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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock CEO Shares Movement In Bitcoin Efforts; Russia Might Be Open To Crypto Trading

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Byrne told CNN Business that the social media giant’s launch of its own digital currency validates the space — and Overstock would be open to partnering with Facebook on the project. Byrne predicted that security tokens will reduce friction in capital markets while also improving price discovery.

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Weirdness Is Currency In The Attention Economy

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They’re strange enough to grab eyes on social media newsfeeds, giving the brand viral attention. Then there was the epic Wendy’s Twitter account and Denny’s Tumblr, which capitalized on meme culture and internet sass. The KFO drone packaging was only available in India, only on select orders, and only on Jan.

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Data Enablers: OfferCraft, Gaming The System For Both Customer & Merchant

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Attempts to connect through social media, email marketing or even in-person — there are tried-and-true ways of successfully connecting with consumers and ultimately incentivizing them to purchase. But who doesn’t like to win something or gain something, whether or not they know they’re offering up data or getting hooked on a brand?

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The neon ALL-CAPs crypto products of our Facebook, Uber, and Big Tech monopolies

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Capitalism is a similar economic constraint, discarding companies without traction and sustaining those that generate cashflow engines with more clients. See for example, the signage of a Brooklyn bodega or Las Vegas at night. So why am I going on an on about these bikes? bowerbirds, humans). Sneaky, sneaky, sneaky!

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Spring Break Goes High-Tech

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From smart bags to social media, spring break is becoming a surprisingly digital and high-tech travel period in the U.S. There is risk in focusing on younger, less capitalized users, as college students are less likely to pay for Tinder Gold subscriptions. The words “spring break” evoke all kinds of mental images.

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Facebook’s Sizzly, Fizzly Week

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The Facebook pop-ups will be on offer in New York City, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle from now until early February 2019. Square said its capital loans business grew 34 percent year on year, while LendingClub’s loan originations gained 18 percent year on year.

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FinovateSpring 2015 Sneak Peek: Part 8

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Finaeos automates the back-office and capital raise compliance. Money Amigo is a social money interaction platform that solves the lack of simple and clustered services for the un- and underbanked. HQ: Las Vegas, Nevada. And now let us introduce you to the final fourteen companies of FinovateSpring 2015. Founded: 2015.