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E-Commerce in Africa
CBC's radio show Spark had a recent discussion of African E-Commerce (episode 130). Basically, individuals are increasingly using cel phones to conduct business transactions using texting services whereby they are able to communicate their inventories of goods, their demands for goods, and transfer funds between banks and individuals. Without cel phones, these transactions involved individuals traveling from village to village with their goods, incurring significant time costs while traveling between.-By rob on 2013-01-11

Ticket Pricing in the Age of the Internet
Peter Tracey recently directed me to a column by Terrance Corcoran. Apparently, Industry Minister Tony Clement is looking into ways to address ticket retailers who are engaged in uncompetitive practices.

-By rob on 2009-12-15

Google's Chief Economist: Internet Searches as Auctions
Hal Varian is a name familiar to almost every graduate student in microeconomics. He is currently serving as the chief economist for Google. Wired's article discusses the concept of Google's AdWords as an acution:
-By rob on 2009-06-13

The Twitter Market

I have a Twitter account, but still don't quite "get it."
-By rob on 2009-06-13