The future of mobile

Good slide deck reflecting on the growth of smartphones and tablets, the platform wars, and how consumers are actually using their devices. By Business Insider

Nokia: Teddy Bears and Talking Drums -- A Connecting People film

From Rio to Nairobi, Berlin to Mumbai, and everywhere in between, mobile technology continues to change our world in exciting and unpredictable ways. People all over are embracing the possibilities that are emerging from this ongoing revolution, shaping -- and being shaped -- by it in the process.

WePay: The Online Payment Start-Up Behind Occupy Wall Street

In early September, start-up WePay noticed an unusual new account on its online payments site. Called “September 17 Event”, the account’s webpage said it was raising funds to buy food for an upcoming “Wall Street occupation event” and assured contributors “any amount…would be most appreciated.” By Forbes

WePay is the anti-PayPal

Inside a Palo Alto, Calif., building that once housed PayPal headquarters, the upstarts -- Rich Aberman, 25, and Bill Clerico, 24 -- are growing a new online payments company. Their investors include PayPal cofounder Max Levchin. Their mission? Poaching part of PayPal's business. By CNN Money

Executives and Social Media

 

Great graphic on how executives use social media. By Web Analytics World

Pinterest Is Becoming the Next Big Thing

Move over Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Another social media site is stepping up as a valuable marketing tool for businesses. By Entrepreneur

Turning pins to projects

Seems like everyone’s joined Pinterest lately. For the uninitiated, it’s a highly visual site that lets you curate content you love from around the web and share it with your friends. Pinterest has an especially large DIY community, and the site is filled with cool projects like homemade crafts, recipes and photo challenges. By iReport