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Our Dated Immigration Policies Could Torpedo the Tech Economy

February 25, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

Wired Opinion, wired.com

Whereas the success of yesterday?s Fortune 500 companies — like U.S. Steel and Amoco — once depended on resources, today?s Fortune 500 companies — like Google and eBay — depend on access to talent.

Wired Opinion

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Our Dated Immigration Policies Could Torpedo the Tech Economy

Tradesy is an EBay for clothing hoarders

October 24, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Tradesy Brings New Life To Your Closet By Helping You Sell It To Others
By Christina Chaey, fastcompany.com

The secondhand fashion startup is streamlining the process of putting items up for sale to help you make more money in less time.

Tradesy, an e-commerce mobile app and website that launches today, is attempting to take the hassle out of…

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Resale Clothes, Accessories Straight From Your Own Closet Through Tradesy.com! (losangeles.cbslocal.com)
Spring-clean your closet and make money (getrichslowly.org)
eBay’s new ‘Sell it Forward’ program channels your hoarding impulses for charity (venturebeat.com)
Tradesy is hiring developers and designers for web and mobile, full-time and interns, in Santa Monica or remote. (news.ycombinator.com)
Secrets To Building A Dead Simple API Developers Will Love ? Co.Labs ? code + community (fastcolabs.com)

Alibaba.com: The world’s largest online B2B marketplace

May 9, 2011 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Linguistic Search

Manufacturers, Suppliers, Exporters & Importers from the world’s largest online B2B marketplace-Alibaba.com.

As cited in the 4hour work week

Alibaba boss Jack Ma to step down (bbc.co.uk)
A couple of Americans in China take on Alibaba with social… and, er, customs data (pandodaily.com)
Alibaba Billionaire Ma Steps Down as CEO Before Possible IPO (bloomberg.com)
Kindle-Less Amazon in China Doomed to 1% Market Share (bloomberg.com)
After Huge Successes, Alibaba Jack Ma Will Step Down As CEO (embargozone.com)
After Huge Successes, Alibaba’s Jack Ma Will Step Down As CEO (businessinsider.com)
Banco do Brasil and B2Brazil.com sign strategic agreement to promote Brazilian products in the international marketplace (prweb.com)

eBay Franchise Opportunities, I Sold It on eBay

August 23, 2010 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

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eBay Franchise Opportunities, I Sold It on eBay.

eBay bans metaphysical items sale (panarmenian.net)
eBay Bans Sales Of Potions, Spells And Curses (eurasiareview.com)
Search eBay for “Completed Listings” to Know How Much Your Stuff Is Worth [Selling] (lifehacker.com)
Wizard-proof: eBay bans sales of potions, spells and curses (rt.com)

Crowd-sourcing your basement: peer to peer renting

May 22, 2010 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Most of us have an unusual assembly of tools, knick knacks, and appliances lying fallow in our basements in many cases used just often enough to prevent us from selling them on E-Bay but not enough to justify the hefty purchase price we paid. Fortunately the Internet is now finding new users for these items through peer to peer renting….

Clive Thompson on Peer-to-Peer Renting | Wired Magazine | Wired.com.

Former Loanio.com execs launch new peer-to-peer lender (banklesstimes.com)
The Power of Peer Learning Helps One Small Business and Many Others (prweb.com)
Former Loanio Execs Return to Peer Lending, with Institutional Investor Focus (prweb.com)
Establishing a Connection With a Wired Network (networking.answers.com)
Making Money Renting Your Car: The 411 on Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing (mint.com)
Forget the Zipcar Avis Deal: Rent Cheaper with Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing (dailyfinance.com)

The Future of Money: It’s Flexible, Frictionless and (Almost) Free | Magazine

March 7, 2010 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

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www.wired.com

An interesting article on the future of money which points out that mega credit card company and bank intermediaries are rapidly becoming obsolete in a Paypal driven, Twitterfied, iTunes enabled economy which will allow small businesses and individuals to exchange money more directly and without the many fees. As a regular Mint and Paypal user one hopes that such real time, direct exchange would also increase people’s awareness of their own financial risks and behaviors.

PayPal mobile readers seen as boon for businesses, consumers (lexingtonlaw.com)
How To Set Up a Paypal Account To Pay For Anything (makeuseof.com)
PayPal offers preview of much-needed site redesign, finally enters Web 2.0 (engadget.com)

eSnipe, Typo Bay, AuctionShark: Tools to enhance your E-bay transactions

August 23, 2009 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

eSnipe – Bid on eBay Automatically – Home. Best ebay sniping tool in Rule the Web

Typo Bay – eBay Misspelled Auction Search. Best misspelled auction search in Rule the Web

Shop From The Most Watched Live Auctions on eBay.com. best auction shark in Rule the Web. Make sure to create 2 accounts: one for shopping one for selling to avoid negative feedback harming your rep.