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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. What will factor into any restaurant or restaurant group’s success in tomorrow’s online world are the numbers and demographics of just how tourist-traveled your city, town, or region is going forward.

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The Frightful Five: Fake Apps And Hubcaps

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Meanwhile, in America, Amazon has reportedly slashed the number of open positions at its Seattle headquarters and is even talking about a hiring freeze leading up to major capital expenditures on its forthcoming second headquarters in a city TBD. The social media giant is once again taking on Snapchat in a quest to win over younger users.

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A Boon For Conglomerates, A Bust For SMEs

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50 million businesses have Facebook pages , and the social media giant is launching a new initiative to tap into that customer base. 7 out of 9 regions in the U.S. Researchers pointed to Dallas as the city with the strongest growth, followed by Seattle. At least their jobs report was optimistic.

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The Week In Payments: Facebook Expands, Travel Rebounds And The Workplace Resets

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billion deal on Tuesday (April 21) for a minority stake in Indian telecom startup Reliance Jio , giving the social media giant a larger foothold in the region. Facebook made some big waves this week with the announcement that it closed a $5.7

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Keeping Ahead Of The COVID-19 Outbreak

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Some consumers complained on social media with hashtags #coronapocalypse and #panicbuying. Thus far Walmart has officially reported grocery delivery outages in places like Tennessee, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia, among other regions. But it seems the shortages now could have ripple effects going forward.

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Game-Changing Tech Or Dystopian Nightmare? How 16 Industries Could Be Transformed By Facial Recognition

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The university was granted a patent around “hallucinating facial features” — a method to help law enforcement agencies identify masked suspects by reconstructing a full face when only the periocular region of the face is captured. Social Media/Entertainment. Fighting boredom is yet another use case for facial recognition.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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An enormous part of By Chloe’s success is that its dishes and restaurants are optimized for social media. The burger’s success spurred Next Level Burger’s expansion into five new locations in Seattle and California, along with a new East Coast location at Whole Foods 365 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.