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Shopify: finally ECommerce you can do from your couch

Posted on April 9, 2013June 21, 2013 by timbatchelder

Shopify Simplifies E-Commerce to Boost Crowdfunding Graduates
Tim Maly, wired.com

Say you finished your Kickstarter campaign for some product or other, and after the inevitable growing pains, you’ve gotten all the rewards out to your backers who are gleefully emailing you to say what a great thing it is that …

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Shopify marches into Southeast Asia with backing from SingTel (e27.co)
DIY E-Commerce Platform Shopify Launches In India (medianama.com)
Shopify officially enters Indian market with SingTel Partnership (nextbigwhat.com)
Compared: Shopify Vs Zepo Vs BuildaBazaar [Set up Your E-commerce Store] (nextbigwhat.com)
Why Your ECommerce Site Fails to Stand Out (business2community.com)
Crowdfunding Assault (zebragarden.me)
Use what you got (therealadam.com)

Plenty of Color and Lots of Personality: The Offices of Shopify

Posted on December 27, 2012June 2, 2013 by timbatchelder

Team Shopify (Photo credit: James C. MacAulay)

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Work can be a lot more fun when your office inspires it, and that’s certainly the case with Shopify. They took an ordinary series of workspace…

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Plenty of Color and Lots of Personality: The Offices of Shopify

6 ways to go mobile with your Shopify Shop (hipmob.com)
**Shopify Review (ramosreviews.wordpress.com)
After 7 Years & 50K Storefronts Launched, Shopify Launches Major Redesign To Simplify Online Store-Building (techcrunch.com)
Twitter Partners With Lexity To Sell Ads To Merchants On Etsy, Shopify, eBay (fastcompany.com)
Shopify Simplifies E-Commerce to Boost Crowdfunding Graduates (wired.com)

Avoiding mega hospital charges with retail clinics

Posted on November 9, 2012April 1, 2013 by timbatchelder

For Simple Care, Retail Clinics Are A Popular Choice
Scott Hensley, npr.org

If you’ve got the sniffles or need a shot, do you go to the doctor or stop in at a clinic in a nearby drugstore?

Lots of people are opting for the clinics, which are springing up inside grocery stores, big-box retailers and chain…

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Store Owner Wants Five Dollars to Let You Look around in His Store (technabob.com)
Walmart’s Death Grip in USA (kractivist.wordpress.com)

Open structures parts kit lets you make anything from scratch

Posted on November 3, 2012March 27, 2013 by timbatchelder

An Open-Source Kit Of Parts, For Making Any Gadget From Scratch
By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com

At the Istanbul Bienal, designers used the OpenStructures system to build toasters, sleds, and vacuum cleaners from scratch.

The move towards DIY digital fabrication—from MakerBot to Fab@Home—is an undoubtedly great development for…

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