The original Alibaba website connected small manufacturers at home with commercial buyers overseas.
James Henderson is also co-founder of Travelspinner.com, a website connecting travellers to specialist tour operators and travel companies.
Chinese police have taken an Uighur scholar and his mother from their home in Beijing, a website connected to the professor said on Wednesday.
The website connects travellers with like-minded locals in five European cities – Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona and Paris: £15 for a short meeting and £35 for a longer stint with an in-the-know resident.
The Micro bit measures 4cm by 5cm and has 25 red LEDs and two buttons, which can be programmed from a computer or mobile device via the BBC's soon-to-launch Micro bit website, connecting to it using Bluetooth technology.
And Nanny in the Clouds, a new US website, connects fliers with potential babysitters scheduled on the same flight.
"At ShopWings, the personal shoppers are the faces behind the website, connecting users and provider.
The website connects people with opportunities to serve and to get involved in holding government officials accountable.
Project Jacquard basically suggests as much on its website: "Connected clothes offer new possibilities for interacting with services, devices, and environments," they note.
