Karen Webster

What Everyone Missed About Facebook
What Everyone Missed About Facebook
April 16, 2018  |  Facebook

There are any number of conclusions one might draw after watching the Facebook hearings on Capitol Hill last week. That most of our elected officials...

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Can Google’s Shopping Actions Take On Amazon?
Can Google’s Shopping Actions Take On Amazon?
March 26, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

In between stories last week about Jack Dorsey saying that bitcoin will be the world’s single digital currency in about 10 years and Facebook’s meltdown...

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The Curious Case For Breaking Up Tech Giants
The Curious Case For Breaking Up Tech Giants
March 19, 2018  |  Regulation

There’s no question that the world’s weather patterns are undergoing a massive change. In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three...

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The Amazon Effect On Consumers And Grocery Shopping
The Amazon Effect On Consumers And Grocery Shopping
March 12, 2018  |  Consumer Insights

If you’re like most Americans, you or someone in your household made a run to the grocery store on Saturday to get food for the...

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Who’ll Win When Facebook Advertisers Flee?
Who’ll Win When Facebook Advertisers Flee?
March 05, 2018  |  eCommerce

Procter & Gamble made headlines last week when its Chief Brand Officer, Marc Pritchard, confirmed that the world’s largest advertiser cut $200 million of digital...

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Mobile Wallets: Where’s The S-Curve?
Mobile Wallets: Where’s The S-Curve?
February 26, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The classic product lifecycle that all of us had drilled into our heads in business school tells us that at the three-year mark for any...

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In The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?
In The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?
February 12, 2018  |  Data

In a world where we’re bombarded daily — even hourly — by data points on everything from stock prices and market cap to retail sales and...

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eBay/PayPal: What Everyone Missed
eBay/PayPal: What Everyone Missed
February 05, 2018  |  Digital Payments

The year was 1999. eBay, then four years old, bought payments provider Billpoint to improve the payments experience on its site. When eBay first launched...

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2018: The Year Of The Mobile Wallet Reset
2018: The Year Of The Mobile Wallet Reset
January 29, 2018  |  Mobile Commerce

It’s time to talk more about what we’re really trying to accomplish for consumers — and for our businesses — and less about the tactics some are...

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