Headline Jan 17, 2016/ ''' SILICON VALLEY SMILEYS ; 2016 '''

''' SILICON VALLEY SMILEYS ; 2016 '''

DURING THE ANNUAL ASIA-PACIFIC LEADERS' summit in Manila last November, President Obama sought out two people for a pressing conversation:

He turned to a pair of entrepreneurs : Jack Ma, the CEO of the Chinese e-commerce giant  Alibaba, and Aisa Mijeno, an ecological innovator from the Philippines.

The World is changing; And as spring  arrives  many great students are  FINISHING SCHOOLS:

A record  82%  of kids graduated from the high school in the U.S. in 2013-14. And here's a sample of how other countries rate on graduation:

.- Russia 94% -Japan 93% - Israel 87% - U.S. 82%  - Sweden 77% - China 65%.

STARTUPS AROUND THE WORLD are coming  -hammer and tongs, after the services pioneered in the U.S.

Here are the names you'll hear in 2016:

NUBANK

The Brazilian startup issues digital credit cards that are used in mobile devices.

FOUR EYES

Like Warby Parker, this retailer offers Filipinos cheaper glasses than brick-and-mortar stores.

BAIDU

This search engine is the Google of China and has ambitions to expand globally.

LINE

The messaging app became a sensation in Japan thanks to its cute stickers.

ZOMATO

This restaurant review website snapped up American competitor Urbanspoon in early 2015.

DIDI KUAIDI

The taxi hailing service completes 7 million rides per day in China besting Uber.

WYZETALK 

Office software lets workers trade messages and videos on internal social networks.

MOOVIT

The company maps out transit systems in big cities and shows users real time bus and train routes.

RESTORANDO

The Argentine OpenTable competitor allows customers to make reservations at thousands of restaurants across 18 Latin American cities.

FLIPKART

The Amazon competitor bridges the  gap between and physical and digital commerce by allowing customers to pay with cash for products ordered online.

!WOW!

A busy year for !WOW!  -the World Students Society  -owned by the students of the world: One Share Piece-Peace,  is likely to dominate 2016, if students-

 Marium, Rabo, Haleema, Dee, Sarah, Paras, Sorat, Aqsa, Haider, Shahzaib, Salar, Bilal Malik, Mustafa, Ehsan, Ibrahim, Malala [Nobel Prize] Saima, Noman, Zaeem, Hazeem, Reza, Nayab, Hussain, Ali, Armeen, Haanyia, Merium, Faizan, ,Hasaan, Jordan, Mustafa,. Danyial, Rahym, Tooba,  Hamza, Eman,Ghazi, Nayab, apply themselves.

With respectful dedication to the Students, Professors and Teachers of the world. See Ya ll on !WOW!  -the World Students Society:

''' !WOW! Spring '''

Good Night and God Bless

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