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Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers

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They want convenient booking tools, fast payment methods and secure reservations when planning their trips, and these needs have not changed much as millennials have come of age. Millennials and younger generations are digitally minded and want to interact with brands that can answer their personal requests through online and mobile channels.

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Five Key Takeaways From Poshmark’s IPO Filing 

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Social media-focused clothing reseller Poshmark became the latest platform company to file for an initial public offering (IPO) this week, hoping to catch an IPO wave that saw big first-day pops recently for Airbnb and DoorDash. In doing so, we bring the power of community to buying and selling online. million in 2018 and $48.7

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Revolve Rides The Power Of Influencers All The Way To An IPO

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The brand largely focuses on (and sells to) younger shoppers — particularly millennials and Gen Z. The part of its business — and the use of its proprietary technology — the firm is most known for is in how it leverages its army of more than 2,500 social media influencers who drive the firm’s marketing efforts. “We

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Poshmark IPO Puts Spotlight On reCommerce

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The social media-focused platform company’s business model is simple: it’s a retail destination for consumers looking to sell their second-hand apparel and other goods or pick up desirable designer items for fraction of the price. Unique to Poshmark are social media aspects like the ability to share “likes” on favored items. “We

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Will Snapchat Get Snapped Up Or Snap Back?

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Turnarounds in tech — and in social media in particular — are not unheard of, Nathanson wrote, meaning it is not impossible for Snap to snap back from all this. But at this point, he is skeptical that Snap can manage a hat trick. “It Yes, we’re discontinuing the Snapcash feature as of Aug.

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What is Shadow Banking? And Why Should You Know About It?

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Nearly half (47%) of Millennials and a little more than a third (36%) of Gen Zers and Gen Xers engage in shadow financial activities. Other challenger banks (grouped together because of sample size) scored 7.81, ahead of Citibank, community banks and Wells Fargo. I’m extremely proud of her! The Emergence of Shadow Financial Lives.

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Seven Big Threats Facing Seven Big Tech And Payments Players This Halloween

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Facebook … and the Facebook Community. Facebook reported on their website that their teams have made progress: They removed 837 million pieces of spam in Q1 2018 before anyone reported it, disabled 583 million fake accounts “within minutes” of going online and removed 24 million inappropriate pictures related to violence and nudity.

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