Salvation Army volunteers are trading their red buckets for credit card machines. Bell ringers across the country will be armed with smartphones and a mobile credit card reader from the company Square. You might not have any spare change, but Salvation Army bets your carrying plastic. Read the full article at Techland.com
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.