Third Wave Fashion // DECEMBER 2013 // YEAR END WRAP-UP | Page 14

THE WORLD AROUND US
BUSINESS
COIN BLOWS THROUGH GOAL IN 40 MINUTES
The newest solution to carrying too much
plastic in your wallet, COIN condenses all
of your cards to one smart bluetooth
enabled card. With an initial pre-order goal
of $50,000, support was established in the
first 40 minutes–that’s 1,000 cards sold in
under an hour. TECHCRUNCH

GOOGLE: THE FUTURE OF RETAIL?
Six stores, complete with snowglobes and
slow-motion video souvenirs, is how
Google is hoping you’ll enjoy the holidays.
The Winter Wonderlabs may be the newest
move in Google’s push to retail, but its
ability to connect customers to local brick
and mortar stores is where you’ll find the
importance of the move. FORBES

WHY PAY FOR SHIPPING WHEN YOU’VE
GOT FRIENDS?
Reminiscent of asking a travelling
friend for a favor, the new iOS app
Friendshippr wants to connect you to
friends that could bring you products.
Though the process is meant to

improve on the peer-to-peer shipping
model, the service could connect
potential customers to the brands
their friends are shopping for.
VENTUREBEAT

SOCIAL SHOPPING
In the push to make social media shoppable,
Comr.se lets you purchase items directly
from your feeds. Though it’s potentially a
terrific step forward in the search for better
online shopping opportunities, it could be a
problem for the wallets of the impulse
buyers of the world. PSFK

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