9781422287231 Twitter®: How Jack Dorsey Changed the Way We Communicate

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Invent ing Square

Research Project Square, Inc., has released a lot of different services since it was first founded in 2009. Using the Internet, research Jack Dorsey’s latest inventions. Do they have anything to do with Square or has he branched off into another direction? Explain how you believe his newest inventions will help the world become more connected.

services in 2013. Square Cash uses e-mail to exchange money from one person to another, while Square Market allows sellers to set up a digital storefront to sell their merchandise. The hardware used to support Square is constantly being improved. The Square Stand, also released in 2013, makes it easier for the Apple iPad to accept transactions. The service has been expanded to include other countries. Square was first made available in Canada in 2012 and Japan in 2013. Square will likely be made available in many more coun- tries in the years to come.