From Online payment to eCommerce

Handy’s Black Friday promo rewards contractors over customers

Handy Handy, the on-demand service for cleaners, handymen, and more, has today announced the Give > Get promotion for Black Friday. This Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, all Handys that are booked that day will receive 50 percent extra in pay for their cleanings. To be clear, customers are paying the same amount as they’d usually pay, but the company will add a 50 percent bonus to the… Read More

Albert raises $2.5 million for its finance app that helps you save money

screen-shot-2016-11-23-at-10-20-31-am Everyone knows the basics of how to improve their financial health: put money into savings, track your spending, reduce your debt, look for ways to save on your monthly bills, and make smart investments. Where people struggle is translating that knowledge into specific actions you can take today. That’s where an application called Albert steps into help. The startup, which has now closed… Read More

UK to put up £1BN for full fiber broadband and 5G, £400M extra for VC

Various denominations of pound notes are seen in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Thursday, May 17, 2012. U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron plans to say today he won't swerve from his austerity plan, warning members of the European single currency that failure to resolve their problems carry "huge risks for everybody." Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images The UK government has confirmed it will be borrowing to try to encourage investment in high speed fiber broadband networks and 5G technology — with a plan to spend over £1BN by 2020-2021 to bolster the country’s digital infrastructure. Read More

Facebook is slowly accepting its new role as the most powerful media company in the world

Here’s why Facebook should take a more active role in better curation of ‘news’ Technology causes changes in way that their founders would never have imagined when they first conceived it. When Facebook first started in 2004, it was mainly created as a platform for friends to connect. Even when Facebook News Feed was created...

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Southeast Asia is the next e-commerce wonderland: DHL eCommerce CEO Charles Brewer

Globally, online sales represent approximately 9 per cent of retail sales whilst in Asia it is over 10 per cent, so Asia is a significant market for us, says Brewer Thanks to aggressive marketing campaign, DHL has become a household name, not just in India but in several countries across Southeast Asia. The firm works with many...

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Branding advice: Logo design tips for startups

One challenge in designing modern logos is scale: It should appear properly online and offline across a wide range of screen sizes As humans we can have emotions triggered by the simplest of things, but did you know that logos have the power to connect consumers on a deep and powerful level? We attach ourselves to...

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