Author: Tommy Swanson

Going viral today matters as much as having a hit record. But you don’t want to do it in the wrong way. Social media platforms are the world’s kiosk, and any artist would be foolish not to dedicate himself to building a viral presence. But as important as it is to gain new followers, it’s even more crucial to keep them . . . and keep them engaged. Here are five social media don’ts for aspiring musicians.   1. Don’t let your online profiles collect dust You’ve heard it said that idle hands are the devil’s playground. Or how about this one: if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to…

With 77% of B2C marketers capturing leads from Facebook, it’s fair to say that it deserves your attention. Referral marketing is becoming an essential part of most online marketing divisions. Continued growth in online advertising is overwhelming users with product and service choices. Similar to that of offline marketing over the last few decades, organizations are turning to their customer base to create a new marketing channel. Ambassador, a referral automation software, takes a dive into how brands are utilizing Facebook to create brand ambassadors. …

Payment processing is a dynamic field of interest that has taken an evolutionary turn in recent years. Heightened awareness to ever-changing payment solutions has prompted increased competition among a multitude of businesses concerning how to simply and effectively accept credit cards. Luckily, for a vast variety of companies, mobile credit card processing has quickly become the answer to payment quandaries that leave customers satisfied and profits thriving. Among many options for accepting credit cards, mobile on-the-go card readers are one of the newest and most innovative technologies…

When IPv4 was being developed in 1978, there was no way for its developers to imagine that it would eventually be globally adopted as the standard used by virtually every internet service provider and host agency. The IPv4 protocol used 8-bit addresses that were capable of producing four billion unique IP addresses for allocation. These early developers from the late 70′s could not foresee such vast growth of the internet; they could not foresee that eventually all four billion addresses would be used up. Only recently has this issue even become a concern. That is why the IPv6 protocol was created;…

The new global economy isn’t defined by the battle for the newest machines or precious ore, but a battle of ideas. Not ideas like concepts, fantastic new technologies, or complex economic models, but innovators and inventors–thinkers and entrepreneurs. With world markets shaky and the United States standing on the brink of a double dip recession, the country is suffering from brain drain: talented, well-educated college graduates, finding dismal opportunities domestically, are seeking their fortune abroad. Silicon Valley isn’t just in California anymore; it can be found in fledgling…