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Facebook Announces Libra, a New Cryptocurrency

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Last week Facebook announced Libra , a new cryptocurrency.   While Facebook is the driving force behind Libra, it’s created a foundation that other organizations can join. .   While Facebook is the driving force behind Libra, it’s created a foundation that other organizations can join.

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The Rise of Ecommerce Nomads

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   Their goal is find products that for some reason - a chain going out of business, discontinued items, etc.    A more local version is combing through garage sales and flea markets searching for items to sell on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace.  

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WeWork and the Blending of Physical and Digital Worlds

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The founder of virtual reality company VR company Oculus Rift, which is owned by Facebook, is even on the cover of Time Magazine. Virtual reality, which blends the physical and digital, is also getting a lot of attention these days.  

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The Car as a Mobile Office

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 The goal is to accelerate the development of Internet-connected cars. Another example is the recent "hackathon" by Ford and Facebook programmers and product managers. The goal was to brainstorm around how to make cars more social.   The auto industry is also joining the drive to make cars self-driving.

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Mobile and P2P Payments Options Exploding

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  Facebook:   Not a lot of public information on Facebook's plans, but Venture Beat reports that Facebook has formed a payments subsidiary and seems to have big plans.    One of their goals appears to be driving more ecommerce business. 

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Why Surveys Show Wide Differences in Small Business Social Media Use

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For example, the Wall Street Journal article Facebook Tops for Small Business reported on a survey that found small businesses quite positive about social media.    The 2011 Social Media Marketing survey does an excellent job of meeting their goal of informing us how marketers are using social media.