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This censorship will be the end of a free internet
In the USA, laws are in preparation that would mean the end of a free internet. The court of The Hague passed a verdict to the same effect. The culprits go unpunished and innocent internet users are the ones who suffer, Danny Mekic’ concludes. What do Facebook, Google, Twitter, eBay and Wikipedia have in common?…
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No lights for Philips employees
The first thing you’ll learn at a first aid course is that in case of an emergency, you should look after yourself before you worry about helping others. The idea behind this is simple: you’ll be more useful as an emergency response worker if you’re in proper health than if you’re in pain and unable…
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No downloading, no Spotify, no innovation
Music revenue is on the rise exactly because of the internet Record labels are abandoning legal music downloading service Spotify. The Dutch government wants to make it a punishable offence to download from anywhere else. This works counter-productively. The previous weekend, 234 record labels announced they would no longer be offering their artists’ music on…
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Q&A in NRC Handelsblad
Money “We were not a rich family. My mother is unfit for work and my father is originally from Bosnia. My allowance was ten cents a week. But what you don’t have, you don’t miss. And my childhood taught me that even with little money, you can still have fun and be happy. When I…
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“Entrepreneurs who look outside the country make me very enthusiastic.”
Jury chairman: “Entrepreneurs who look outside the country make me very enthusiastic.” You won’t make it abroad without curiosity, says jury chairman Danny Mekić. He himself doesn’t hesitate to approach a German CEO to ask about their insights into the local market. Use Mekić’s advice to further improve your submission for the VertrekNL award! Golden tips…
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“Danny Mekić: born entrepreneur, miles ahead”
As a member of the first generation to grow up in the digital age, Danny Mekić isn’t the only teenager who spends his spare time behind a computer. Everyone born after 1980 grew up with ‘computer nerds’ fluent in the language of programming. Many of these never lost their passion for computers and now live…