Business – Page 47

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Future of the Internet – 8 Expanding Dimensions

August 5, 2015

Futurist Thomas Frey: In March of 1989 when Tim Berners-Lee wrote the first online message that would eventually lead to the World Wide Web, it was similar to the first car leaving an inventor’s workshop.

The highway system for cars started on horse and buggy trails and the Internet was born on switching networks designed for telephones. With roads turning into sophisticated highways and phone lines morphing into fiber and wireless networks, we begin to get a sense as to where we’ve come from.

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App, Business, Google, Internet, Science & Technology News

Google Search will now tell you when a restaurant or store is too busy

August 3, 2015

Google’s new search feature shows users when local restaurants are booked up and what stores have the most foot traffic. The Google Search tweak is rolling out today on mobile for some users, and shows graphs—presumably based on geolocation from smartphones—indicating when a given venue is busiest during the day.

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Business, Economy

More experience equals worse bootstrapping

July 29, 2015

The logical thing to do when a company wants to generate the most revenue from its resources, is to put its most experienced leaders in charge of those resources. Continue reading… “More experience equals worse bootstrapping”

Business, Employment

Research suggests 82% of managers aren’t cut out for the job

July 29, 2015

If you don’t like your manager, it’s probably not you, and there is a good chance your boss should never have been promoted in the first place. Continue reading… “Research suggests 82% of managers aren’t cut out for the job”

Business, Fashion, Future, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Amazon on track to become America’s largest clothing retailer by 2017

July 27, 2015

According to a report by financial analysts at Cowen, Amazon is set to become America’s largest apparel retailer by 2017. The e-commerce giant is gearing up to usurp the title held by Macy’s, Cowen reports:

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Analysis, Business, Future, Internet, Science & Technology News

Internet of Things will transform the insurance industry within the next 5 years

July 24, 2015

Over then next five years, the ability to bring internet connection to almost every type of consumer device will be huge implications for the insurance industry. Insurers looking to cut costs, improve business practices, and better assess clients’ risk levels, will increasingly invest in the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Alternative Transportation, Automobiles, Business, Ecological Products, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Famous Inventor, Green Friendly, Science & Technology News, Transportation

New plug-in hybrid mobile home design, the Model H, unveiled by Tesla

July 23, 2015

The Tesla brand is a perfect example of the current trend of the best designed products come with a hefty price point. Elon Musk understands that many people make great sacrifices to purchase one of Tesla’s incredible sexy electric cars. Now in an attempt to ease the burden, and perhaps expand their market share, Tesla unveiled plans for their next ground-breaking innovation: a plug-in hybrid mobile home. Continue reading… “New plug-in hybrid mobile home design, the Model H, unveiled by Tesla”

Business, Culture, mobile apps, mobile technology, Science & Technology News

Yahoo: The number of mobile ‘addicts’ up 60% in the last year

July 21, 2015

Are you constantly checking your smartphone? Are you opening apps on it more than 60 times a day? If so, you are not alone. Right now throughout the world there are more than 280 million of these so-called “mobile addicts”, according to recently shared statistics by Flurry, an app analytics company that Yahoo bought last year. Continue reading… “Yahoo: The number of mobile ‘addicts’ up 60% in the last year”

Business, Engineering, Robotics, Robots, Science & Technology News

Real life Ironman suits

July 21, 2015

Exoskeletons are gaining a foothold in the real world. Panasonic recently announced that it will start selling an exoskeleton designed to help workers lift and carry objects more easily and with less risk of injury. Continue reading… “Real life Ironman suits”

Business, Economy

What $100 is worth in every state

July 21, 2015

According to recent data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, you might consider moving to Mississippi or Arkansas, if you want the most bang for your buck. Continue reading… “What $100 is worth in every state”

Business, Internet, Science & Technology News

12 year low for spam email

July 21, 2015

According to security firm Symantec, people are being sent fewer spam emails than at any time in the past 12 years. During June they said that fewer than 50% of emails which it scanned were junk – the lowest percentage it had seen in over a decade. Continue reading… “12 year low for spam email”

Analysis, Business, Entertainment, Money Talk, Music, Science & Technology News

How much major music streaming services pay artists: Infographic

July 20, 2015

Artists have been at odds with streaming music services over the royalties they receive since Spotify arrived on the scene in 2011. And now that Apple Music has entered the music streaming wars, the question of how much each music service pays artists is as rife as ever. But without a clear explanation of who’s paying what, it’s easy to find yourself using Taylor Swift as a barometer of artist fairness.

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