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Cultural Arbitrage

Tokyo: QR codes
 

Pattern recognition with a given format – URL, phone number, address, QR bar code…; the speed at which domain squatters squat; cultural nuances within a given format e.g. with numbers – the meaning of 666 in western culture or the number 4 in China; the opportunities for cultural arbitrage.