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The Future Of Retail And America In The Post-COVID World

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In particular, we think the post-COVID world will see a permanent shift in the way people shop for groceries, personal goods, and other essentials; the retailers that provide a tech-enabled, multi-channel approach will gain a larger share. Marketing campaigns that celebrate family togetherness will resonate.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. Time will tell.

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10 Predictions About the Future of Ecommerce

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Contact Contact Us Submit News Submit a Bug. Now the line is drawn between mobile and computer. Until a few years ago, mobile shopping was nearly unheard of. We read about mobile this and mobile that, still creating that delineation between mobile and computer. Follow @mashable. see more > Search.

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Announcing First Round’s Investment in GroupMe

This is going to be BIG.

He introduced himself and we kept in touch through all the various social media channels—until I heard he was leaving Gilt. They showed me a very lightweight HTML5 mobile site that enabled you to start a group chat that fell back to just text messages when you logged off the web. I knew Jared from his time at Tumblr.

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

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By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY Neville Clubwala, a Taskrabbit worker in New York City, delivers cupcakes from Butter Lane bakery and champagne, to a recipient who received a promotion. Skip to Main Content. Tech: Blogs. Technology Live. Game Hunters. Science Fair. |. Products Home. Talking Tech. Talking Your Tech. Kim Komando.

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Have Diploma, Will Work For Recognition

YoungUpstarts

These optimistic new and recent grads are now primed to pave their path in the world and start their own businesses. Technology, and especially the rapid increase in mobile capabilities, has changed the way business is done. Hunter lives in New York City with his wife and two sons – Walker and Otis.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Frances McInnis is a journalist and crossword enthusiast based in New York City. You can also use poetic devices to ensure the names stick.

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