"Monitoring cardiorespiratory health and stress levels are an important yet neglected aspect of understanding one's health and wellness progression which is in line with the Quantified Self movement" said Juliana Chua, Principal of Zensorium's Business Innovation Group.

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Barter agreements can be written and quantified or they can remain loose, with a verbal agreement and a handshake.

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However, the importance emotional branding and the relationships with customers, which cannot be quantified but is known when it exists, is extremely critical for long-term investing.

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The quantified self movement's gaining steam, with companies creating all sorts of gadgets to track our activity levels, sleeping habits and even what's going on inside our heads.

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Founded three years ago by two Wired magazine editors, the Quantified Self is an organization in San Francisco with Meetup groups in 23 cities around the world, including Europe, Africa and Australia.

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My partner, Andy, is in conversation right with 3 or 4 companies that are in the quantified-self area.

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Smart communities should become their own REITS: asset-backed smart domicile securities that comport, for example, with all those gated communities around the world where locally-produced energy can be amortized, quantified, and the carbon footprints micromanaged for cost savings and greater energy efficiency.

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They change with the constant flow of information from sources like Twitter and Facebook, and they can now even be quantified and qualified through tools like Klout and Hashable.

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