MoniqueZamir
Articles
Sex, Drugs, and Debauchery in the Notorious Austin Neighborhood Known as Guy Town
For Argent
Most Austinites will agree that Austin's urban landscape is changing at a dizzying pace. Something that's less talked about though is just how different it was over a century ago — 130 years to be exact. READ MORE
10 Stops on the Underground Railroad in NYC for Untapped Cities
Did you know that the Underground Railroad once ran through New York City? The New York City stops were, in fact, a major segment on the journey to freedom. Many settled in the area formerly known as Five Points, where African Americans, freed slaves and fugitive slaves co-mingled with immigrants from Ireland and Germany. READ MORE
Privately Owned Public Spaces and the Occupy Wall Street Movement for Untapped Cities
The national “Occupy” movements may have taken their cues from the takeover of public spaces in Spain and the Arab Spring, but Occupy Wall Street has actually pitched its camp on a privately owned public space, or “POPs” in urban planning terminology. READ MORE
9/11 Memorial Partners With Social Media App Broadcastr for Untapped Cities
Imagine yourself walking in downtown Manhattan towards the 9/11 memorial. Once you get there, a story plays on your iPhone. It’s a first-responder telling you of her experience in the World Trade Center attacks, and her story took place at the very spot you’re standing. READ MORE
Photo Essay: Carroll Gardens Has a Soda Fountain for Untapped Cities
Walking into the Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain is like stepping into a place you may have only seen in movies. Pass through the door and you’re faced with a bar-style counter with old-fashioned red swivel bar stools. READ MORE
Pop Rally Presents Arcade, Hosted by Kill Screen for Untapped Cities
Pop Rally, the events program of the Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1, collaborated with Kill Screen (gamer magazine extraordinaire) and Supercrush Studio to bring an interactive and innovative evening of gaming to the MoMA Wednesday evening. READ MORE
Can ByteLight Make The Retail Space Personal (Again)? For Payment Week
Not everything is as it appears to the naked eye: so it goes with rabbits and the hats they seem to emerge from, and one company’s technology has the potential to be equally magical. READ MORE
TSYS Announces Processing Support for PayPal Payments For Payment Week
PayPal is currently expanding into physical, tangible merchant locations in the contiguous United States through an agreement with credit card processor TSYS and Discover. READ MORE
More Mobile Payment Technologies, More Problems For Payment Week
Alternatives to Near Field Communication (NFC) point of sales platforms are becoming fiercely competitive.
Bill.com Raises $38 Million in New Funding Round For Payment Week
Bill.com is facing rapid growth in the banking and business sector as it’s just secured a lucrative funding round. The platform, specializing in cash flow management, payables and receivables just closed a $38 million funding round led by Scale Partner Ventures. READ MORE
A Beacon for Mobile Payments and Digital Living For Payment Week
For all the tremendous buzz of mobile payments and proximity-based marketing generating around the retail world, it’s been slow going to engage with these technologies in everyday environments; but this sort of change does take time. READ MORE
KakaoTalk Prepares Money Transfer Service For Payment Week
The lure of the promising mobile payments industry is expanding into social networking companies as the popular Korean messaging service KakaoTalk prepares to launch a small-sum money transfer service in June (up to 100,000 won or $97) in cooperation with local banks. READ MORE
How New School Processors are Catering to Crowdfunders For Payment Week
Payments for crowdfunding platforms have developed to meet a growing demand for functional, flexible and practical payment interfaces. READ MORE
Xendpay Ramps Up Money Remittance Competition For Payment Week
The aptly named Xendpay, a UK-based, global financial services company, has expanded their services from offering bank transfers to money transfers directly to mobile wallets as well. READ MORE
History of the NYC Subway Token 1953-2003 for Untapped Cities
It’s easy to forget that subway tokens were only discontinued in 2003, as it feels much longer since New Yorkers have fished through their wallets for a token. As children, we regarded tokens with such awe. READ MORE
Beyond the Web: Stickers on the Streets of Williamsburg for Untapped Cities
Walking through Williamsburg can sometimes be like browsing Reddit-esque forums: You’ll see the bizarre, ironic, unusual, amusing and sometimes intelligent things that people do, often anonymously, just to spread an idea or make a statement. READ MORE
Untapped Web Bites for Untapped Cities
Eugène Atget and Paris, NYC and The Great Gatsby, Bethlehem Steel to Culture.
Untapped Web Bites for Untapped Cities
Twitter in academia, Enter Mulholland Drive, 9/11 Tribute in Lights. READ MORE
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