If you’re planning to start your own small business, you’ll find that there are many hurdles to jump and questions to answer along the way. Here are some of the important things that are worth paying attention to as you move down the path toward financial independence. First, make sure you choose the right business [...]
As the national medical community moves rapidly toward integrated electronic records, the face of medicine continues to change dramatically. Everything from x-ray results to HFCA 1500 claim forms has gone digital, and doctors across the country are implementing computerized records systems at unprecedented rates. According to a recent study released last month by Manhattan Research. [...]
Advances in technology have given businesses so many more opportunities to connect with their customers. Almost every business recognizes the importance of having a functional website, along with social networking profiles on Facebook and Twitter. Our culture is so technology-based that most people rely on the Internet for information, and it is the first place [...]
As late as the 1990s, deal hunting was an arduous task. Anyone wanting great deals was required to perform a large amount of work, poring over newspapers for special advertisements and coupons, store hopping in search of sales and discounts. Mailing lists allowed consumers to receive advance notice of sales from their favorite stores or [...]
When we think of e-commerce, we usually think of online shopping and a simple transaction between a buyer and a seller. Regardless of whether you are providing or purchasing goods, however, there are a number of other components that must come together to make that a successful sale. E-commerce encompasses everything from product development, marketing, [...]
Within days of its market introduction, Netflix grabbed a very significant share of the movie rental market. Its tiered rental plans and the dual-phase of the plans—DVDs or streaming—only escalated its popularity. Little did the growing membership crowd know that Netflix was long engaged in whispered conferences with IT folks to separate their streaming packages [...]
Occasionally I get the urge to pull back the curtain and share some fun facts that other people have discovered about the sacred cow that is the mobile/digital marketing/Technology juggernaut industry…it is (after all) major business…and accordingly some pretty shady shit is happening behind the scenes: Check out this video infographic from the beast file [...]
For many organizations, WAN optimization is the best way to improve application response times while avoiding costly bandwidth upgrades. If your network suffers from high latency due to the centralization of servers and IT resources, a network acceleration solution from industry leader Riverbed Technology can increase the performance of applications and underlying protocols without adding [...]
In his book, Sticky Marketing, Grant Laboff points out that although technology has changed the face of marketing, it is not all about the websites. No matter what the tools, marketing is about making your customer return to your business again and again. For businesses of all sizes, promotional items can play a pivotal role in [...]
Like most red-blooded american boys between the ages of twenty five and thirty…I’m unemployed. Woefully out of work, boonies struck and out of luck, overtrained and underpaid…yup…let’s just say that I eat a whole lot of top ramen noodles and cheetos. That’s why I was thrilled last weekend when I discovered a great new start-up [...]
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