Technology

With lots of data now readily available, it’s not just unwise but also silly to conduct sales campaigns without any backing information. There’s no more need to waste time and money casting a large net when you can specifically target your audience. The kind of data available right now will definitely let you do that. You only need to know where to get the best leads and have the right...

There’s no denying that workflow automation tools have seriously revolutionized workplace operations in the past few decades. They have made operations centralized, more organized, and efficient, boosting businesses’ productivity in the process. Luckily, there are quite a few options available, ranging from full suites of applications to more specialized web tools and applications. Laserfiche is one of the top options that businesses can opt for it they’re in need of...

Project management programs aren’t necessarily novel concepts as they’ve been offered in one form or another since businesses started to use computers for data management. They’ve always been designed to simplify complex office management tasks, saving employees’ efforts and time. Sadly, old versions of project management programs can get pricey and outdated. They’re considered as ‘investments’ by some since they’re so pricey. They will work for a while, but as...

Despite being the age of fake news, data is the easiest to acquire today more than ever. Most things can be quantified and measured nowadays, making data and all sorts of numbers readily available. There are now ways to conduct surveys and polls quickly, and digital information can be accessed on many occasions to get all kinds of information. However, data can be hard to digest most times. It can...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to halt the world, rattling businesses and obliging people to stay at home, the call center locations are being inundated with an unparalleled influx on the number of calls they are receiving. Just these past few days, several businesses from a variety of industries have reported having a slowdown. The financial industry has been reported by customers to have very long waiting times and, in...

The latest social media app seek to help people navigate distressing pandemic situations is Snapchat, which announced a new in-app feature called 'Here For You' that connects users with mental health experts. The new feature has been released earlier than its intended launch date as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 'Here For You' tool is a mental health resource available inside the Snapchat app that aimed to help...

A lot of online ads are horrible due to their intrusive nature. It makes it difficult for you to get to the actual content. But among these, autoplay videos rank as the most obnoxious since they blare out their messages as soon as the page starts loading. The good news is that Google is going to do something about it. They announced that they will do a clean-up of these...

As part of its Digital Wellbeing initiative, Google launched three new experimental apps to help lessen your time on your phone. One of these enables you to seal your phone in a paper envelope built for the exact purpose. It’s similar to the ones used in concerts to minimize electronic disturbances. If you’re trying the envelope technique, you can only try it with the Pixel 3A. It’s limited, but it’s...

While many social media marketers think of Instagram app as little more than a photo-sharing site, it’s actually a rich source of leads but only if you know how to harness its potential. Think about it: Instagram is considered as one of the Big Five of social media platforms in the United States – the other four being Facebook (now a parent company of Instagram), Twitter, SnapChat, and TikTok –...

Ever since social networking platforms became popular, plenty of marketing experts have preached how business owners and managers can use these platforms to boost their business. But not all of these social networking platforms are the same, and the LinkedIn platform is especially different. You may not fully realize its unique features, and this mistake can cause you to make mistakes when you’re trying to use LinkedIn as a way...

With the plethora of websites (social media, e-commerce, subscriptions) for which you probably have accounts, there’s simply no easy ways to remember every single password without duplicating passwords or resorting to some sort of pattern. With the likes of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, to name a few, every Netizen has numerous password used in logging in to his or her accounts. But with so many passwords to remember, many use the same passwords or derivatives...

JavaScript has continued it’s run (7 years!) as the most popular programming language in the world and as a result of the demand for jobs requiring JavaScript knowledge also rises. In fact, according to W3Techs, JavaScript is used as a client-side programming language on 95.2% of all websites. But what concepts of JavaScript are needed to get your foot in the door and begin your career as a Web Developer?...

Ciara, the first virtual assistant for inside sales representatives, has had a busy few months since its official launch on May 2019. First, it closed a successful seven-digit seed funding round with lead investors being UVC Partners, a venture capital firm backing entrepreneurs working on industrial technologies, enterprise software and mobility. Then in the process, Ciara garnered hundreds of users on its platform from across a slew of industries that...

We continue to hear how recruiting is a challenge and independent research has proven it. In this research report that was published last year by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), nearly 70% of hiring professionals (recruiters, hiring managers) are experiencing difficulty recruiting candidates. The competition for talent is high, making it difficult to win top-tier talent. Job openings are at a 17 year high and the unemployment rate...

Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency By now you have no doubt heard the news - Facebook is creating a new cryptocurrency and blockchain platform called Libra, which, according to the whitepaper, "is a simple global currency and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people."  The idea is bold and exciting: to provide a frictionless payment mechanism to roughly 1.7 billion people around the globe that don't have access...

Shopify is a complete commerce platform that enables you to start a business, grow and manage it. The platform makes it easy to get set up to sell online right out of the box. And, to make it things even easier, they launched their own third-party app store loaded great widgets, plugins, and apps for your store. These apps will help you promote your store, sell your products, reward your...

It may surprise you to find out that pop up forms on websites don’t have to be annoying. They can actually work if you follow our advice! For some people, pop up forms can be just one of those annoying webpage features that you have to endure to enjoy the content of the website. But these things are popular because they can actually become effective website tools. They don’t have...

DevOps is a business model that combines cultural philosophies, tools, and practices that boost the organization’s capacity to deliver services and products at a very quick rate. A business that’s able to use the DevOps lifecycle model can evolve and improve their products much more quickly than other businesses that use traditional software development and infrastructure management processes. Because of this enhanced speed for creating and improving products, a DevOps...

Last week I attended my first Blockchain Week in NYC, headlined by the Consensus 2019 Conference from CoinDesk.  Although I missed day 1 of the conference (Mother’s Day duties kept me from traveling sooner – once you’re married, you’ll understand), I found the speakers, panels, and discussions to be lively and indicative of the significant progress in the blockchain space. Here are some musings about the conference and the state of Blockchain...

We all know the cloud is where it’s at. The Google Cloud Next '19 conference this month at the Moscone Center in San Francisco was no exception and didn’t disappoint. First, Google introduced customers to new Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian for the first time since his hiring. And second, the annual event once again demonstrated that Google offers a value proposition very distinct from AWS and Microsoft. It was...