Rank: 9

9. London 2009 Rank: 10

10. Hong Kong 2009 Rank: 8

11. Beijing 2009 Rank: 3

12. Washington DC 2009 Rank: 1

13. Cape Town (New)

14. Singapore 2009 Rank: 14

15. Tokyo 2009 Rank: 5

16. Copenhagen 2009 Rank: 20

17. Mexico D.F. 2009 Rank 19

18. Istanbul 2009 Rank: 18

19. Buenos Aires 2009 Rank: 14

20. Abu Dhabi (New)

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Visions of data - New Scientist
As new ways of analysing the world around us are developed, new ways to visualise that information are needed. The recent Eurovis Symposium, held in Berlin, brought together international researchers with new ideas about how to make data easier to interpret and act on.
This map shows a day of shipping traffic near Rotterdam, on the Netherlands coast. Software processes the continuous data ships feed to coastguards to show individual traces of each vessel. Darker traces signifiy slower speeds, and colour coding shows the density of traffic in different areas.  The sea lanes in the area can be clearly seen. Traffic is densest in the bottom right, very close to Rotterdam harbour.

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Visions of data - New Scientist

As new ways of analysing the world around us are developed, new ways to visualise that information are needed. The recent Eurovis Symposium, held in Berlin, brought together international researchers with new ideas about how to make data easier to interpret and act on.

This map shows a day of shipping traffic near Rotterdam, on the Netherlands coast. Software processes the continuous data ships feed to coastguards to show individual traces of each vessel. Darker traces signifiy slower speeds, and colour coding shows the density of traffic in different areas.

The sea lanes in the area can be clearly seen. Traffic is densest in the bottom right, very close to Rotterdam harbour.