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Full story: FIR Interview: Nick James on the future for towns, shopping and digital marketing
A big topic of debate in many countries today concerns the future of towns and cities and their roles as places people go to shop. A big element in the debate concerns digital, the internet, social channels of communication, and their disruptive effects on people’s behaviours when it comes to shopping (think of new consumer […]
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Full story: Internet speed
Although the numbers have magnified in the year that’s passed since Intel published this graphic representation of what’s happening every minute on the internet, it’s still a terrific visual snapshot of the huge scale and scope of what technologies are enabling people to do. This attractive graphic – perfect for corporate decks and presentations on […]
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Full story: Buy a real pint with a virtual currency
A British pub lets you pay for your pint with Bitcoins: […] The system is quick and effective. The bar staff press two buttons on the till and the screen displays a QR code. The customer opens their digital Bitcoin wallet, takes a snap of the screen and confirms the payment. The staff press one […]
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Full story: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #709: June 24, 2013
Intro: No Shel this week, he’s at the IABC conference in New York; congrats to Shel, Richard Binhammer, Mark Dollins on launching SME2; in memoriam: PRSA Communications Chief Arthur Yann died on June 13; new FIR Interview up (done by Michael Procopio), another FIR Interview coming this week plus a Speakers and Speeches podcast of […]