An open platform spurs the creation of new services and applications, stimulating subscriber growth and so encouraging the birth of still more sites.

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This makes Locu a powerful platform for the creation of a host of services that will complement and become value-added to already existing local-based businesses like Yelp and Foursquare.

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The Organization has been deeply engaged also with the creation of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), a vital platform for action to protect biodiversity.

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If successful, at its utmost the business could change not just the way companies sell products and services, but also their creation and production, and servicing in effect, a new type of enterprise software platform.

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