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Pandemic Accelerates Social Commerce; Gives Brands New Selling Option

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Through this year’s Levi’s Haus Miami activation, the brand partnered with TikTok influencers Callen Schaub , Cosette Rinab , Gabby Morrison and Everett Williams to create customized denim using Future Finish 3-D denim customization technology. Social media isn’t a game of one size fits all and nor is social commerce,” he says.

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Facebook’s News Accelerator Nets Extra $5M For Local Newspapers

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But David Grant, the Accelerator’s program manager, said that about 99 percent of the program has nothing to do with Facebook. Also in January, the social media giant opened a 130,000-square-foot office in Cambridge , Massachusetts. It’s not about Facebook tools and services,” Grant noted.

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Unbundling The Travel Bundle

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Another hair in the soup is Generation Z’s increasing preference toward social media marketplaces that eschew established eCommerce platforms entirely, forcing these businesses to change tactics. The marketplace originally launched in Chicago two months before its Miami expansion. About the Playbook.

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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. The DineVite dashboard gives restaurants who have signed up to the platform insight to data that allows them to manage and coordinate the dining offers based on their own individual businesses.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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For example, as reported by Forbes, auditor Grant Thornton wrote that “management believes” it can meet its financial obligations through February 2021. We see interest grow when we launch in new markets — 161 to date — and when we launch new Car Vending Machines (currently in 24 cities); our most recent being Miami,” said Keeton.

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Bitcoin Daily: Unicas Opens Physical Crypto Bank Branch In India; Mayor Eyes Investing 1 Pct Of Miami's Reserves In Bitcoin

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In other news, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a nonstop social media cheerleader for the notion of building a high-tech ecosystem in South Florida, publicly embraced exploring using cryptocurrency to store some government financial reserves and blockchain to secure processes such as online voting.

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The Wellness Economy: The Buzzy Trend Reshaping Everything From Personal Care To Real Estate

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Brands are leveraging social media to advertise “aspirational lifestyles,” making it easier than ever to buy into the wellness mentality. Thanks to decreasing stigmas around mental health disorders, more startups are cropping up to manage depression, anxiety, and overall well-being.

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