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Global: The Next Publishing Phenomenon

Colombia: Ahead of Its Time in Cybercrime

Indonesia: New Opportunities Emerging

Everyone wants to know what the next big thing is, whether it's to cash in, be ahead of the game, or just because you're interested. So this week we bring you the next Amazon, the next cyber threat, and the next emerging market. Most exciting of all, we announce IDG Connect's next milestone - the launch of our new website!

Can a Start-up Out-Amazon Amazon?

"We're going to go into Amazon's store and we're going to out-Amazon Amazon." It's a bold statement from a three-year-old start-up company, but as a Dublin Web Summit top 50 start-up, and winner of the Technology Strategy Board competition, is Ether Books the next publishing phenomenon? Kathryn Cave interviewed co-founders Maureen Scott and Mike Jones, to find out how they plan to out-Amazon Amazon and take on the world. Read the full interview here.

Can Colombia Predict the Next Big Cyber Threat?

Bogota, Colombia. Once considered one of the most violent cities in the world and often associated with the drug trade, is Colombia the future of innovation? Entrepreneurialism? Cyber Security? Latin America is a decade ahead of the US and Europe in security threats - find out why in this interview with Easy Solutions' CEO, Ricardo Villadiego. Discover the next cyber threat to be catapulted on the world. Click through to read the full interview.

Is Indonesia Taking Over From the BRICS?

Investors are always looking for the next emerging market, the next money spinner, and the next 'big thing'. So where is it? Research from IDG Connect looks at which country global business & IT professionals feel will be the next major emerging market. Findings suggest that the rise of the BRICS has ended, and that a new range of countries will be the major boomers of the next few years. See where they are and gain insights from experts on the ground. Read the full report now.