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How Tech-Shy Sectors Are Shedding Their Luddite Ways A quick look at a handful of tech-related innovations in building, education and animal farming.

By Jennifer Wang •

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Industry: Home improvement

Player: DiggersList, an online peer-to-peer marketplace that launched nationwide in March.

Innovation: A hybrid of Craigslist and eBay Stores, with a geo-location feature that points visitors to local transactions. Sellers can post single listings or set up storefronts for materials like lumber, fixtures
and flooring.

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