I think this is going to be a situation where 1 plus 1 equals 11.Tim Armstrong, CEO AOL. Source: Betting on News, AOL Is Buying The Huffington Post, NYTimes
Apple has created a prototype of a payment terminal that small businesses, such as hairdressers and mom-and-pop stores, could use to scan NFC-enabled iPhones and iPads, Doherty said. The company is considering heavily subsidizing the terminal, or even giving it away to retailers, to encourage fast, nationwide adoption of NFC technology and rev up sales of NFC-enabled iPhones and iPadsRichard Doherty, Director, Envisioneering Group (via Bloomberg)
The Mayor's Office of New York Selects Spigit to Power Citywide Innovation Initiative
Spigit, the leader in purpose-built innovation management, announced today that it has been chosen by the mayor’s office of New York City to drive employee collaboration and ideation. This will be the city’s first internal innovation community and will target more than 15,000 of the city’s government workforce in its first rollout. Upon the success of the pilot, the city plans to expand the Spigit platform to all 300,000 city employees. Through the use of Spigit’s effective crowdsourcing capabilities, proven game mechanics, and social networking tools, the City of New York will now be able to break down communication silos and dramatically improve internal collaboration and sharing of ideas.


