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This is what Google Glass looks like when you take it apart

This is what Google Glass looks like when you take it apart

It's not that it's disappointing or anything. In many ways, it's anticlimactic to see what the little device that's causing...

Playing to tomorrow’s customers on social media helps decision makers today

Playing to tomorrow’s customers on social media helps decision makers today

A father and son walked onto a car lot and started looking around. As the salesperson approached, the son, 14-...

Reach versus inaccuracy: should social media be at the forefront during a crisis?

Reach versus inaccuracy: should social media be at the forefront during a crisis?

The use of social media to report events has become a normal occurrence. Any time anything happens that is newsworthy,...

How to start over with a Facebook page

How to start over with a Facebook page

Oh, the regrets. Things happen. We start heading down the wrong direction and suddenly we find ourselves in a bad...

Comparing the coveted internships of Google and Facebook

Comparing the coveted internships of Google and Facebook

In a world where people are often having trouble getting full-time jobs, there are a few internships in the tech...

5 ways companies can use social media to manage customer relations

5 ways companies can use social media to manage customer relations

The internet gives everyone a voice, and that's a beautiful thing. However, the things people say online can actually have...

How social media made a kinder, gentler automotive industry

How social media made a kinder, gentler automotive industry

People in the car business have been the focus of more jokes about dishonesty and greed than any other professionals...

What do abandoned Facebook pages say about a business?

What do abandoned Facebook pages say about a business?

In many ways, Facebook has lost some of its luster as a business tool. It isn't that it's not possible...

3 of the hottest tech innovations being used for the public sector

3 of the hottest tech innovations being used for the public sector

The advent of global and communications technologies has been at the forefront of business and consumer industries for years, allowing...

It’s a SaaS world

It’s a SaaS world

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is cited as 82% of today’s cloud investments, and is the deployment model for 84% of new applications,...

Do you have what it takes to be a graphic designer?

Do you have what it takes to be a graphic designer?

It's a digital age. The worlds of advertising, branding, and art are all flooded with creative people trying to make...

A case for posting lots of good content on your website

A case for posting lots of good content on your website

Content speaks for itself. It speaks for a company. It speaks to the people.Most business websites are sorely short on...

Apply local flair to your Facebook promotional posts

Apply local flair to your Facebook promotional posts

Facebook has been a challenging venue for marketers and advertisers ever since it started really getting popular in 2009. At...

Where is your POS system vulnerable?

Where is your POS system vulnerable?

When it comes to point-of-sale, there are a few vulnerabilities that you probably didn't even know were there. In 2012, the...

Will cars someday have a social media feature?

Will cars someday have a social media feature?

Picture this. You are driving your car on the highway, and you decide to tweet about the lack of traffic...

Getting creative with energy production

Getting creative with energy production

Energy is all around us. Even the smallest particles that we cannot see without a microscope have the potential to...

Why your posts are seen (or go unseen) on Facebook news feeds

Why your posts are seen (or go unseen) on Facebook news feeds

EdgeRank. It's a mythical beast in many ways, not because it isn't real but because it is very misunderstood by...

Five social media don’ts for aspiring musicians

Five social media don’ts for aspiring musicians

Going viral today matters as much as having a hit record. But you don’t want to do it in the...

Facebook joins the flat, simple logo trend

Facebook joins the flat, simple logo trend

The ebb and flow of design trends always seems to navigate towards and away from simplicity. Today, simple is hot....

Are teens souring on Facebook?

Are teens souring on Facebook?

It's not the hip, new thing anymore. That much is clear as Facebook approaches a decade of existence, but the...