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Ace Hotel invites authors to take up residency for letter series

Ace Hotel has launched Dear Reader, a micro-residency for 12 writers who will pen a series of open letters to guests.

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Brands stand to gain from circular economy packaging

A new report has found that leading US fast food, beverage and grocery brands are wasting £7.48bn (€10.09bn, $11.40bn) a year due to poo...

Sustainability : Circular Economy : Plastic

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University study finds people willing to donate their data for the common good

A study by the University of Nottingham is asking whether people would consider giving away their personal data for free in the interest of the pub...

Smart Philanthropy : Nottingham : The University Of Nottingham

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App plays job matchmaker in a Tinder-like experience

Browse potential employers as if dating with Switch, an app that Tinderfies the recruitment experience.

Switch : Recruitment : Gamification

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Live music app shares fans' data with artists

Live music app Bandsintown is introducing fan data analytics to its Manager app, a service measuring music tastes across the web and mobile.

Bandsintown : Spotify : The New Value Economy

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London restaurant offers Bring Your Own Ingredients menu

UK – Hotel Café Royal in London has launched a Bring Your Own Ingredients menu, which enables guests to have a bespoke meal based on the ingre...

Hotel Cafe Royal : Bring Your Own Ingredients : Boutique BYO

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Twitter reaches out to consumers in emerging economies

Twitter has acquired ZipDial, a service that enables brands to reach consumers who spend most of their time offline.

Twitter : Mobile Internet Access : New Emerging Affluents

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BBC begins crowdsourced feedback to guide productions before they are broadcast

London – A new platform from the BBC enables viewers to become involved in television programming at the development stage.

BBC : Taster : Transmedia Futures

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Seek autumn/winter 2015 Review

This season the Berlin trade show landscape changed with the cancellation of stalwart event Bread & Butter. In an era in which niche, targeted sh...

Audi : PB 0110 : Enso

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App brings people’s digital lives together to immortalise their life stories online

New online service Emortal combines information from social media, biometric apps and personal cloud storage to create a holistic digital footprint.

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Boomers and seniors feel overlooked by technology brands

Baby Boomers have revealed that they feel patronised by technology companies, according to a recent study

Baby Boomers : AVG Technologies : Digital

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Millennials continue to be big spenders on media content

A new study from consultants Deloitte reveals that Millennials’ media spending is alive and well, at least for some sectors.

Millennials : Media Spending : Transmedia Futures

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The app that lets you deliver goods via your neighbour’s car

Peer-to-peer logistics app Roadie enables users to send deliveries in passenger cars.

Roadie : Deliveries : The Sharing Economy

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The social network on which users are limited to one post a day

This. is a new social network from publisher Atlantic Media asking users to be the most discerning curators and emphasise quality over quantity by ...

This. : The Atlantic : Tha Sharded Self

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Snapchat launches Discover platform for editorial content

Los Angeles – Self-destructing social media app Snapchat has launched Discover, a new service for users to explore editorial content.

SnapChat : Snapchat Marketing : Discover

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University study shows computers can judge you better than your friends

Computer algorithms using Facebook likes can make a better judgement about people’s personalities than their friends can.

Facebook Likes : Personality Tests : The Dawn Of The Mega-systems

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App connects blind people to volunteers worldwide via their smartphones

Danish start-up Be My Eyes is connecting blind people to an army of volunteers willing to help them via their smartphones and tablets.

Be My Eyes : Micro Volunteering : Smart Philanthropy

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Multi-tool manufacturer Leatherman creates wearable for ever-ready man

American multi-tool and knife manufacturer Leatherman has entered the wearables market with its Tread bracelet.

Leatherman : Tread Bracelet : Re-Con Man

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Millennials willing to pay a premium for eco-friendly packaging

Introducing sustainable packaging to stores can increase net sales by 2–4%, according to a study by fibre-based packaging manufacturer Stora Enso.

Stora Enso : Eco-friendly Packaging : Whole-chain Thinking

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Stockholm Furniture Fair 2015 Preview: Top picks

Scandinavia’s largest design exhibition takes place during one week in February when the Stockholm Furniture Fair (SFF) and Design Week descends ...

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