Tag Archive: Google

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One thing leads to another from restaurant search to Google+

It’s the little things that get you… I usually use my Open Table app to book restaurant reservations, but I heard there was a Zagat app so I went looking for it. It… Read More →

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Klout Would Like Potential Employers To Consider Your Score Before Hiring You. And That’s Stupid. | TechCrunch

This is something that I’ve feared for a long time, that companies would seriously consider a candidate’s Klout score before hiring them. I understand doing background checks to make sure that someone isn’t a convicted murderer and checking on a GPA to get an idea of how someone did in school. Fine, I get that. However, since nobody really knows how Klout scores are calculated, these numbers mean absolutely nothing to me.

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Predicting Customers’ (Unedited) Behavior – Alex “Sandy” Pentland – Harvard Business Review

Big Data provides objective information about people’s behavior. Not their beliefs or morals. Not what they would like their behavior to be. Not what they tell the world their behavior is, but rather what it really is, unedited.

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What to Do When Your Phone’s Buttons Stop Working

    Nothing lasts forever, and that’s doubly true for your gadgets. Unfortunately, while you can do a lot to fix software problems that come with an old phone, broken buttons can be… Read More →

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Apple PassBook: Making Your Wallet Disappear

An article and video on USA Today that talks about Apple PassBook and the changing business environment. This coincides nicely with the blog post I wrote last night (Apple, Amazon, & Google Own Your Wallet). How does new technology affect your wallet? Will you even carry a wallet in the future?

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Apple, Amazon, & Google Own Your Wallet

Commerce is changing. In a few years the method in which you purchase anything is going to change. If you own a business that only accepts cash then you will likely perish. If you own a brick-and-mortar business and do not have a website, you will perish. Money will not be carried in a pocket…

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Business Collaboration Meet the Business Social Network: Best Practices

Best practices for using a social network as a business collaboration tool at work. Chatter, Yammer, Salesforce, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn

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Business Collaboration Meet the Business Social Network: Etiquette

Business collaboration tools, such as Chatter, are taking companies by storm. It makes sense, these tools provide the most efficient way to increase productivity, boost morale, and create a sense of community within your organization. But how should you “act,” post….

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Why Should A Business Care About Social Media?

Like it or not social media is part of your company’s consumer environment. An upside to this is that it allows easy access for you to gain consumer insight. You can interact …

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