ANN ARBOR - Former Detroit Lion Herman Moore is now an investor in Clicktivated, a shoppable video platform booming with the explosion of eCommerce trigged by the Pandemic. Clicktivated seamlessly connects viewers to products and information in video as they watch. Creating an immersive, personalized and more impactful interactive video experience. Its tag line is
SEATTLE - Amazon has temporarily suspended the shipment of all items from independent merchants to its warehouses that are not medical supplies or “high-demand” products. This temporary suspension will go through 5 April as the e-commerce giant prioritises products relating to combating the growing coronavirus pandemic. “We are temporarily prioritising household staples, medical supplies and other high-demand
NEW YORK – An eCommerce platform partially funded by Detroit billionaire Dan Gilbert announced Friday that it has closed a $254 million Series H funding round that will be used in part to expand and staff up its Detroit engineering hub. “Detroit is ground zero for all things automotive,” said Vroom CEO Paul Hennessy in
LANSING - The state is close to being in line for a potential annual windfall of tens of millions in new revenue after the Senate passed legislation Wednesday requiring the collection of sales tax from online retailers and sent the package to Governor Gretchen Whitmer's desk. Passing the Senate were HB 4540, HB 4541, HB 4542 and HB 4543. The
SEATTLE - Amazon has unveiled the latest version of its Prime Air delivery drone, a hybrid aircraft that’s capable of vertical takeoff and landing as well as sustained forward flight. The company says it wants to launch a delivery service using the drone in “the coming months,” but has not said where this might take place
ROYAL OAK - Lisa Diggs, founder of Buy Michigan Now, joins Matt Roush on M2 TechCast to talk about her Holiday Gift Guide chock full of Michigan-made products. If you're looking for last minute Christmas gifts, find them at BuyMichiganNow.Com. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/buymichigannow
NORTHVILLE - BuyMichigan Now is once again offering its Holiday gift guide online. Buy local this Holiday season and keep your money in Michigan. To check it out, click on http://www.buymichigannow.com/index.php
ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday, Rick Beckers from CloudTech1 will announce the details of IoT TechConnect 2 scheduled for April 2019. Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon will talk about how to safely perform Holiday online shopping. Greg Doyle from Tech248 will update what's happening with the Oakland County Tech Networking group.
PONTIAC — Deliver My Ride, the online car buying service launched by Peter Karmanos Jr.’s tech firm, MadDog Technology, and retail automotive industry veteran Michael McInerney, announced the launch of its newly enhanced platform. Deliver My Ride is a modern alternative to the traditional car buying process. The platform creates a convenient, unbiased, and pressure-free
GRAND RAPIDS — Meijer Inc. says it’s joining the roster of stores, including Kroger in the Detroit area, to offer customers a self-checkout system through hand-held devices. The devices allow users to scan bar codes on items as they shop and bag their groceries while they move through the store, decreasing checkout time. “Shop &
