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Google Dumps Zagat

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The Infatuation, the restaurant discovery platform, announced Monday (March 5) it is acquiring the restaurant review brand Zagat from Google , nearly seven years after it paid $151 million for it. Iconic brands don’t become available very often, and Zagat is about as iconic as it gets.

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Tile Integrates Google Assistant To Help Users Find Lost Items

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Cloud-based finding platform Tile has announced it is teaming up with Google for Google Assistant voice integration, according to a report. If you were to lose or misplace your wallet, remote, backpack – anything, Google will soon join your personal search party with a simple voice command.”.

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Fitbit Sells 6M Wearable Devices In Q4 Amid Pending Google Acquisition

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The firm said in an announcement that it did not plan to host an earnings call or offer forward-looking guidance “due to the pending acquisition by Google.”. Our community of active users increased to nearly 30 million, and Fitbit Health Solutions grew 17 percent, underscoring the strength of the Fitbit brand.” 3, 2020.

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Building A Digital And Subscription Community For Hockey Parents

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To help hockey players stay up to date on the latest sports equipment, eCommerce innovator the PenaltyBox offers subscription boxes comprised of a myriad of hockey essentials, from well-known brands to up-and-coming companies the PenaltyBox team tests themselves. He sees it less as a group and more of a community.

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Community Bank Builds Future on ‘Banking as a Service’ & Google Plex

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21 deals with neobanks and fintechs like Aspiration, Ellevest and Greenwood sent a community bank down an unexpected (and profitable) path. The post Community Bank Builds Future on ‘Banking as a Service’ & Google Plex appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights.

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Coronavirus And The Global Rush To Create Connected Communities

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Those funds are being repurposed toward building community, toward crisis mitigation and, on the whole, toward keeping the consumer relationship alive and vital — even when consumers aren’t going to the stores. Instead, it is about establishing presence. Instead, it is about establishing presence.

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Powering eCommerce Food Brands With Plants (And Brownie Points)

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Today, Lam said her concept is a “vegan and gluten-free lifestyle brand and baking mix company that gives back.” (The Shopify powers the site, which offers express checkout options such as PayPal and Google Pay. The target market for the company consists of “the vegan community and those who are gluten-free,” Lam said.

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