A slew of stories found their way to me this morning. This afternoon I'm following Microsoft's Windows 10 event. Good news there is Windows 10 will be a free upgrade to any Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 users out there. More on that later.
First is Amazon pulling the plug on its mobile wallet efforts:
http://www.pymnts.com/news/2015/amazon-to-pull-the-plug-on-its-mobile-wallet/#.VL-waNLF_9Y
They've been in the business for less than a year. Seems to me they will continue to play in these spaces in various forms. I was courted to go work on Amazon Coins so I know they have plenty of pots on the stove at various stages.
Next is news of Publix being named the Supermarket News Marketer of the Year:
http://supermarketnews.com/marketer-year/power-pleasure-publix
Next is news from Facebook stating it adds more than $200USB to the global economy:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/20/us-facebook-report-idUSKBN0KT0MB20150120
Finally is news on a new valuation of Shazam as they wrap up their latest funding round. You know 'Shazam' right, the little app that allows you to pluck noise out of the air and determine what it is?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102355016
Happy Reading,
J.W. Gant
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