Social Delivery Service Nimber Set to Boost Sustainability of UK Delivery Sector. Having racked up over 10,000 deliveries and 30,000 members in its Scandinavian motherland since its 2013 launch, Norwegian social delivery service Nimber is set to plug a sustainability gap in the UK delivery sector, making use of unused capacity by using real people who are going somewhere anyway to make deliveries. The company estimates that to date its service has helped cut carbon emissions by 198.24 tonnes through the use of existing capacity to bring and send items to individuals and businesses.
Much as the sharing economy has boosted other UK sectors, with companies such as Airbnb and JustPark revolutionizing the way people apportion and consume existing capacity, Nimber offers an opportunity to circumnavigate businesses that currently monopolize the UK delivery sector, while offering tangible environmental benefits for an industry that is often overlooked when it comes to measuring sustainability. “We’re delighted to be bringing Nimber to the UK. Welcome SSUPSW Bihar. In India, bank for beggars is run by its members.
In the city of Gaya in India, a group of beggars, encouraged by officials from the State Society for Ultra Poor and Social Welfare, have set up an autonomous bank, which they run and manage themselves — enabling members to start saving, and providing them with a place to turn in times of financial crisis. The bank — known as Mangala Bank — is a small step towards upliftment for some of the most underprivileged members of society. Since the beggars don’t have appropriate proof of identification, they would not be able to create an account at other banks, meaning they have no way of saving the alms they receive, begging at the gate of the nearby temple. The bank’s members deposit 20 Rupees — approximately USD 0.35 — every Tuesday, totalling 800 Rupees per week. The co-operative bank is run by Raj Kumar Manjhi, his wife Nagina Devi and other members.
Are there other ways of enabling underprivileged people to access the financial infrastructure that could help them better themselves? The Post-Screen User Interface.|Huge. No matter how interactive or dynamic, our digital experiences are limited by a constraint so fundamental that we barely think about it: the screen. In many ways, our devices have become extensions of ourselves—but the screen remains a boundary between digital and physical realities, limiting the value devices can deliver to users. Soon, post-screen user interfaces will make this boundary porous. Recent advances in user interface design are fueling this shift: we began with the Graphical User Interface (GUI), which allows us to manipulate information on screens with a mouse or keyboard.
Today, the Tangible User Interface (TUI), better known as the touch screen, allows us to interact physically with digital information — a capability we have come to expect. On the horizon is the ability to merge TUI with holographic augmented reality (AR) to create a new kind of experience: Tangible Augmented Reality (TAR). Photo: Microsoft TAR today. Innovative experiential marketing. Photo: Google.
Space matters: the relational power of mobile technologies | Nancy | MULTITEMAS. Space matters: the relational power of mobile technologies ODENDAAL Nancy Abstract The ubiquitous presence of mobile telephony and proliferation of digital networks imply a critical role for these technologies in overcoming the constraints of space in fragmented cities. Academic literature draws from a range of disciplines but fails to address the significance of new technologies for African and South African cities.
Debates on technologies and urban spaces reflect a Northern bias and case literature that dwells on the developmental aspects of ICT do not engage with the broader significance with regards to urban change in African cities. This research addresses these gaps by examining the local transformative qualities of mobile telephony in a South African city, Durban. Keywords Mobile telephony; Digital networks; Informality. Refbacks There are currently no refbacks. Copyright (c) 2015 MULTITEMAS This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Av. Paper: Internet Connectivity and Income Inequality (27th Annual Meeting) Friday, 3 July 2015: 11:15 AM TW1.3.01 (Tower One) Johannes M. Bauer , Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI The Internet is widely seen as a general-purpose technology that has enabled tremendous innovations in the digital economy and boosted economic growth. After considerable skepticism as to the effects of computers and information technology on productivity during the 1990s, its positive effects are no longer doubted.
Policy makers worldwide recognize the importance of advanced Internet connectivity as an integral technology supporting a range of objectives, including the creation of high-quality jobs, improvements in the quality of life, and safeguarding environmental goals. Yet the past decade has also revealed many areas in which these upsides of the rapid diffusion of the Internet are accompanied by potential downsides, resulting in differentiated patterns of effects that often are at cross-purposes with these goals. 5 technologies that will transform shopping. The proliferation of smart devices and technologies and the pervasiveness of the Internet are changing way we live, work, play and shop.
Here are five technologies that I think will transform shopping: Indoor Positioning Systems Most of us have experienced the anxiety of navigating the labyrinth of large supermarkets, desperately looking for things on our shopping list. An indoor positioning system is a network of devices used to wirelessly locate objects or people inside a building. It allows shoppers to plan routes to prevent needless backtracking, get things on their shopping list in the order that they are and check out. It also enables them to share their location with friends and family and can also collect data about shopper preferences and push them relevant coupons, promotions and recommendations and facilitate access to product reviews, recipes, information and help.
Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Interactive Touch Screens Visual Recognition. Affective Computing: The Emotion Economy | VLAB. Home: Simply a gesture: gestigon. Deep Links Yield Deep Data—But They Will Also Know A Lot About You - ReadWrite. Deep linking is hot, and for good reason: it can make mobile search much more powerful by making it more predictive.
In a world governed by small screen sizes and large intent, that's a huge asset. And it's why deep linking startup URX recently introduced AppViews, a product with the not-so-modest goal of "understand[ing] what a user is doing and what could make them happier. " See also: Don't Look Now, But Deep Linking Just Got Hot To better understand not only AppViews but the innovative deep linking marketplace, and whether the increased intelligence buried in deep links will lead to privacy concerns, I sat down with URX marketing chief (and former Googler) Mike Fyall (@mikefyall). Going Deep On Deep Links ReadWrite: Why is deep linking important? Fyall: Deep links help users travel directly inside of an app to the right place, similar to a URL on the web. Deep links will also usher in much needed new tools for app discovery and engagement.
This is happening today. Everything Is Connected. Retail's new reality: Invisible shopping centers and virtual assistants—commentary. Using a mobile device while inside the store, and even before going to the store, plus after visiting a store, has becoming increasingly common. According to a study undertaken by Google and conducted by Media CT and Sterling Brands, their findings indicate that 87 percent of shoppers consult their mobile device for pre-shopping information, then 79 percent do so while shopping, and 35 percent do so post-shopping as a result of something that occurred during the shopping experience. Ironically, some shoppers are even becoming perhaps overly preoccupied with a mobile device while shopping.
Even if shoppers are using a retailer's app, they may become more focused on their screens than the products around them. Walgreens is attempting to combat this by adding AR into the mix to help boost shopper engagement. Read MoreThe app overhauling the world's addresses Shoppers pick up an AR-enabled tablet inside the store, rather than having to supply their own device. Dear SB Vanguard: What Does the Rise of Unconventional Business Models Mean for Established Brands? This is the latest in a series of posts in which we will poll our global community of business leaders and practitioners — the “SB Vanguard” — on a variety of issues pertinent to the evolving sustainable business landscape. Despite the continued growing pains of the “sharing economy” - unintended consequences (ex: Airbnb disrupting local home rental/sales markets), ambiguity around naming (sharing economy? Peer-to-peer economy? Collaborative economy?)
, regulatory snafus (hello, Uber!) Here are a few of the responses ... It’s a truly exciting opportunity for brands to engage with their customers and to explore new business models. Thomas KolsterAuthor, Goodvertising@thomaskolster “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. To us, the sharing economy really comes down to total transparency and collaboration - realizing that the best way to grow a business is finding shared value between all partners. Future Trends. Michael Fertik: online reputation is becoming more valuable than money or power | Technology.
My Google search for “Michael Fertik” returns a page of uncommon order and serenity, like one of those Japanese gardens where the gravel has been diligently raked into perfect swirls. The first result is his personal website, then Wikipedia, Twitter and LinkedIn, followed by a couple of prestigious publications he contributes to (Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes) and the Amazon page for his books. We learn instantly that Fertik is 36 years old, an American internet entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of reputation.com. Photographs show a smiley man with rimless spectacles and a cascading black mane. Nothing random, nothing embarrassing; not a hair – literally or figuratively – out of place. These results are no fluke. Fertik’s company, which he started in 2006, has curated the online reputation of 1.6 million customers who pay upwards of £700 a year to have their most flattering activities showcased to the world via search engines.
He’s not alone in this belief. News: Economy: Collaborative Consumption. Skip to main content Economy: Collaborative Consumption New Popular Featured Interviewed: Shareable's Neal Gorenflo on the Real Sharing Economy Anna Bergren Miller April 15, 2015 The Next System Project: Can We Imagine a Future Worth Fighting For? Community Wealth April 6, 2015 What’s the Impact of the Alternative Economy? YES! March 17, 2015 Compare and Share: The One-Stop Sharing Marketplace Cat Johnson February 24, 2015 Why Do We Share? February 11, 2015 Share Vienna: Growing the Collaborative Economy in Austria's Capital February 10, 2015 Top 6 Tax Tips for Sharing Economy Micropreneurs Derek Davis January 28, 2015 New Report Details Need to Design for a Shared Future Ann Light January 21, 2015 Debating the Sharing Economy Juliet Schor December 15, 2014 What Role Should Cities Play in Sustainable Consumption?
November 22, 2014 Is Sharing Good for the Environment? November 19, 2014 New Documentary Celebrates Amsterdam as a Sharing City The Sharing Economy Has Gone Big. Modern Farmer November 17, 2014 October 8, 2014. Airbnb gentrification: How the sharing economy drives up housing prices. Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images When I first began listing my one-bedroom adobe house in Marfa, Texas, on Airbnb, the service seemed like a godsend. When I took a weekend trip, I’d host tourists from Austin; their rental fees would more than cover the cost of a few tanks of gas and a nice dinner. The rewards weren’t just financial: The people who stayed in my house felt more like houseguests than clients.
After a visitor left, I’d find a handwritten thank-you note on the kitchen table, leftover snacks in the fridge, and once, a charming pencil drawing of my cat scratching his ear. And since the hotel options in town are limited, plenty of visitors were happy to pay below-market prices for an authentic Marfa experience, housecats and all. This utopian vision of regular people helping each other out (and making a little money along the way) is a cornerstone of Airbnb’s PR strategy: “It’s like the United Nations at every kitchen table. Why millennials are careful shoppers. The world often views millennials as indecisive, but the opposite is actually true. The 80 million people between the ages of 18 and 37 aren't avoiding decisions; they are simply taking their time in weighing their options, said Jeff Fromm, millennial expert and founder of The FutureCast, a millennial consultancy.
"In a sense, they want to get everything right and will crowd source decisions before purchasing anything they buy from cars to shoes," said Jeff Fromm, founder of FutureCast, a millennial marketing research and consultancy firm. That makes sense, considering millennials have the highest penetration of Internet usage at 93 percent, and 84 percent of them are accustomed to accessing information via social media. Their constant connectivity and dependence on social media means that they trust their friends and social networks. When it comes to making purchasing decisions, however, they rely on strangers even more. Why social media helps millennials make decisions. The Institute for New Economic Thinking. The old political-economic thinking of Karl Polanyi was never properly absorbed into "mainstream" North Atlantic economics: recognizing that land, labor, and finance are not really "commodities" returns institutions and social processes to the center of economic analysis.
Fred Block of U.C. Davis writes: What can economists learn from Karl Polanyi, the Hungarian refugee author of The Great Transformation? Part of the answer is suggested by a recent column (New York Times, April 3), in which Paul Krugman argues that a substantial raise for U.S. workers is both practical and feasible. Making this case forces him to challenge standard economic logic. The price of labor, like other commodities, is supposed to be determined by the market. Hence, governmental efforts to push that price upward with higher minimum wages are supposed to backfire. So what is the explanation for this disjuncture between theory and empirical results? Future of Work: Collaboration & Communication. Sharing Economy Trends: Sound Will Emerge As The New Word - In 2015 sound will emerge as the new imagery. Just as images replaced words as the top method of expression in the age of Instagram, next up on the agenda is the era of sound.
As I Heart Media stated when it created the first ever branded content audio studio last week, ear buds are the new eyeballs. With an increasing appetite to express ideas and stories, audio emerges as a new canvas for individual and artistic expression. The acclaim the NPR Serial podcast has recently received is likely only the tip of the iceberg of the era of binge radio about to unfold. Sound will emerge as the new word. Billee Howard is Founder + Chief Engagement Officer of Brandthropologie, a cutting edge communications consulting firm specializing in helping organizations and individuals to produce innovative, creative and passionate dialogues with target communities, consumers and employees, while blazing a trail toward new models of artful, responsible, and sustainable business success.
Your Online Content Should Deliver 'Cognitive Ecstasy' The Happiest People Know Their 'Flow State.' What's Yours? Inbound Marketing with Owned, Earned and Paid Media [Infographic] Bullish on digital: McKinsey Global Survey results. The Effects of Social Networking upon Society | Academic About pop culture/trends and social issues/civics. Marketing 101 @ Google U — Life Learning. Debranding: why Coca-Cola's decision to drop its name worked | Media Network | Guardian Professional. Social's Value Measured in Engagement Over Sales. A History of the Internet and the Digital Future: Johnny Ryan: 9781861897770: Amazon.com. 3 Ways to Harness the Inner Child in Every Entrepreneur. The car of the future - Feb. 12, 2015.
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Madrid, la protesta degli ologrammi contro la Legge Bavaglio. Forget The Internet Of Things, There Is A Digital Revolution Taking Place In Our Shopping Malls. The End of Asymmetric Information. Augmented And Virtual Reality To Hit $150 Billion, Disrupting Mobile By 2020. Monster is the most 'socially active' soft drink brand. Massimo Banzi: How Arduino is open-sourcing imagination. Yep, that tablet at bedtime really is messing with your sleep. ReadWrite. Top 500 Global Sites. Networking For Funding Success. Article: Notes from the Conference about disruptive technologies for commercial real estate in New York | Augmented Pixels – leading developer of Augmented Reality solutions for retail, real estate, marketing and media! The Economics of You: A Call to Be Extraordinary. The Internet Never Ends: You Can Deny That Or Embrace It.
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