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Newegg Masters The Art Of The Pivot

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After coming out of the post-internet bubble economy of 2001 as a force in the consumer electronics category, it eventually supplemented that business with computer parts and accessories, catering to the DIY tech crowd. It functions as both an omnichannel contact center solution for suppliers as well as a social media monitoring service.

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Data Enablers: Spreadshirt, Data-Driven T-Shirts

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Germany- and Boston-based Spreadshirt uses data, analytics and even social media information to build a product and spread news among communities while printing more than 3.6 Founded in 2002, the goal of Spreadshirt’s platform is to eliminate headaches and hurdles when bringing great ideas to market. million items last year. “[Our

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Unattended Retail Lessons From Caviar Dreams

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In fact, in various global markets, high-end luxury items can be purchased from both ATMs and unattended machines. In addition to its vending machines, Beverly Hills Caviar also sells caviar online. When she took over her family’s company, she decided to modernize the business by selling caviar online in 2001.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

The dot-com bubble recession began in March 2001 and lasted only 8 months. percent of all jobs in 2001 to 11.3 By comparison, non-high-tech industries lost 689,000 jobs between 2001 and 2002 but recovered the lost jobs by 2004. We knew there was tremendous hubris in the subprime market. High-tech employment fell from 12.1

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Data Dive, Farewells Edition: Apple, Chase, SoFi, Uber

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Reports emerged this week that Apple has begun the process of scrubbing the social sphere of all trace of iTunes. So far, all of the social media content from Facebook and Instagram pages has disappeared, though its Twitter account still has content for the time being. SoFi and Uber Reshuffle Their Upper Levels.

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Wave Mechanics: FT Partners Report Highlights Trends Driving Rise of Insurtech

Fintech Labs Insights

” More than half have “already invested” in social media, data mining, and predictive modeling. .” ” More than half have “already invested” in social media, data mining, and predictive modeling. Approximately 68% embracing mobile technology. About FT Partners.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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Zynga, creator of Facebook games Farmville, Mafia Wars, and about a dozen different types of online slot machine games, paid $210M in 2012 for OMGPOP, creators of DrawSomething!, In a deal that aimed to open the Chinese coal markets, US heavy-equipment behemoth Caterpillar paid $677M in 2012 to acquire ERA Mining Machinery Ltd.

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