Tag: airbnb
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The Evolution Of Mobile Commerce: From Ads to APIs to Buttons
Contextual Commerce in a Mobile-First World As e-commerce shifts from a desktop to a mobile-first world, the leading mobile commerce services are increasingly developer-driven companies like Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, OpenTable and Ticketmaster. These companies look to generate sales from new and existing customers in novel ways. Their tactics have diverged from those of traditional e-commerce…
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Silicon Valley, consumer dollars and regulated industries
Anthony Weiner started a new career this past week, writing an opinion piece in Business Insider in which he chastises Tesla, Uber and Airbnb for not knowing how to play politics (eg, effect change to advance their business interests in regulated industries). Weiner takes Tesla and others to task for their brash tactics in highlighting disagreements with regulators…
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Employee Data Portability in the Marketplace Economy
I was reading a few related articles yesterday about the challenging employment environment for low and middle-income workers in the United States. The gist is that in the economic recovery since 2008, a disproportionate share of the economic gains are going to the richest folks. Paul Krugman cited a study showing that “95 percent of the gains…
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There is a lot to love about the Airbnb guest experience
Background I stayed at an Airbnb apartment for the first time this past week during a 3 night business trip to San Francisco. Airbnb has been around for 5 years, but I’ve heard very few direct accounts from friends or acquaintances who had used the service. I’ve certainly read much about Airbnb as a heroic…
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