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What is Mittelstand?
…Germany’s famous Mittelstand—more than 3 million small and midsize enterprises that form the backbone of Europe’s largest economy, 82 million people and 2.4 trillion euros strong, sprawling from the Rhine to the Oder—the hinge between the European Union’s east and … Continue reading
Drop-In Game Mechanics Platform
Bigdoor – new “MiniBar” features, which consist of Facebook compatible widgets that allow website owners to incorporate game mechanics and loyalty programs easily onto their own sites. With this new service, the BigDoor platform will custom generate the code site … Continue reading
Adding Game Mechanics to Kiva
If you can’t offer real returns via P2P lending, you can offer reputation and accessories. According to Shah, over the next few years, the non-profit will focus on the integration of game mechanics, social tools, mobile and new philanthropic verticals … Continue reading
Toys ‘R’ Us Express
600 temporary stores with 10,000 temporary workers.How long before this company is reduced to street vendor status? -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
On Daily Deals
Instead of lending rise to an ecosystem, GroupOn gave birth to a litter of niche-babies. The difference? The babies will eat your market share instead of sharing (finite amount of daily deals to be had). A platform play could have … Continue reading