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Searching information online is the most common thing many people do today. But, how do you do it yourself? Do your type the search question or phrase on the search engines or simply talk to your phone using a digital personal assistant like Google, Siri, Alexa, or Cortana? According to the latest announcements from Microsoft, the search is greatly growing and the use of voice search is projected to be the new frontier in SEO and content marketing. In the announcements, it was indicated that chatbots are now embracing “conversation” as the new user interface rather than the common text searc

Navigating academia can be a hard journey. Often notoriety and the right publicity is what gets most scholars their standing and positions today. Many academics find themselves at a loss when it comes to finding the proper tools to network with their peers and get noticed within their community. Academic Social Networks (ASNs), as we know them, are just libraries of published papers that focus only on encouraging researchers to upload their work, nothing more. Some are only about career networking while other just focused on publishing and research. This shifts the spotlight away from the indi

Entrepreneurship can be incredibly rewarding. It isn’t necessarily easy, but many find that the rewards more than make up for the challenges that it poses. If you are looking to become your own boss – whether on a full-time basis or in a part-time capacity – you may find these tips helpful. They can give you insight on where to focus your energies and how best to accomplish the goals you set for yourself. Finding an Outlet for Your Talents Perhaps the first thing that you should do if you’re thinking of becoming your own boss is determining what type of business will be right for you. Do you

Web hosting is the backbone of any good website. If anything goes wrong with your web hosting, it could have a dramatic and immediate impact on your business. However, there are so many web hosting providers these days that it can be hard to know which one to choose. In the following article, we’ll present you with some of our most useful tips for finding a great web hosting provider. It’s All About Reliability Without a doubt, the most important thing to consider when looking for a web hosting service is their reliability. Any down time on a server can cost you custom and money, so check out

Having a personal assistant is a dream most people have, and the latest influx of Android personal assistant apps are an attempt to realize that popular dream. HTC’s U11 boasts a new and improved personal assistant app dubbed Sense Companion, and while it may be a new addition to HTC’s long list of great features it is by no means new in the Android app world. There was a time where artificial intelligence was something out of a Sci-Fi movie, and what was considered high-tech was the ability to order food online or place bets from your tablet. The pace at which technology is moving forward is

Have you ever wondered how technology has affected the way we communicate? I mean, we’ve definitely come a long way from the rotary phone and string & cup calling system. Between sending embarrassing videos that disappear after ten seconds, to texting each other constantly, the mobile phone and all the applications that come with it, has really changed how society interacts. There is a feeling of being constantly connected to those around us, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. However, when was the last time you really enjoyed the way that you communicate? Did you really have fun sen

If you ask me, the blockchain ecosystem has had two major, technology defining moments. The first was, of course, the creation of Bitcoin, the original blockchain. The second was the creation of Ethereum, the virtual machine that has made blockchain based services increasingly common in the past year. Most services we hear about are Ethereum based, because of how relatively easy it has made creating a blockchain powered service. While most services find Ethereum to be suited for their needs, it seems there are still some out there who believe building their own blockchain is the best way to br

Online marketing is a complex activity. Besides the quick advancements of the digital environment, technology is rising at great speeds. Nowadays, everyone has a phone that can access the entire web database. That is why the online medium is the best environment in which businesses can promote their products to an almost infinite number of interested customers. However, there are some big yet very overlooked differences between pure online marketing strategies and other offline marketing schemes that somehow connect with the online ones. When it comes to starting an online brand, there are m

Ah, the sharing economy. It’s changed all our lives for the better. We can stay at people’s apartments, order food from anywhere we want, and, of course, zip around in our Uber to anywhere and everywhere for a fraction of the price we paid for cabs. Regular cab services used to be a sort of cartel, offering fixed prices and terrible service in cramped vehicles. But now there’s Uber, with its relatively new cars and courteous drivers that drive you to your destination with no fuss and little money. Everybody wins right? Not so much. There are losers in Uber’s sharing economy, namely, the driv

Online retail has transformed the way that we shop. And it’s easy to see why. In many cases, it’s simply easier, more convenient, and often cheaper to buy things online than it is in person. For one, you’re guaranteed to find what you’re looking for – that can’t be said of shopping in person. Combine this with the fact that it can be done from your phone or laptop, and it’s plain to see why online shopping is so popular. But desktop browsing is hardly the end of the road for the digital shopping experience. These technologies are set to rewrite shopping once again. Augmented Reality Augmented

Every year about 300 million people try to start about 150 million businesses, out of which only one-third see the light of the day, which means 50 million firms are born every year. However, less than 10% of them manage to survive; a pretty shocking statistic. While 42% of the start-ups fail because there is no demand for their product, 17% aren’t successful because of an inappropriate business model and 14% due to poor marketing. If you are a new entrepreneur or planning to establish a business, you might be having second thoughts after reading these disappointing stats. As discouraging as

Lots of online computer games pit one player against another player, or multiple players. This applies to games played on game consoles, PCs, laptops, and mobile devices including phones and tablets. Some games are also played on various platforms through social networking sites. It’s quite normal for players to adopt pseudonyms, so the chances are that you have no idea what the real identity of your opponent is. In other words there is an element of risk involved as far as your personal security is concerned. There is also a financial risk to be taken into consideration and this risk is now

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AdTech has been a very lucrative field in the past several years, but still, it seems Google Facebook continue to dominate, projected to corner half of the digital advertising market between them until the end of 2017. Even still, more and more players are joining the field, promising advertisers better results and publishers an ability to better monetize their products. One such company, focusing on monetization of mobile apps, is Glispa. Glispa, a mobile AdTech company, has unveiled its new Avocarrot SSP dashboard for app developers and owners to monetize their products. According to the co

Although for many of us IoT presents an exciting new horizon to explore, this relatively new tech sector also opens up a great opportunity for hackers to wield their axe of destruction. While most computers and mobile devices now come with at least basic protocols and addons aimed at protecting us from exploits, billions of new IoT devices come into our lives without even basic means of protection. Nevertheless, having an IoT gadget hacked can be equally detrimental as having a computer hacked. Today we’ll be looking at the most likely ways for hackers to try for access and how to prevent bad

Podcasts help many people get overviews of the day’s headlines, learn foreign languages and chuckle during their commutes while listening to sharp-witted comedians. There’s literally something for everyone with today’s podcasts: you can find podcasts on the latest healthcare news or episodic tales of fiction and true crime. Maybe you’re already a loyal podcast subscriber, or perhaps you’re ready to explore the trend. Whatever the case, there are several ways you can discover podcasts that suit your tastes, keep all your feeds up to date and save episodes to your trusty devices. Use Breaker

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Website builders, such as those offered by GoDaddy and Wix, promise easy-to-use website creators that will have your website up and going in virtually no time at all. Remember the old saying, that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is? It applies to website builders, too. While it may be easy for anyone to create a website with them, it won’t be a fantastic website that will get your business noticed on the internet, and there are many reasons not to use them. You Often Only Get One Page When website builders say that you can create a website, they really mean that you can create o

Korea is probably one of the most mysterious peninsulas in the world. We all know that North Korea is closed off and very isolationist, but new data from South Korean e-commerce company TMON shows us that it might actually be South Koreans who are the most mysterious. Why is that? Mainly because of their spending habits when it comes to two products: instant ramen and diapers. Two fairly uncommon products to some Americans, ramen and diapers are amongst the most popular products in South Korea. But what’s more interesting, isn’t the products themselves, but rather the population that buys th

Yes, you read that title right. Here’s what you need to do to drive customers away from your store forever. If you want to sink your ecommerce store quickly and efficiently, then this is the guide for you. If, however, you want to build a robust e-store that leaves customers satisfied and smiling, do the exact opposite of what we’re about tell you here. So, without further ado, here’s how to make sure ecommerce customers don’t buy from you. Nix the Guest Check Out Not everybody wants to create an account on your ecommerce website. How rude of them! If you want to drive away shoppers, you shou

Once upon a time, social media was an optional additional marketing tool for businesses, however it is now being used widely as one of the best tools out there. Social media isn’t just great for established brands but also for startups, especially in the initial stage. A startup requires some brand recognition and social media is able to offer just that and also a large audience who will continue being engaged with the content you are putting up as long as it is relevant to them. Your audience will become loyal to your brand as long as you are creating the right content. Here are some of the

The following series of events happens more frequently than you would imagine: you sit down at your computer, go to login, Windows prompts for your password, you enter what you believe to be your password and… no go. It doesn’t work. All of your files and applications are suddenly trapped inside your computer and you can’t access them. Before you go into a full fledged panic, I have some good news: we can fix this. In this guide I’ll walk you through how to easily reset lost Windows administrator and user passwords. I recently stumbled upon this useful piece of software that makes resetting y

Every online casino wants to make their user experience the best it can possibly be. They want to create games that draw players into new worlds, and engage them fully in the action. But there’s only so much you can do when you’re communicating with players through a screen. Virtual reality could be the ticket to a brave new world, where gambling experiences are wholly encompassing and immersive, and even the dullest of slots can take on a new lease of intrigue and excitement. But for some, this doesn’t look like tech with staying power. They call it a fad, and feel like it’s not something we

Here is a comforting piece of news, Bloomberg is reporting that Google has decided to cease reading your emails to determine what ads to show you in Gmail. While I’m all for this policy change, it isn’t happening because Google finally decided it was a bit too invasive to read your email–no it’s happening because Google wants to lure corporate customer’s away from Microsoft Office and towards G Suite. “Google is stopping one of the most controversial advertising formats: ads inside Gmail that scan users’ email contents. The decision didn’t come from Google’s ad team, but from its cloud unit,

When it comes to marketing your business, you probably think of digital marketing methods, such as setting up a user-friendly, responsive website, partnering up with bloggers and other online influencers, and using social media to engage with customers, to name a few. However, while digital marketing methods are certainly the main factor to consider today when it comes to advertising and gaining more exposure for your brand, there are many tried and tested offline methods of marketing that have yielded great results for businesses in all industries over the centuries. Here are some offline bus