The following is a guest post by Alia Haley. If you would like to write for this blog, please check out the guidelines here.
Irrespective of your love for new and innovative apps, whether you are a geek or not, whether you have a habit of spending hours together sitting on a computer or not, this combination of two words, the second one bearing its origin from the science of mathematics, must have hit your ears at least once. Google+ (Plus).
Google+ has become the latest competitor to Facebook. It seems very interesting and different than Google’s other failed social networking [...] Continue Reading…
The following is a guest post by Carol Wilson. If you would like to write for this blog, please check out the guidelines here.
If there is one thing that you envisioned when you decided to establish an online business and work from home, it’s taking tons of vacations. After all, you have limitless vacation days, since you are completely in charge of your career. What’s more, since you conduct virtually all your business online, you don’t have to just work from home; you can work anywhere there’s an Internet connection, and that includes exotic destinations. Still, even though you [...] Continue Reading…
The following is a guest post by Roberta Smith. If you would like to write for this blog, please check out the guidelines here.
Facebook is the world’s largest online social community. Online Marketing through Facebook is becoming vital for the success of any business. Marketing activities on Facebook is like a complimentary gift for any website. The approach that you might already be applying on your site can be enhanced by repeating that on Facebook and capturing the 700 million+ users which present a huge market.
You can set some goals for yourself for Facebook Marketing. Goals can include the [...] Continue Reading…
Halloween was just recently, and in the spirit of entrepreneurship (and in Halloween, I suppose), I decided to carve a pumpkin in memory of Steve Jobs. I’m sure by now you’re aware that Steve Jobs had recently passed away, and while reflecting back on technology and seeing how far advanced we have come with all the gadgets we have these days, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to show my appreciation, and my artistic abilities.
My first ever pumpkin carving, as shown on the right, lit up. Seriously, my first ever.
That was one of the highlights of October [...] Continue Reading…
In today’s business world, the war between computers and the old paper file systems has long since been won. The advantages of modern computer and server systems are endless; information can be shared across the world with the click of a button, and that literally acres of space isn’t taken up by paper file systems are just a couple. The process of organizing and ordering all of these ‘assets’ that were once physical but are now stored on a computer system is known as digital asset management, and by doing it right, businesses of any size can start to [...] Continue Reading…
The following is a guest post by Alia Haley. If you would like to write for this blog, please check out the guidelines here.
The only irritant to US based search giant Google’s reign is social networking site Facebook. Google’s three previous attempts at social networking in the form of Buzz, Wave and Orkut have not been much success. But, Google+ is about to change that.
Google+ Offensive
Google has come out in the open, criticizing the privacy policy of Facebook. Google Vice President of Engineering, Vic Gundotra, even labels Facebook as sloppy, scary and insensitive towards people’s need for more control [...] Continue Reading…
If you run a WordPress blog, you probably use Akismet to handle and manage comments left by readers. Akismet is the default plug-in and works very well.
Or does it?
While Akismet does an excellent job in weeding out the spam comments from the legitimate ones, it does have its flaws.
Akismet is Flawed
The problem with Akismet is that it allows blog owners to specify which comments are legitimate and which are spam. This is completely opinion based and differs for each blog owner. Because of this, blog owners could inadvertently mark legitimate comments as spam. Sometimes this happens by accident, and [...] Continue Reading…
The following is a guest post by Joseph Griffiths. If you would like to write for this blog, please check out the writing guidelines here.
If you’re running a small business enterprise and want to keep your costs down, one of the best ways to do so is with the free software available to you on the net, like free conference call/teleconferencing services and free accounting app downloads, for example.
Here are some other alternative tools that you may find useful for your home business.
Open Office
Like with Microsoft’s Office suite, users have the ability to create text, spreadsheet, publication-style and presentation [...] Continue Reading…
The following is a guest post by Laura Backes. If you would like to write for this blog, please check out the guidelines here.
Sometimes we get so caught up in how great an opportunity sounds that we don’t take a second to look at the bigger picture. Who wouldn’t want to make $1,000 a month for a mindless, menial task like stuffing envelopes or forwarding emails? But, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, right? So, how do you spot the scams from the legitimate money making opportunities?
1. Google It!
Whenever you type a company into [...] Continue Reading…
The following is a guest post by Andrew Black. If you would like to write for this blog, please check out the guidelines here.
What would you do when you reach your retirement age? For sure, you would want to just sit back, relax, and enjoy life. By that time, earning a sufficient income should not be your concern anymore. That is why you have to start saving for your retirement as early as when you get your first job.
Enjoying retirement is like enjoying the fruits of your hard and long labor. Isn’t it [...] Continue Reading…
