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Social Media Automation vs. Customer Engagement

Here is a thing; social media acknowledges nurturing— regardless of your business. However, some of us have persistently been using automation instead of segregating users based on demographics, choices and preferences. Needless to say, automation is an overused strategy with companies blaring out tweets and messages in massive numbers. This is where businesses are fast […]

Twitter Election Trolling

Twitter Election Trolling We all know this election is lasting forever. (Less than a week to go!) The latest trolling is on Twitter;  telling people to text to vote. Maybe you’re thinking, “everyone knows you can’t vote via text message”. Unfortunately not. Often people believe everything they see online. The tweets telling people to text […]

6 Great Healthcare Businesses That Are Hot These Days

When people think about starting a business, they rarely think about healthcare as an option. There are those who really know the lucrativeness of healthcare businesses but the number is very small. Just like any other business you can start a successful healthcare business as well. You just have to pick the right idea and […]

In Flight Trick-or-Treating

LinkedIn’s New Career-Building Tool LinkedIn is rolling out a new feature called LinkedIn Salary. LinkedIn Salary is designed to help job hunters get an idea about salary ranges within a particular industry. This is a big deal since LinkedIn historically has shied away from anything related to salaries. How does it work? Enter a job […]

Netflix CEO Approves AT&T-Time Warner Deal and Discusses TV Future

Reed Hastings, Netflix’s Chief Executive, stated that he was in favor of the planned acquisition of Time Warner Inc. by AT&T for $85.4 billion, provided that they continued to treat his renowned media streaming service in a fair manner. The Wall Street Journal hosted a technology conference in Laguna Beach, California and that’s where the […]

5 SEO Targets for a Successful Campaign

We all must have heard about search engine optimization— a technique, or rather strategy, which has evolved over the years and still undergoing several important changes. Better abbreviated as SEO, this is a step-pronged approach adopted by websites for getting ranked over search engines— preferably Google. However, each and every SEO campaign should be different— […]

Amazon is Killing Black Friday

Amazon is Killing Black Friday Goodbye October, hello Christmas season. As we officially move into November, get your wallets ready for the impending Black Friday which will be here before you know it. Unless you want to shop at Amazon in which case they are saying why only have one day of shopping when you […]

What are The Best Ways to Speed Up Your WordPress Site in 2016?

If you’re running your site on WordPress, you’re in good shape for a lot of reasons. WordPress has become by far the single most popular CMS because of its excellent customization options, integration features, and robust architecture. You can really do some pretty neat things with the various plugins and HTML tricks to make your website […]

7 Brilliant Tips For Startup Businesses To Make A Promising Start

As you read this sentence, thousands of people around the world are founding a business and even more are planning to start one shortly. People start their businesses with great enthusiasm and dream big. However, the big problem for most starters is that they are not sure of what needs their attention the most. They […]

Say Goodbye to Vine

Vine is Dead         Anyone remember Vine…the short 6-second creative videos? Well, the days of Vine have come to an end. Vine will be missed by its six remaining users. The company has been in an ongoing struggle to find a way to incorporate new features and compete with its competitors like Instagram and Snapchat. […]