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Those Aren’t Ants on Your Mobile Screen

August 15th, 2011

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No, it’s not your reading glasses. The fine print on your mobile phone that tells you all about an application’s policies is indeed very small – and long – to read on a tiny screen. You might as well be reading those “easy to assemble instructions” in a foreign languageRead More

Do fuzzy pajamas make for better employees?

April 19th, 2011

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Working from home is an ideal situation for most people. Who doesn’t want to get out of bed, turn on the laptop, and have a video conference while wearing one’s favorite fuzzy pajamas. Come on, we all have fuzzy pajamas. It’s no secret. Thanks to modern technology, software applications andRead More

You’ve got mail?

April 19th, 2011

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It’s a simple question, but one that makes a huge difference. Does your business have an e-mail address? How about a Facebook page? Can people follow your business on Twitter? If yes, great. You are in the game. If no, dwell on this for a moment. According to a DecemberRead More

7 years from now

February 28th, 2011

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Seven years may not seem like a long time in human years, but in business years, each year is a milestone and a celebration. Take Facebook for instance, which recently celebrated its 7th birthday. The success of the company comes for many reasons, including that more and more people areRead More

The Purple Squirrel

February 28th, 2011

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They call him the Purple Squirrel, a job candidate who can swoop down from the heavens and do the job of three employees without breaking the company bank. HR recruiters know all too well about this elusive creature; in fact, they’re the ones who came up with the nickname. TheRead More

Many Facebook Applications Struggle to Maintain Privacy Standards

February 28th, 2011

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Privacy. We all expect to have it…even if we’re on Facebook recapping our latest vacation or breakup. So should we be concerned if something, however benign, is shared with a third party? That’s the slam against Facebook in the wake of an Oct. 18 Wall Street Journal article, Facebook InRead More

Voter Fraud Reporting? There’s an App for That

February 28th, 2011

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Got hot pictures or videos from the polls this week? Now you have a place to send them to using an iPhone app. It doesn’t matter if you voted red or blue, the online blog, ElectionJournal.org is encouraging voters and public citizens to send in their election poll videos, photosRead More

Is he your Best Friend Forever…or just the dude who fixes your car?

February 28th, 2011

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When it comes to Facebook, the term “friends” is a pretty loose one. After all, it just takes a click to add a name and before you know it, your Friends list has swelled from 15 people to 1,399 in a matter of days. Seriously? Can you remember 1,399 namesRead More

Multitasking is the Culture Today and Smartsourcing Global Makes it Fun

February 28th, 2011

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According to Webster.com, the first known use of the word ‘multitasking’ was back in the 1960s when computers were able to perform more than one task at a time. Today, the term is commonly used as a skill set to imply a person’s ability to do multiple projects at aRead More