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Travis Kalanick Disavows ‘Internet Food Court’ Using His Name

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The website appeared along with a press release to reporters earlier this week, promising the digital equivalent of a mall food court and inferring an association with Kalanick’s business in various social media posts and press releases.

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Nike Sues More Than 1,000 Websites And Other Parties Over Alleged Counterfeiting 

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Nike is suing 589 websites, the owners of 676 social media accounts and more than 100 unidentified companies and individuals for allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its Nike and Converse shoes online. Nike wrote in a lawsuit filed in the U.S.

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How Digital Innovators Capitalize On Subscription Businesses

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Some providers are capitalizing on the concept by launching new services that offer access to premium content such as newspapers and magazines in exchange for a monthly fee. However, that arrangement means no targeted ads based on consumed news stories, which is the case with social media. subscription box market by 2022 is £1b.

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Uber Co-Founder Kalanick Prepares Global Network Of Food Delivery Kitchens

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The idea is to capitalize on the trend toward food delivery thanks to the likes of Uber Eats, GrubHub and Deliveroo. He went as far as to prevent people he was recruiting from publicizing their new jobs on social media including LinkedIn. According to a report in The Financial Times, the new venture is called CloudKitchens.

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Fitness Platform Raises $5M For Online Workouts

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Looking beyond COVID-19, Wall Street is betting the at-home fitness boom will outlast the social distancing era. Bloomberg News reported NEOU , the New York-based live streaming and on-demand platform for trainers, has raised $5 million in capital from investors including Ares Management Corp., NEOU charges U.S. customers $14.99

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Wardrobe: Recommerce Meets The Sharing Economy In Bid To Become The ‘Airbnb of Fashion’

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From what they call the “lender’s” point of view, suppose a 40-something woman in Los Angeles looks in her closet and notices that there are three great blazers, three great skirts and two pairs of Louboutins that don’t get much usage. And it has renters who are encouraged to share their experiences on social media.

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. On the flip side diners can request private VIP offers.

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