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Money sharing comes to Facebook
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Image via CrunchBase
Friends on social networking site Facebook can now send small payments directly to each other via an application called Buxter.
Buxter handles transactions in Euros or US dollars, with plans to launch in Sterling in the next four weeks.
Other currencies are subject to a 5% conversion fee at the point [...]
Scientists Strive to Map the Shape-Shifting Net
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Image via Wikipedia
In a dimly lit chamber festooned with wires and hidden in one of California’s largest data centers, Tim Pozar is changing the shape of the Internet.
He is using what Internet engineers refer to as a “meet-me room.” The room itself is enclosed in a building full of computers and routers. [...]
6 Months, $90,000 and (Maybe) a Great Idea
Monday, March 1st, 2010Image via Wikipedia
THE print hanging behind the receptionist’s desk at Foundation Capital screams,
“Our greatest thrill is to loan you money” — in chunky, capitalized red letters. That’s encouraging news for Michael Bauer, because he wants money and has put himself in a prime position to get it.
Mr. Bauer has set up [...]
Cellphones Let Shoppers Point, Click and Purchase
Saturday, February 27th, 2010Image by Norma Desmond via Flickr
Shoppers will soon be able to stand outside the designer Norma Kamali’s boutique in Manhattan, point a phone at merchandise in the window and buy it — even late at night when the store is closed.
Ms. Kamali is at the forefront of a technological transformation coming to [...]
Local TV for Devices on the Move
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Image by Getty Images via Daylife
Who has time to sit on the couch and watch TV anymore?
In the last 10 years, broadcasters have lost 25 percent of their audience. So to win back some viewers, the industry has a plan to grab their attention while they are on the move.
Beginning in April, [...]
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