When it comes to social media marketing, is there such a thing as too much social media usage? Entrepreneur contributor and social media analyst Brett Relander thinks so, and explains in a recent article that when companies become too excited about gaining “as many followers, likes, and retweets as possible through the use of content,” […]
Read MoreGoogle users worldwide will now see “mobile-friendly” labels in their results when searching from tablets and smartphones, SEO Roundtable reported Dec. 10. The words, which are an unobtrusive light gray, are placed before the snippet previewed in results, alongside information such as an article’s posting date. Google has been testing various similar icons and labels […]
Read MoreWhile AMC’s Mad Men has become a hit — second only to the notorious Walking Dead — the show’s dashing, manly-man protagonist, Don Draper, would be lost in a modern day advertising agency. Between tablets, social media trends, and Keurig machines, Draper would be confused, to say the least. However, what would be most shocking […]
Read MoreThanksgiving is known as the official kick-off of the holiday season, beginning with a festive dinner and Black Friday shopping. However, Thanksgiving also marks the first wave of holiday travel, with millions of Americans traveling cross-country to visit relatives a month before they will set off again for Christmas, New Year’s and other winter celebrations. […]
Read MoreThe United States Department of Justice announced the formation of a new cyber security unit last week, in an effort to combat this year’s record number of cyber attacks on companies worldwide. Working together with law enforcement officials, Congress and the private sector, the cyber security unit hopes to protect businesses and individuals from the […]
Read MoreDespite global efforts to become less dependent on oil, the world still consumes enormous amounts of the product and the fuels made from it: about 32 billion barrels per year as of 2011, the most recent data available from the International Energy Agency. And getting that oil isn’t easy. “To tap into the world’s offshore […]
Read MoreUPDATED 11/9/20 The concept of spray-on tans and spray-on tattoos probably isn’t so far fetched to most people, but spray-on solar cells? As odd as it sounds, the ability to harness the sun’s energy through sprayable solar cells could soon be coming to a roof near you. Researchers at the University of Toronto have recently […]
Read MoreWould you live in a home made of shipping containers? While the housing market has been steadily improving, many people are still hesitant to put money down on a home, especially millennials who remain swamped by college debt. That’s where shipping container homes come in. Steel shipping containers are often left sitting around once their […]
Read MoreA new bill that would make it easier for financial institutions to declare bankruptcy passed in the House of Representatives on Monday, Dec. 1. The Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2014 would allow for banks and other financial institutions to voluntarily begin the process of bankruptcy, and in some cases, the Federal Reserve would be […]
Read MoreLast month, AIDS.gov announced that it will use virtual office technology to provide technical assistance to organizations that combat HIV and AIDS. The program, which is an expansion of the Social Media Labs that AIDS.gov holds at various conferences, allows representatives from AIDS service organizations and Federal HIV programs to contact social media experts from […]
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