There are a lot of reasons to not use ride-hailing app Uber: shoddy labor practices; attempts to strong-arm local governments; even the risk that a poorly vetted employee—excuse me, “independent contractor”—will smash you in the face with a hammer. On Sunday there’s one more, and it’s got its own hashtag. Source: Why users deleted Uber […]
Month: January 2017
iCARS, a B2B mobile app and web platform that connects corporate clients to professional, licensed chauffeurs has purchased the assets of Limos.com; the leading transportation provider network and marketplace that connects consumers and corporations via web and mobile with professional chauffeured rides. Source: iCARS on Demand Acquires Limos.com – Press Release – Digital Journal
Be sure to deliver on what you wish for, as Starbucks is learning. They are learning, which is a good challenge to endure. Starbucks’ coffee shops are suffering from a feared consequence of the mobile revolution: the digital world can dump an avalanche of orders in a short period of time, creating delays and lines […]
Susan Lund is a partner with the McKinsey Global Institute, where she conducts economic research on financial markets, labor markets, and the global growth outlook. Their most recent study looks at automation and jobs. She holds a PHD from Stanford University and has recently concentrated on exploring the impact of independent work and the gig […]
The gig economy has now arrived in the real estate sector thanks to US-based startup StealthForce which promises ‘curated real estate talent on demand’. Source: StealthForce: The Gig Economy comes to Real Estate – Disrupt Property
It’s easy to assume that the gig economy doesn’t matter to our industry. Real estate is a deal based business, where third party contractors are nothing new, right? Wrong. Take a closer and what you see won’t just surprise you, it will make you want to get ready. Because the world of work on-demand has […]
There are a ton of APIs, yes. Many are worthless, yes. But we’re going to be building new ones for the rest of human history, unless the electricity fails. Larry’s key point: Build worthwhile APIs and concentrate on great developer and customer results. Every company loves a good application programming interface. That’s a good and […]
The abuse of personal data, which happens with local publishers share customer-targeting data with click-centric ad networks, leads to customers receiving far more spam than value, detracting from the publisher’s ability to create a truly local experience. By Bill Densmore and Don Marti RELATED LINKS: What is data leakage? How the ITE can solve data […]
Online food delivery is a tricky space for Indian startups, what with intense competition, wafer-thin margins and a funding drought that shows no signs of a let-up. So it was a bit of a surprise when San Francisco-based Uber, the world’s biggest startup by valuation, announced last week that it will soon launch its global […]
[Indian] On-demand maid service Didi has acquired home services startup TimeMyTask in an all-stock deal, Didi’s co-founder and chief executive Jhonny Jha told Techcircle. After the acquisition, TimeMyTask will operate under Didi’s brand name. The new entity is valued around $10-15 million. “The basic intent behind this has been to mark our foray into the […]