Category Archives: Business

Solopreneurs, Add This to Your Business Card: “New Economy Pioneer” -The Mission

Welcome to the New Economy: By 2020, more than 40 per cent of the American workforce — 60 million people — will be independent workers, such as freelancers, contractors and temporary employees. Congratulations, you’re ahead of the curve! And you’re participating in this new economy on your own terms. Here, we break down six ways the culture of self-employment […]

Chinese online retailer JD.com to expand drone delivery routes in 2017

JD.com, China’s second largest online retailer, is set to expand its drone delivery routes to reach a growing network of rural villages following a successful program launch last year. The retailer, China’s closest rival to online giant Alibaba, has been using drones to deliver goods across four Chinese provinces including Jiangsu, rural Beijing, Sichuan and Guangxi […]

Brand new NES Classic Edition sells out. resale price up 200%

Opposable Thumbs — Low supply, high demand drives NES Classic Edition resale price up 200% [Updated] $60 system, which didn’t offer pre-orders, reselling for $180 or more online. Update: Just as this piece was going up, Toys R Us’ online allotment for the system sold out within minutes of becoming available for web ordering. And […]

Amazon’s Living Lab: Reimagining Retail on Seattle Streets

SEATTLE — On a busy stretch of road in this city’s Ballard neighborhood, a curious new grocery store is taking shape — and so begins another effort by Amazon to use the residents of its hometown as guinea pigs. Workers are finishing up a driveway with a series of parking stalls, protected from the rain […]

Software Changes Billboard and Crosses the Creepy Line.

The technology show here is cool, but is counter to every major trend in advertising. Way over the creepy line. Never Cross the Creepy Line People love personalisation. They hate someone watching them. Good tech draw from big data, location beacons and can creatively address users needs without being “in your face” about it. The […]