Entertainment industries have had to evolve in the past few years as we have gained more access to music, movies and television from online sources. Physical stores are disappearing as these businesses open online stores. Examples of these are Blockbuster, Borders, and, the iconic Virgin Megastore in Times Square. Online storefronts have become a great [...]
Continue Reading →Forming a habit can be a good or a bad thing, depending on the nature of the habit. For example, paying close attention to detail and making sure your workspace is clean and tidy are good habits to form in the office. We are all also aware of some bad habits workers can form. Research [...]
Continue Reading →Our lives seem to change as quickly as technology evolves. It happens so fast we hardly seem to notice. It wasn’t that long ago that when you’d make a purchase on your credit card the clerk would have to make a carbon imprint of the card. Today credit cards can be scanned almost anywhere if [...]
Continue Reading →An email symbolizes a very stripped down form of communication as physical cues and voice inflection are absent. Because of this, starting and ending an email in the right tone is key. If you open an email to a would-be client with “Hey Joe,” it may come off as too informal, where as if you [...]
Continue Reading →Usually lawsuits are very serious news and not to be laughed at. The tech industry has had its fair share of these more serious suits. However, we sometimes hear about ones that we can’t help but be amused by. This list of unbelievable tech lawsuits from the past 10 years is sure to tickle your [...]
Continue Reading →Connected gadgets are generally thought of as tablets, smartphones and laptops. These devices offer a quick and reliable connection to the Internet and other such connected devices. However, even more gadgets fit into the connected cannon, like HDTVs, gaming consoles and even most Blu-ray players. Access to the Internet is, relatively speaking, easy and [...]
Continue Reading →As access to information worldwide grows, governments and authorities fear how uncensored access will affect the people they govern. Due to this fear governing authorities develop different procedures to deal with this. Some choose to monitor or restrict access to certain sites; others choose to completely control all varieties of communication-technology in order to regulate [...]
Continue Reading →You may have noticed some issues with choosing pseudonyms if you were an early user of Google . Social media sites have, traditionally, allowed users to create accounts with fake names. Google’s decision to remove anonymity has had made some users upset. One of the great things about the Internet is that it allows anyone [...]
Continue Reading →We are all familiar with finding annoying spam messages in our e-mail inbox, labeled by subject lines promising cheap Rolex watches or urgent cries for help from friends mysteriously trapped in Europe. But what do you do when the tables are turned and it’s your friends who are receiving spam messages from your personal e-mail [...]
Continue Reading →Having life goals keeps us motivated. The challenges we overcome make us stronger and as we reach each goal we should set new goals. Every step moves us towards the lives we want. We apply this to our individual lives but do we apply it to our professional lives? We spend approximately 30% of our [...]
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