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  • The Internet of me and my things

    Let’s say this key ring is yours and you’ve lost it. If somebody scans the QR code with their smartphone, they will see a message from you. The message can say whatever you want (such as, “Help! I’ve misplaced these, please call or text me at this number”), and you can update it any time,…

  • Wallets are personal

    A lot of big companies are eager to get their hands in your pockets — literally. They want your mobile phone to work as a digital wallet, and they want the digital wallet app you use to be theirs. Naturally, this looks like it should be a big business — and to some degree it…

  • The Personal Revolution

    While the history of computing and communications often appears to be one led by big entities in business and government, the biggest revolution has actually been a personal one.  Each of us, as individuals, have acquired abilities that were once those of organizations alone — and have done far more with those abilities than the…

  • Discounts are free if your time has no value

    “Love it or hate it, Black Friday is all about the deals,” AdAge says, in Target, Amazon, Poised to Win Black Friday. That love/hate conflict speaks to the mixed blessings (and curses) of tying a store’s — or a whole market’s — success to “deals” alone. The bargains, for both retailers and customers, can be Faustian.…

  • Personal vs. Personalized

    In Worth The Deal? Groceries Get A Personalized Price, Ashley Gross on NPR says, Heather Kulper is one of those people who really wants to get a good deal. She’s a mom in a suburb north of Seattle who writes a blog about coupon clipping and saving money. On a recent shopping trip to Safeway, Kulper…

  • Personal

    http://personal.com At Personal, we are on a mission to empower you with your personal information. It starts with a private vault where you can store and manage everything from your passwords to insurance information. With security and privacy by design built in, and featuring legal protections that ensure you have full ownership rights to your…

  • Zaarly

    http://zaarly.com Buy and sell with local friendly people. Zaarly will help you find anything, whether you need a local caterer or a housekeeper, swimming lessons or a private boat tour. All you do is ask and we automatically bring offers to you from people nearby. [starratingmulti id=2 tpl=12]