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October 7, 2016
Have You Tried Instagram’s Business Tools?
Instagram’s business tools are new this summer, allowing companies to upgrade their accounts to free business profiles, but will this upgrade benefit your business? Though the overall function of business accounts seems to nicely parallel the personal pages companies have been using all along, these new tools can help companies shift from straight promotion to […]
October 6, 2016
How To Get Recruited on LinkedIn
LinkedIn Wants to Help You Be Recruited Bored at your job and want to be recruited without letting your current job know? LinkedIn has the solution for this. With a new feature called Open Candidates, you can let recruiters know you are open to a job change. Open Candidates allows you to customize the industries […]
Blogging Tips for Business Bloggers
When I started blogging, all I wanted was to write. Create good content, as I was told, and readers would naturally come to my site. A few years later, I realized the error in that thinking. Blogging involves so much more than writing. A blogger has to play several roles all at once in order […]
October 5, 2016
Harry Potter Go to Replace Pokemon Go?!
With Pokémon Go slowly phasing out, could the next big thing be Harry Potter Go? Sorry, but no! Harry Potter Go rumors have been shut down by Niantic, the creators of Pokémon Go. Instead, Google has announced on Tuesday that they will release a “mobile virtual reality platform” that will include a “Harry Potter adventure […]
The 5 Best Graphics Cards On The Market Today
Like its name states, the graphics card is responsible for translating information sent by the computer’s central processing unit (CPU) into the pixels that make up a comprehensible image on the computer screen. As a result, it should be considered one of the most important components of a computer when it comes to more […]
4 Crucial Steps to a Kick-Ass Marketing Plan
You might have come up with the world’s most fantastic product or amazing service. So you’ve founded your start-up and put your company name on a sign outside your door. Then it hits. Nobody is walking through that door, because you aren’t marketing. Quick! You need a marketing plan. Here’s what to do. 1. Get […]
October 4, 2016
Digital Safety: The Case Against Overreliance on Parental Controls
Digital Safety: The Case Against Overreliance on Parental Controls Kids love their smartphones and the Internet. However, some observers see this as an unhealthy obsession that is taking over kids’ minds and life completely. It’s hard to disagree with the latter notion. Technology has indeed become an integral part of the youth culture, so much […]
Facebook Messenger Is Now End to End Encrypted
Facebook Messenger Is Now End to End Encrypted The one billion people who use Facebook Messenger to chat with friends around the globe just got a BIG update. The messaging app has completed rolling out end-to-end encryption for all users. What does this mean? All users will now be protected from having their conversations monitored […]
The Trendiest Business Ideas For 2016 And Later Years
Starting a business requires a big heart because this process involves taking big risks. When you are ready to start a business, you first have to create a plan to minimize your risks as much as possible. It is always highly recommended that you start a business when you are fully satisfied that you are […]
October 3, 2016
Trump’s Tax Returns Are on the Loose
Trump’s tax returns are finally released…except they’re from ‘95 and were not released by him. The New York Times are the dirty rats behind the release, as an anonymous source sent them the ‘95 tax returns. And they are juicy indeed, backing up Hillary Clinton’s explanation for Trump not releasing them himself, hiding the truth […]
