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This time we are looking on the crossword puzzle clue for: Virtual city dwellers. It’s A 21 letters crossword definition. Next time when searching the web for a clue, try using the search term “Virtual city dwellers crossword” or “Virtual city dwellers crossword clue” when searching for help with your puzzles.

“This company has touched all regions of the world,” said Muscatine County Farm Bureau President Kerry Gruenhagen. “It’s rather unique to see what they can do, and they’re also working with the educational system here locally and trying to work with the kids on coding.”The Zalzalas have immersed themselves into their local community, volunteering their time with the school district, the Chamber of Commerce, the local parks and recreation board, arts council, puppetry theatre and more. In fact, Megan received an award from the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine for raising more than $200,000 for new playground equipment at one of West Liberty’s oldest parks.“Jens and Megan are a ray of sunshine for West Liberty,” says NJ Garton, executive director of West Liberty Economic Area Development. “Their innovations and willingness to reach out nationwide to share ideas and bring ideas in—they’re amazing.

They’re really great to their employees, and they give back in huge ways.”Iowa Farm Bureau Regional Manager Jerry Anderson agrees and relates the Zalzalas’ vision to the agricultural community. “You have a young couple that had an idea of what they wanted to do, they went somewhere else, refined that idea and then realized home is not a bad place to be. And much like agriculture, we have that same tie to home.

And they’re doing some unique things in working with their customer base not just locally but around the world. Much like agriculture, we’re feeding our neighbors down the street and on the other side of the globe, too.”RRI is an Iowa Farm Bureau initiative that supports new and existing businesses through education, mentoring and financial resources. Since its inception, RRI has helped create more than $125M in economic impact for rural communities. For more information about RRI and upcoming business seminars, visit programs.iowafarmbureau.com/RRI/.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

Ten years ago, hailing a taxi with your phone was unthinkable. Today, this service does not just exist -- it’s thriving. Uber is a go-to for city dwellers, and it’s one of many virtual services redefining stagnant industries.

Virtual marketplaces have changed the way people do business and created new opportunities for startups to overtake larger, well-established companies. Business leaders can’t afford to ignore these opportunities.

Matching supply with demand is no easy task. But this changed in 1995, when eBayrevolutionized the market for used goods. Seemingly overnight, people who’d been discarding unwanted items were selling them for serious cash, and various goods’ prices dropped because buyers had a viable alternative.

Related: A Look at the Economy of the Future (Motiongraphic)

Likewise, StubHub matched supply with demand for event tickets. A ticket resale market existed, but opaque pricing and bizarre regulations created massive margins for scalpers. StubHub changed the landscape with a single, easy-to-use connection between ticket sellers and buyers.

Here are a few industries that have been reimagined with the advent of virtual marketplaces:

  • Talent acquisition. For decades, headhunters and large consulting firms controlled the world’s best brains. America’s largest companies (including GE and Microsoft) are cutting out the middleman and using virtual marketplaces to gain access to talent. TaskRabbit and Handybook have created a market for commodity physical labor, while Behance, Guru and Fiverr host freelancers in creative industries.
  • Personal transportation. Uber and Lyft have changed spontaneous personal transportation, and Bridj is generating mass transport routes based on supply and demand.
  • Vacation rentals. The hospitality industry will never be completely transparent, but the market for vacation rentals, rooms and hostels has been disrupted by Airbnb, HomeAway and Hostelworld, which allow users to view options side by side, compare prices and read reviews.

While no industry remains untouched, a few have been sluggish to transition to seamless, transparent virtual marketplaces:

  • Alcohol distribution. Bevspot is changing how large commercial purchasers of wine and spirits receive their products with its easy-to-use marketplace boasting transparent pricing and a predictable supply.
  • High-end strategy consulting. Marketing and design work is outsourced to professionals in virtual marketplaces (think 99designs). There’s no reason firms won’t outsource strategy consulting in the future.
  • Office space. With the rising popularity of co-working spaces and remote work, there’s a growing market for flexible office space. WeWork and PivotDesk are carving out this space. Soon, you’ll book a workplace from your smartphone as easily as a hotel room.
  • Appointment scheduling. StyleSeat is becoming the OpenTable for booking hair-styling appointments online based on availability, price and recommendations. Appointment marketplaces may spring up in other industries.

How leaders can create disruptive solutions. For a lot of industries, this is uncharted territory. The arrival of easy-to-use, low-cost virtual marketplaces threatens many companies as their fat margins, opaque pricing and sparse supply disappear.

Related: On-Demand Grocery Startup Instacart Raises $44 Million From Big-Name Investors

For leaders, the time to assert themselves in the space is now. Here's how to get started:

1. Offer customers something they need. When you create a service, center it on a single pain point your customers experience. What keywords do they search? Use Google AdWords to capture the people already looking for what your marketplace sells.

2. Take offline experiences online. Find a way to take an inconvenient service (such as finding a web developer or dentist) online.

Resolution Fix For Steam Version Of Kingpin If you have the Steam version of Kingpin and want to experience the game in 1920 x 1080 resolution then download and install this fix. The zipfile contains two files (Reso. If you apply those tips, you should not encounter any problem: Kingpin game runs nicely, guns are drawn, and image is not stretched. Only con is, top and bottom of the display are cut, but it is not much of a problem as HUD elements are not hidden in the process. I hope this widescreen fix will also work for you GOG.com customers! I know it uses Quake II engine but Quake II (the game) is able to run successfully in widescreen mode only when some aprq2 engine is used and I don't know whether it is possible to use this aprq2 in Kingpin. If it is possible to use aprq2 somehow I am sure there are many people who will be glad to see some solution. Kingpin life of crime widescreen. Kingpin: Life of Crime is a first-person shooter, in which the player takes the role of the thug on his mission of revenge. The player's health meter is a number, and when depleted the player dies. Armor can also be collected which offered protection of either the head region, the torso region or the leg region of the player.

3. Create an easy-to-use platform. A virtual marketplace needs to be convenient, but also easy to understand and user-friendly. That’s why people will return and recommend it to others.

4. Offer choices. It’s not enough to offer one option. Your service must provide several high-quality options that can be filtered by preference.

5. Provide helpful examples. Project ideas and case studies help people understand how your service can work for them.

6. Enlist the help of influencers. Make thought leaders and celebrities your advocates. An influencer’s endorsement can be worth much more than an advertisement.

Ready to brainstorm? Ask what your company offers, then consider how you can make it more convenient and seamless. Convenience is why virtual marketplaces exist and why they’ll grow exponentially in the next few years.

Someday, people will rent physical assets, real estate and people’s time in mere seconds. Businesses will only employ individuals who are mission-critical -- everyone else will sell their skills directly to the end user.

The possibilities provide new opportunities for your company to connect with customers and offer something truly groundbreaking.

Related: How to Disrupt an Industry in Three Steps
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03.04.2020

Virtual City Dwellers

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This time we are looking on the crossword puzzle clue for: Virtual city dwellers. It’s A 21 letters crossword definition. Next time when searching the web for a clue, try using the search term “Virtual city dwellers crossword” or “Virtual city dwellers crossword clue” when searching for help with your puzzles.

“This company has touched all regions of the world,” said Muscatine County Farm Bureau President Kerry Gruenhagen. “It’s rather unique to see what they can do, and they’re also working with the educational system here locally and trying to work with the kids on coding.”The Zalzalas have immersed themselves into their local community, volunteering their time with the school district, the Chamber of Commerce, the local parks and recreation board, arts council, puppetry theatre and more. In fact, Megan received an award from the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine for raising more than $200,000 for new playground equipment at one of West Liberty’s oldest parks.“Jens and Megan are a ray of sunshine for West Liberty,” says NJ Garton, executive director of West Liberty Economic Area Development. “Their innovations and willingness to reach out nationwide to share ideas and bring ideas in—they’re amazing.

They’re really great to their employees, and they give back in huge ways.”Iowa Farm Bureau Regional Manager Jerry Anderson agrees and relates the Zalzalas’ vision to the agricultural community. “You have a young couple that had an idea of what they wanted to do, they went somewhere else, refined that idea and then realized home is not a bad place to be. And much like agriculture, we have that same tie to home.

And they’re doing some unique things in working with their customer base not just locally but around the world. Much like agriculture, we’re feeding our neighbors down the street and on the other side of the globe, too.”RRI is an Iowa Farm Bureau initiative that supports new and existing businesses through education, mentoring and financial resources. Since its inception, RRI has helped create more than $125M in economic impact for rural communities. For more information about RRI and upcoming business seminars, visit programs.iowafarmbureau.com/RRI/.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

Ten years ago, hailing a taxi with your phone was unthinkable. Today, this service does not just exist -- it’s thriving. Uber is a go-to for city dwellers, and it’s one of many virtual services redefining stagnant industries.

Virtual marketplaces have changed the way people do business and created new opportunities for startups to overtake larger, well-established companies. Business leaders can’t afford to ignore these opportunities.

Matching supply with demand is no easy task. But this changed in 1995, when eBayrevolutionized the market for used goods. Seemingly overnight, people who’d been discarding unwanted items were selling them for serious cash, and various goods’ prices dropped because buyers had a viable alternative.

Related: A Look at the Economy of the Future (Motiongraphic)

Likewise, StubHub matched supply with demand for event tickets. A ticket resale market existed, but opaque pricing and bizarre regulations created massive margins for scalpers. StubHub changed the landscape with a single, easy-to-use connection between ticket sellers and buyers.

Here are a few industries that have been reimagined with the advent of virtual marketplaces:

  • Talent acquisition. For decades, headhunters and large consulting firms controlled the world’s best brains. America’s largest companies (including GE and Microsoft) are cutting out the middleman and using virtual marketplaces to gain access to talent. TaskRabbit and Handybook have created a market for commodity physical labor, while Behance, Guru and Fiverr host freelancers in creative industries.
  • Personal transportation. Uber and Lyft have changed spontaneous personal transportation, and Bridj is generating mass transport routes based on supply and demand.
  • Vacation rentals. The hospitality industry will never be completely transparent, but the market for vacation rentals, rooms and hostels has been disrupted by Airbnb, HomeAway and Hostelworld, which allow users to view options side by side, compare prices and read reviews.

While no industry remains untouched, a few have been sluggish to transition to seamless, transparent virtual marketplaces:

  • Alcohol distribution. Bevspot is changing how large commercial purchasers of wine and spirits receive their products with its easy-to-use marketplace boasting transparent pricing and a predictable supply.
  • High-end strategy consulting. Marketing and design work is outsourced to professionals in virtual marketplaces (think 99designs). There’s no reason firms won’t outsource strategy consulting in the future.
  • Office space. With the rising popularity of co-working spaces and remote work, there’s a growing market for flexible office space. WeWork and PivotDesk are carving out this space. Soon, you’ll book a workplace from your smartphone as easily as a hotel room.
  • Appointment scheduling. StyleSeat is becoming the OpenTable for booking hair-styling appointments online based on availability, price and recommendations. Appointment marketplaces may spring up in other industries.

How leaders can create disruptive solutions. For a lot of industries, this is uncharted territory. The arrival of easy-to-use, low-cost virtual marketplaces threatens many companies as their fat margins, opaque pricing and sparse supply disappear.

Related: On-Demand Grocery Startup Instacart Raises $44 Million From Big-Name Investors

For leaders, the time to assert themselves in the space is now. Here's how to get started:

1. Offer customers something they need. When you create a service, center it on a single pain point your customers experience. What keywords do they search? Use Google AdWords to capture the people already looking for what your marketplace sells.

2. Take offline experiences online. Find a way to take an inconvenient service (such as finding a web developer or dentist) online.

Resolution Fix For Steam Version Of Kingpin If you have the Steam version of Kingpin and want to experience the game in 1920 x 1080 resolution then download and install this fix. The zipfile contains two files (Reso. If you apply those tips, you should not encounter any problem: Kingpin game runs nicely, guns are drawn, and image is not stretched. Only con is, top and bottom of the display are cut, but it is not much of a problem as HUD elements are not hidden in the process. I hope this widescreen fix will also work for you GOG.com customers! I know it uses Quake II engine but Quake II (the game) is able to run successfully in widescreen mode only when some aprq2 engine is used and I don't know whether it is possible to use this aprq2 in Kingpin. If it is possible to use aprq2 somehow I am sure there are many people who will be glad to see some solution. Kingpin life of crime widescreen. Kingpin: Life of Crime is a first-person shooter, in which the player takes the role of the thug on his mission of revenge. The player's health meter is a number, and when depleted the player dies. Armor can also be collected which offered protection of either the head region, the torso region or the leg region of the player.

3. Create an easy-to-use platform. A virtual marketplace needs to be convenient, but also easy to understand and user-friendly. That’s why people will return and recommend it to others.

4. Offer choices. It’s not enough to offer one option. Your service must provide several high-quality options that can be filtered by preference.

5. Provide helpful examples. Project ideas and case studies help people understand how your service can work for them.

6. Enlist the help of influencers. Make thought leaders and celebrities your advocates. An influencer’s endorsement can be worth much more than an advertisement.

Ready to brainstorm? Ask what your company offers, then consider how you can make it more convenient and seamless. Convenience is why virtual marketplaces exist and why they’ll grow exponentially in the next few years.

Someday, people will rent physical assets, real estate and people’s time in mere seconds. Businesses will only employ individuals who are mission-critical -- everyone else will sell their skills directly to the end user.

The possibilities provide new opportunities for your company to connect with customers and offer something truly groundbreaking.

Related: How to Disrupt an Industry in Three Steps