Facebook engagement is important, no doubt. Just having a Facebook is simply not good enough in today’s world. Fans want to be entertained, appreciated, and interested by your company’s statuses and posts. However, there are some things that trump Facebook engagement, and they’re important to be aware of while you build your brand. Is Facebook for You? Facebook...
Read MoreOne of the best things about owning your own business is being able to find new and exciting ways to make some extra money. Not only can it be fun and interesting, but the payoff when you come up with a stellar idea is immensely satisfying. So how can you get everyone in your organization to think in...
Read MorePayPal was once just a means of making secure payments over the Internet, but in recent years the payment system has expanded in new directions that small business owners are sure to appreciate. Just today, PayPal president David Marcus announced that any business, large or small, that dumps the old-style “point-of-sale†system will be welcomed with open arms...
Read MoreYou may think it’s a little outlandish that you have to protect your phone from cyber attacks, but unfortunately, celebrities aren’t the only people who get their phones hacked. In reality, it’s much easier than anyone thinks, and even an amateur can manage to get into your voicemail or view your smartphone’s browsing history. Because you are probably...
Read MoreEven though Kickstarter success stories are usually for small underdog-type businesses, your business can still succeed if you choose to use it. There are stories of people starting Kickstarter campaigns and making thousands upon thousands of dollars in just a few short days or weeks. However, the difference between those companies and the ones that don’t even make...
Read MoreA list was released in the past few months that included the most commonly-used passwords of last year. These passwords, and any variation of these passwords, are some of the passwords that will be tried first when a hacker is attempting to get into an account. Considering the amount of data that has been stolen from places like...
Read MoreYahoo!’s deal for Tumblr has become official after the rumor mill started up last Thursday. However, many Tumblr fans are concerned what this means for Tumblr, and in fact some 72,000 blog posts defected to WordPress the hour that the acquisition was announced. Even though WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg says that users are “reading too much into import...
Read MoreIn 2010, Google’s servers were hacked by Chinese hackers in attempts to get a hold of information that was private, US officials said. For the past three years, the government has been investigating the data that Google lost to ensure that only superficial information was leaked. However, it appears that more may have been stolen than originally thought....
Read MoreGoogle has, in their own words, brought “Star Trek†to the search engine you already know and use. Google’s new conversational search was announced less than a week ago and has generated massive amounts of buzz in the few short days since. The new version of Google’s search engine has been formatted to work with natural human speech...
Read MoreYou may have ideas all day long, and not be sure which ones are any good or not. Try the two tips below to see if they help you sort the good out from the rest. Innovation Looks Elsewhere People who take innovation to the max don’t even look at services similar to theirs to get new ideas....
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