Big Data is big business. That’s become pretty much gospel for brands, retailers and marketers alike. And one of the most valuable forms of data right now is behavioral data because it tells a retailer or brand where a customer or potential customer goes, does...
People love the convenience of hailing a ride via Uber, and its drivers love the idea of getting paid to give people rides. And it turns out 80,000 drivers want to get paid on the spot. That’s how many drivers Uber said on Tuesday (Aug....
There’s a conundrum that’s appearing in developing countries and emerging markets, and it’s having a ripple effect on everyone from global retailers to the man on the streets of Bangalore. It’s a situation where an advance in one part of an economy is cannibalizing progress...
London-based drivers for Deliveroo, the on-demand restaurant food delivery startup, are up in arms over a new pricing model the company is trying to roll out, according to TechCrunch. Under the new pricing model, which Deliveroo is testing in several zones in London, drivers would...
Chalk up another potential casualty to Uber’s meteoric rise to dominance of the ridesharing industry, as an almost $2 billion lender that finances New York City’s yellow taxi trade is warning that it has become undercapitalized, according to a report from Financial Times. Melrose Credit Union,...
Developers can’t seem to stop developing apps. Mobile apps available for purchase or download through Apple’s App Store are expected to double in size and surpass 5 million by 2020, according to new data released by Sensor Tower, an app intelligence firm. According to Sensor Tower,...
Papa John’s is going all in on its “strong digital platform,” according to Business Insider. In the first quarter of this year, Papa John’s said that 55 percent of its total orders came in through digital platforms, and that number increased to about 60 percent...
Mobile apps are supposed to be convenient, but eBay wants to make them even easier to use, announcing earlier this week new updates to its mobile app. On its website, eBay said that, following the May update to its Android and iOS mobile apps, the company...
AT&T plans to expand its hand-delivery service of its phones to six additional cities beginning on Tuesday (Aug. 9) through a partnership with startup Enjoy, according to CNNMoney. The on-demand delivery program launched last year in New York and San Francisco, but beginning on Tuesday,...
