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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.
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.