Online services

Online services

Any business that provides its subscribers with a wide variety of data transmitted over telecommunications lines, an infrastructure in which they can communicate with one another as well as the means to connect with an almost unlimited number of third-party information providers.

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couchsurfing

Tourism & hospitality; Travel services

A social networking tool, popularized by its website, it allows travellers to access an online network of individuals willing to either provide free lodging by supplying a couch, ...

kitchensurfing

Economy; Ecommerce

An on-demand service for people who love food and re-defining the dining experience but lack the time necessary to create a five-star home-cooked meal, it directly connects ...

platform

Economy; Ecommerce

In the context of the sharing economy, a platform is an online intermediary, usually in the form of a web portal or application, that enables users and providers to establish ...

Bitcoin

Economy; Ecommerce

The first decentralized peer-to-peer cryptocurrency founded by the pseudo name Satoshi Nakamoto in 1998. It uses the SHA-256 hash function to encrypt its block chain. It is based ...

cryptocurrency

Economy; Ecommerce

Cryptocurrency is an encrypted virtual currency that is not affiliated to a central bank or government system, though the currency comes either from a centralized or decentralized ...