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The Ease of Amazon for B2B-Purchasing

Amazon, Zappos, Zalando, and many other B2C online shops set standards for convenience and customer service. You can order any item 24 hours a day seven days a week and 365 days a year with a single click.

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Fighting Fake News

A Trustworthiness Index

Fake news was most likely one of the most heard and used terms in 2017. The term is used to describe untrustworthy or false reporting in the mainstream media. It is also used to explain the phenomena where Facebook users randomly share false Facebook headlines which were published, i.e. by an ultra-left or ultra-right Facebook page. Both channels are the reason why as many people as never before have been in contact with the actual fake news.

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I Permanently Deleted My Instagram Account

If you would have asked me four or five years ago whether I like Instagram my answer would have been: “I love it!”. However, ask me today the same question, and my answer is quite more complicated.

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Why We Need an Alternative Way to Consume Music

I am a music lover. When it comes to innovations on how we are consuming our music I am the first one to try out new music services and concepts. Now – in January 2018 – I can honestly say that I tried (probably) every single music streaming service out there and every radio app. And I can tell you one thing: there are many music streaming services.

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Instant Availability and Delivery in Consumer Electronic Stores

Sorry – Not Available

“Sorry, the device you’d like to have is currently not in stock. It is already ordered, and you can pick it up within the next 5 to 10 days.” This is a sentence I hear way too often as I am currently working a few days per week in a customer electronics retail store.

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Comparing the German Mobile Payment Landscape with the U.S. is Stupid

Why it is difficult to compare the German Mobile Payment Landscape with the U.S.

The first time I came in contact and worked within the mobile payment industry in Germany was in spring 2014. Together with a friend of mine I freelanced and promoted a mobile payment application called kesh in Düsseldorf and the surroundings.

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Can Enterprises use an AI assistant to empower and motivate their Employees?

Artificial intelligence is usually used together with other big terms like big data. But besides handling and making sense of huge amounts of data what else is AI technology capable of when it comes to the workspace?

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A Short Introduction to Initial Coin Offering (ICO)

If you spent the last 6 months watching at Initial Public Offerings (IPO) only, you missed out a huge trend. More and more startup teams – who develop software for blockchain platforms – decide to raise capital through an initial coin offering (ICOs).

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Will AI Enhance or Replace us Humans?

Artificial Intelligence is about to change the world. While smart assistants have already conquered our smartphones – they are about to conquer our workplace as well.

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Facebook: Avoid the evil Traits

Facebook: Evil or Great?

Today, a Facebook friend posted that he is going to delete Facebook. There are certainly pros and cons when it comes to the use of Facebook. However, when you pay close attention to how you use Facebook it is the most powerful communication tool in the world.

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