After tech activist Aaron Swartz’ death, Anonymous decided that the justice system in the US was deeply flawed. Swartz, who was an essential player in the design of web feed RSS and the social news site Reddit, was arrested by the federal government for downloading JSTOR academic journal articles shortly before his death. In response, Anonymous hacked into...
Read MorePersonal identity theft is always a worry, especially when you’re the owner of a business. If someone were to steal your identity, they could steal your entire livelihood simply by claiming that they were you. In fact, if they get away with it long enough, they can claim your business as their own. Even though it’s not likely,...
Read MoreMany small businesses have to be very shrewd about how they spend their money, but they also can’t afford to skip out on the important social media management. However, it can be overwhelming to manage so many pages with such limited time. With that in mind, check out the following tools that have been designed with frugal businesses...
Read MoreRecently, Facebook has announced an interesting new feature that allows free US calls to be made to iPhone users across the United States. Metro, the company that has made this innovation possible, describes this new iPhone feature as “Voice over IPâ€. Though this technology has been around for many years, VoIP is new to the iPhone and Facebook...
Read MoreVerizon is back in the prepaid game with their two new prepaid plans. The lower $60 tier offers unlimited talk and text, but limits data to 500 MB a month. The $70 tier ups the data limit to 2 gigs instead. Verizon’s prepaid prices have been historically high, so this is a big leap for the largest network...
Read MoreFiverr is a brilliant, fairly new business venture that never costs more – or less – than $5.On Fiverr, absolutely anyone can offer just about any service for exactly five bucks. This service can be anything from editing a work of art all the way to dancing the hula while wearing a feather hat. It may seem unimportant...
Read MoreUp until now, only smaller companies were willing to take the leap from Windows-only devices to the sleek and powerful Chrome-based OS. However, now Chrome is making its way up to the bigger computer sellers like Hewlett-Packard. The Chrome OS started with Samsung and Acer and eventually Lenovo. Now HP has decided that the OS looks promising enough...
Read MoreWondering how to get more business to come in? That’s easy: referrals. Referrals are the cream of the crop when it comes to earning more business. Word of mouth referrals aren’t magic, but they also aren’t an accident. You can’t force people to share your company, but you can show them a great experience that they’ll want again...
Read MoreAlthough currently this Malware is confined to Androids, that doesn’t mean it won’t be making an appearance on your other operating systems soon. A few applications in the Google Play Store have been sneaking around and masquerading as legitimate downloads when, in fact, they are not. Kaspersky, a well-known cybersecurity company, found both applications claimed to “clean upâ€...
Read MoreTechnology has advanced so much these days, that now it’s feasible to make a professional-quality video from your office desk or even your own living room. But what are we supposed to do with that kind of technology as small business owners? Since it’s likely we know our niches well and are always looking for ways to save...
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