In modern workplaces, the chances are you will perform your daily duties from behind a desk. Gone are the days of conversations by the water-cooler, that’s been replaced by email and instant messaging. In fact any task that required you to get up from your desk has likely been stopped in the interest of reducing...
A new tax bill has been passed in California that could see more than $1bn a year in extra taxes collected from sales made online. The bill was passed by the lower house of the Legislature yesterday, and it will now progress to the state Senate for consideration. If it passes this next stage,...
Twitter just introduced a new “follow button”; that means when you visit a site and have information about a person or company, you’ll be able to follow them on Twitter by just clicking one button. It’s not just an incremental product improvement, it’s actually a great idea. Image: Twitter Here’s why: Twitter has hundreds...
While there are a growing number of electric scooter and motorcycle makers out there, there’s not many that are making a cargo-carrying, foldable version. San Francisco-based startup Lit Motors has been developing an electric scooter that can carry a large box (or a person) and can fold down into almost half its driving size....
Today a new social game called VinPass launched. It’s an application for wine lovers to “share wine reviews, win badges and earn real rewards.” VinPass uses the ‘check-in’ paradigm popularized by location-based social network Foursquare and extended into other areas by the likes of GetGlue (entertainment) and Foodspotting (food). In a nutshell, you check-in...
Some months ago, before the company was worth a billion dollars, I shared some thoughts on Airbnb. Specifically, in what some mischaracterized as an attack on the company, I criticized those whose worship at the altar of Disruption is so unconditional that they don’t think Disruptive companies should be hidebound by the law. If...