TaskRabbit is an online and mobile marketplace that matches freelance labor with local demand, allowing consumers to find immediate help with everyday tasks, including cleaning, moving, delivery and handyman work.
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Coursera – Revolutionizing Education For Anyone, Anywhere
As Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”Coursera is attempting to do just that by providing “world-class learning for anyone, anywhere”.
Toutiao, an AI-powered News Platform
Jinri Toutiao (means today’s headlines), a tech unicorn in China, is a news and information content platform powered by Artificial Intelligence. The company is China’s largest mobile platform of content creation, aggregation and distribution, with 120 million daily active users […]
Bitcoin: can it be a mainstream currency?
Bitcoin is a digital currency based on a peer to per electronic cash system. The rise of Bitcoin well illustrates the power of an ecosystem and the network effect.
Alexa, Amazon and the Beauty of a Platform that Makes No Money
Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft are battling it out for dominance of voice as the next UX and for creating a truly intelligent personal assistant. Each has taken a difference approach, which will determine the strength of the network effects at play and ultimately, the success of their products and platforms.