Making it rain…Chinese Red Packets
The gifting of red packets filled with money, or “hongbao”, is an ancient Chinese New Year tradition with roots back to the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-206 BC). The red colour symbolizes luck and is supposed...
View ArticleChanging as Fast as the Weather!
The Weather Channel has been your trusted partner for delivering the weather for decades. When severe weather strikes nearby, Jim Cantore is there on the scene. Need an umbrella for your walk to...
View ArticleAmazon: Their Most Innovative Drones Weren’t Built to Fly
Amazon, the digital marketplace that aspires to sell everything to everyone, has made major investments in digital transformation – not all of which have made the headlines. With the goal of becoming...
View ArticleAuto makers manage to cram ever more technology into their cars, but dealers...
The internet has created whole new industries and revolutionized others. Yet some have seen far smaller changes. In the automotive sales industry, the internet has tipped the balance of power toward...
View Article5 things you need to know about the rise and fall of Digg.com (#5 will shock...
Clickbaiting headline: the only reason why you’re reading this post What is Digg? Digg was launched in 2004 as a link aggregator website. The platform enabled users to share web links and vote those...
View ArticleKPN: The interesting case of an Internet Service Provider
KPN is the incumbent player in the Dutch telecommunications industry, offering four key products: fixed telephony, mobile telephony, TV, and internet. Given that it owns the physical network that made...
View ArticleFuture of Clothing = Renting?
The concept is simple: women can rent a dress from high-end designers for special events. After the event, they simply return the gown. This means spending between $50 and $200 instead of thousands....
View ArticleDisplacing Excel Monkeys: How Facebook is Automating the Forecasting Process
When people think about global supply chains, Facebook probably isn’t the first company that comes to mind. Facebook, however, operates a complex global supply chain, delivering its products to...
View ArticleGetting A Mortgage Without Leaving Your Couch
Wells Fargo is the US’s largest mortgage originator, and its home loan business blossomed in the post-recession low interest rate environment.[i] The competitive advantage for Wells and other mortgage...
View ArticleCLOUDFLARE: USING MACHINE LEARNING TO SECURE AGAINST CYBER ATTACKS
Today, it’s almost impossible to succeed in business without holding some aspects of your processes online. Whether it is storing company data on the backend, or offering the convenience of e-commerce...
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