Innovation & Research, Business & Finance
Well-targeted Apps the Key to Developing Applications Market in Africa
4 hours 11 min ago
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ForgetMeNotAfrica has launched mobile apps competitions in Kenya and Zimbabwe. The idea is to empower developers to create new commercial applications using commonly-used technology that respond to local needs.
“Government might be the final frontier of innovation; this is what makes it exciting”
5 days 16 hours ago
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Interview with Shannon Spanhake, Deputy Innovation Officer for the City and County of San Francisco.
Innovation & Research, Marketing & Advertising
A Role for the Middle Man in Creating a Market for Unbiased Personal Data
1 week 6 days ago
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A system for buying and selling personal information could work if there’s an intermediary between the buyer who needs the data set and individual sellers keen to provide their private data at a price.
SoLoMo apps are not just for discovery, also for planning ahead
1 week 6 days ago
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Location and check-in app Foursquare continues to announce new features that merchants will find valuable. Foursquare can now be used to discover new places, explore a new city or plan ahead of visits.
Innovation & Research, Business & Finance
Online Sales in the US Boosted by Mobile Shopping Trend
2 weeks 8 hours ago
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Online sales in the US are increasing, boosted by mobile commerce. Everything points to this being a channel for growth as consumers report positive customer experiences when purchasing online.
Gamified CAPTCHAs can benefit both brands and users
2 weeks 15 hours ago
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Instead of using warped text to verify site visitors are human, PlayThru gives them a little game to play. More effective and more fun, the product also offers new advertising potential.
E-readers to replace paper on the workplace?
2 weeks 1 day ago
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Amazon makes it simpler to move documents from the computer to mobile devices with its new desktop app. This may make e-readers more office-friendly as well as tree-friendly.
The City of San Francisco federates the tech industry to foster civic action
2 weeks 5 days ago
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San Francisco Citizens Initiative for Technology and Innovation (sf.citi) is a membership organization created barely 3 months ago under the direction of Mayor Ed Lee and Angel Investor Ron Conway, with the...
High click rates don’t necessarily mean a display ad is a success
3 weeks 8 hours ago
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Advertising is at its most effective when it is integrated into information content, as with a video. Or it must at least be clearly visible. By contrast, ads achieving a high number of clicks aren’t...
Innovation & Research, Business & Finance
Not All Generation Y-ers Are Tech-Savvy
3 weeks 6 days ago
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Generation Y’s supposed unerring grasp of the new technologies seems to be slipping a bit. It appears that not all members of the younger generation are super-connected and there is a minority who have yet to...
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