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10 MUST READS TODAY

Saturday
Dec 07, 2019

1	The New + the Next

The New + the Next

‘New Networking’: The Connections of the Future

Friendship, love, jobs or activism — you’ll find the networking tools of the future in this OZY original series.

Facebook transformed social interactions, connecting long-lost friends but also keeping people online where they might have otherwise met in real life. LinkedIn helps job hunters and HR departments search each other out. Tinder helps you find a date. But what if social apps could actually combine the services multiple platforms currently provide? What if tech could help break bubbles instead of creating them? What if the social media we really need is more local — instead of global?

OZY’s original series, New Networking, gives you a sneak peek into the technologies, platforms and strategies that will be central to how the world networks in the future, whether for love or work, friendship or activism. As always, we’ll keep you ahead of the curve.

2	Around the World

Around the World

How Telegram Conquered Uzbekistan

Activists’ favorite app is just an everyday tool in Central Asia’s most populous nation.

Police and criminals normally operate in different worlds, but not in Uzbekistan. There, all you have to do is open up your Telegram app, where you can report a traffic violation to authorities while texting your drug dealer.

Secure messaging app Telegram has become synonymous with protests around the world. It’s been popular on underground channels in Iran since 2015, and figured prominently in activist movements from Puerto Rico to Hong Kong. But in Uzbekistan, it’s not just protesters who’ve embraced the app. It’s business, government, and yes, the police. In fact, Telegram is more popular in Uzbekistan than anywhere else in the world.

3	The New + the Next

The New + the Next

Where Tech Is Helping People Become Better Neighbors

These social media companies are focusing on fostering connections in real life, not just on their apps.

When Katie Gordon first moved to Napa Valley, the full-time nurse and single mom of twins felt alienated and alone. Desperate for friendship — and a little help — she took to the community with a strange request: “Grandmother wanted!” she posted to the Nextdoor app, a digital networking platform for local neighborhoods.

It was a strange choice. Social media, often blamed for stoking divisions and reinforcing social bubbles, was being used to get people out of their bubbles. And yet, it worked like a charm. Her post received dozens of comments, with neighbors offering to be the “village” the newcomer didn’t have — from offers to take her kids to karate and dance lessons to general encouragement. Gordon isn’t alone.

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4	Around the World

No Joke: Balkan Women Dare to Laugh at Male Chauvinism

The Balkans remain among Europe’s most gender-biased regions. A growing number of female activists and artists are trying to change that — with humor.

Good Sh*t

Our 10 Must-Read Stories — The OZY Highlight Reel

From blood-donation busting to scandal-TV rising, here’s the best of OZY this week.

6	News + Politics

Hollywood Has a New Profit Model: Its Own Scandals

Call it navel-gazing if you will, but with an industry filled with sleaze and crime, producers are looking inward for content.

7	The New + the Next

She Wants to Prevent Nigerians From Bleeding to Death

Angela Ochu-Baiye is busting myths about blood donation in Nigeria on the radio and developing a mobile platform to match donors to patients.

8	News + Politics

Why British Labour Is Losing Indian Voters

Indian voters in Britain have long been seen as a shoo-in for Labour. That's no longer the case, one poll suggests.

9	The New + the Next

A (Sunflower) Oil Baron Rises in Tanzania

Sunflower oil entrepreneur Brigitha Faustin is helping push African agribusiness to the next level.

10	True Stories

How East Germany’s Answer to Leonard Cohen Was Kicked Out of the GDR

If you can't handle criticism, banish the critics forever.

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