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Forget Everything You've Heard About Book Publishing

Adam Penenberg — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:00:26 -0400

Part 1: Today's Author, Yesterday's Business

Forget everything you've heard about book publishing.

For instance, recently at a party to celebrate the publication of my latest book, a number of people asked, "Is your publisher sending you on a tour to promote your book?"

Dicl;dsCKWDfce9qdck. Sorry, I was laughing so hard recounting this story that I hit my head on my keyboard.

Amazon Brings One-Click Buying to Mobile Apps

Chris Dannen — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:20:36 -0400

Amazon's patented one-click purchasing has been the boon companion of plenty of impulse purchases. Now the retailer is looking to bring the one-click experience to mobile phones for businesses that use its PayPal competitor, Amazon Payments.

Mobile Payments Are Taking Off. But Which One to Use?

Chris Dannen — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:48:15 -0400

Mobile payments system Boku just announced that it will work with a bevy of social networks and gaming sites. But competitor Zong, was recently chosen to pilot Facebook's virtual currency, called Credits.

Pay With Facebook? No Thanks.

Chris Dannen — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:52:34 -0400

Facebook has begun testing a proprietary payment system with three of its applications, according to TechCrunch. As of this week, you can now use these apps--which include GroupCard, PackRat, Birthday Calendar and Facebook's own icon gift shop--to purch

One Possible Future For Twitter: a Vehicle for Charity Micro-Payments

Kit Eaton — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:37:35 -0400

There's a rumor that the majority of first posts from newbies on Twitter goes something like "Just trying to work out what Twitter is for!" It's undoubtedly a successful invention, yet sometimes it feels like a solution in need of a problem. A company called TipJoy, though, thinks it's got a great future as a vehicle for micro-payments.

Why Does Tesla Get All the Love? It's Selling California, Not Cars

Chris Dannen — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:00:23 -0400

Yesterday, Tesla Motors fulfilled its stereotype as a Silicon Valley startup by botching the unveiling of its second major product launch, the four-door Model S sedan.

Pay By Cellphone? Sounds Great. So Why Don't We Do It?

Chris Dannen — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:56 -0400

Obopay is an payment system that works on your cell phone--kind of like a mobile PayPal. The service is cheap, easy to use, and fantastically convenient. Not only that, it's well-backed; today Nokia [NOK] announced it would funnel an additional $70 million into the startup in exchange for a minority stake in the company. So why isn't everyone using this thing?