May 2010
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Credit Card Scanner Square Comes to iPhone →
April 2010
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Pay for Starbucks with Your iPhone at 1,000 Target... →
March 2010
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Airline Twitter promotion attracts huge crowds |... →
February 2010
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Twitter use explodes, hits 50 million tweets per... →
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How the Fashion Industry is Embracing Social Media
What’s the hottest trend in fashion right now? Social media of course.
As part of fashion week prep on Wednesday, I decided to do a quick search for #nyfw (New York Fashion Week, going on right now in New York) on Twitter. To my surprise, conversations ran the gamut — some Tweeters chimed in about the pending snow storm waiting to blanket the city, and others were buzzing about the...
The Rise of Digital Coupons →
Coupon redemption in the U.S. rose 10% in the fourth quarter of 2008 –- the first rise in coupon use since the early 1990s –- and total coupon redemption reached 3 billion in 2009, according to Inmar. What’s more, the use of printable coupons, where people print online coupons and redeem them in stores, rose 308% in the first half of 2009, while 10 million digital coupons were redeemed during the...
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Did Apple Just Ban Location-Based Ads in iPhone...
Apple has posted a shocking, if vague, warning to iPhone app creators in its developer forums: submit an app that uses user location data “primarily” for targeting advertisements and that app will be sent right back to you to be changed.
Many mobile developers are planning on monetizing their apps precisely through location-based advertising. There’s no clear criteria for how...
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Oscar Nominations to Be Broadcast Live to the Web... →
As awards season nears its climatic finale with The Oscars in March, the Academy is doing something they’ve never done before: broadcasting the Oscar nominee announcements live to the web.
It may not seem like a big deal, but this is Oscar we’re talking about and it’s an unprecedented live stream for the most prestigious and buzzed about award nomination ceremony in the entertainment industry.
January 2010
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Stylesight Raises $5 Million For Fashion Trend... →
Stylesight allows designers, manufacturers, and retailers to access the latest fashion data and images, which can then be used in online advertising campaigns, design plans, and merchandise displays.
December 2009
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A New SiiTE Coming Soon
SiiTE will be launching its new online identity in 2010.
November 2009
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On a Mission to Banish the Saggy Bottom →
WHEN women try on pants, the first thing they do is turn around and look over their shoulders into the mirror. If Andy Dunn has his way, men will soon do the same.
Jodi Hilton for The New York Times
Bonobos clothing being packed for shipment. The company, started in 2007, could have $4 million in revenue this year.
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Andy Dunn, a founder...
Social Impact on Black Friday
On Black Friday, retailers and their customers used the social networking site Twitter to talk to one another about bargains, problems, purchases and shopping strategies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/technology/28twitter.html
iPhone Owners More Likely to Pony Up for Digital...
Apple has trained iPhone owners to enjoy paying for digital content more than the general online population, a survey suggests.
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: A First Look →
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: A First Look
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Once Wary of the Web, Luxury Brands Embrace It
THE luxury goods industry, struggling through a recession that has threatened some well-known names with extinction, is trying to use technology to its advantage.
Many in the fashion business remain wary of the Internet, partly because of continuing legal battles over online sales of counterfeit goods and concerns about diluting carefully honed brand images. Many companies also have failed to...
“Google Brings Local Business Coupons to U.S. Mobile Users”
– Google Brings Local Business Coupons to U.S. Mobile Users
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New York's Deputy CIO Looks To Consoles For New... →
New York’s Deputy CIO Looks To Consoles For New Emergency Alert System
Twitter Geotagging API is officially Available
In August we announced that we were working on a new API that would provide developers with the ability to geotag tweets. Today, the Geotagging API is officially available. This release is unique in that it’s API-only which means you won’t see any changes on twitter.com, yet. Instead, Twitter applications like Birdfeed, Seesmic Web, Foursquare, Gowalla, Twidroid, Twittelator Pro and...
Having It Both Ways →
The Ila Dusk is a personal alarm for women that’s flying off the shelves of leading U.K. retailers and will soon be launched in the U.S. It’s an odd device. About the size of an iPod, its sole function is to ward off attackers by emitting the piercing sound of a screaming woman. But what’s truly unusual about it is the company that developed it: British ad agency Bartle Bogle...
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