The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) recently published an article on the growth of the Square mobile card reader service which included some interesting graphics. First, an image showing the types of things purchased, and where, scaled by the volume of those types of purchases in each locale: The author of the Atlantic article was exploring whether Square [...]
I am a big fan of Hacker News (@hackernewsbot) and Kale Davis' weekly email newsletter curating the best HN content. I'm also pretty big on mobile development and payments, so when I saw an HN item titled "iPhone vs Android app sales: numbers from an indie developer" in a recent newsletter, I of course had [...]
PayPal gave the world a sneak peek this week of some of the new technologies and initiatives they'll be launching at next month's X.commerce Innovate conference. As PayPal President Scott Thompson noted in his blog post: PayPal is re-imagining money and making it work better for merchants and consumers – whatever device you’re on, wherever [...]
RunKeeper and the Health Graph API How to improve your lactate threshold http://t.co/8ADdjWN via @runkeeper # I love @runkeeper examples like this one http://t.co/ooCgJRZ in the @fastcompany "What's Next For The Check-In?" piece # Two of my favorite apps @evernote @runkeeper mentioned in the same article http://t.co/xysok4YU # Visual of logging @runkeeper activities to @evernote [...]
RunKeeper and the Health Graph API Great advice for entrepreneurs http://t.co/CCw8mgG from @RunKeeper CEO @jjacobs22 (includes one of my favorite quotes from TR to boot!) # Baby Tooth, a Ruby wrapper for @RunKeeper @HealthGraphAPI http://t.co/coHYNdh # I love a good user testimonial! RT @ryanRneu: @RunKeeper is my homeboy http://t.co/8nW9VrZ # Wireless and mobility Amazon’s Kindle [...]
RunKeeper and the Health Graph API Docs for the @HealthGraphAPI including Overview http://t.co/fWjHH3l and OAuth 2.0 Registration & Authorization info http://t.co/PiVc8D8 # In honor of Steve Jobs, fan runs Apple-shaped route #RunKeeper http://t.co/w8qgpLE # Perfect 10 out of 10 review of @RunKeeper http://t.co/mSvKs4E from @iphoneappstorm # Both @RunKeeper and partner Withings will demo at Health [...]
RunKeeper and the Health Graph API Nice 3 part video series on "Managing Body Weight" http://t.co/chPT5ni http://t.co/PyxJe9D http://t.co/F6phVZA via @RunKeeper TV # PayPal X Platform @Magento resources http://bit.ly/nhL2ju # New @PayPalX site http://bit.ly/pjQOSH launched Monday Aug 29 # A @Magento community update http://t.co/hx80BIm # I will be attending @AndroidOpen http://t.co/u0OfofQ and @X_commerce Innovate http://t.co/Rj7oShX in [...]
When last I wrote about Google payment options, Google had teased developers about their upcoming in-app payment technology with trailer-style videos like this: Google promised that the Google In-App Payments API would offer: An easy, effective way to make money while keeping your customers engaged in your web app, and it’s priced at just 5-percent. [...]
RunKeeper and the Health Graph API Hair-thin bio-sensors could open up some very interesting possibilities http://t.co/I8vBXdL via @DiscoverMag # The key to harnessing feedback loops as discussed in @wired http://t.co/jkfaqe8 is cheap sensors #SensorsFTW # Nice @lifehacker device and software roundup: "How I Got in Shape with the Help of Technology" http://t.co/9gNiRht #RunKeeper # A [...]
