Software & Technology Articles For Entrepreneurs & Small Business OwnersDifferent Levels Of IT-Based Assistance For Corporate Structure All Across The WorldSoaring Competitions Demand Something Extra Businesses all around the world have to face one factor generally, i.e. increasing competition. This is especially true for online business scenario. Though it seems unpleasant, but this is the factor that serves as the basis of technological evolution which is offering increased ease and convenience to end users. This […] Tellywood Works To Reach You Any, Every Way They Can“You see, this is my life! It always will be! Nothing else! 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Senior folks from Microsoft, Apple, Google, Netflix, Facebook, Zynga, EA, Hulu, Roku, Verizon, AT&T, Akamai, Level 3, Intel, AMD, Nvidia, you name it. Miss someone? Oh yes the growing array of content production/post production houses who […] Artists, Music, Audiences Change Labels Find it Tough“Hey, Riley, we’re all plugged in and checked up… yeah, we’re ready.” – Buddy Holly, The Buddy Holly Story, ECA Productions (1978) Music is dying if you believe the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). Music is a growing business if you believe Apple, Google, Spotify, Yahoo Music, Artist Direct, My Space Music, Pandora and […] John Jacobson & The Double Dream Hands YouTube / Social Media PhenomenaIt’s pretty amazing what a video on YouTube can do. For example, when a video of John Jacobson’s educational choreography “Planet Rock” was posted on YouTube, and renamed “Double Dream Hands” (DDH), no one could have foreseen the phenomena that would ensue. In a short three-month period, the video garnered over 2.39 million hits on […] We’re Starting To Take Virtual Sales To The Real Bank“The leader who stays in the rear, takes it in the rear. Besides, violence is one of the most fun things to watch.” – Mr. Hertz, Shoot ‘Em Up (2007), New Line Cinema A friend just had his PayPal account (hence his AmEx account) tapped for $50. His son had bought a big bunch of […] You Can Never Be Too Good Looking, Too Slim, Have Too Much Storage“Probably. But it’s an easy fix. One line of dialogue. ‘Thank God we invented the… you know, whatever device.’” – Jeff Megall, Thank You for Smoking, 2005, 20th Century Fox Ours is a typical American/Silicon Valley family – two early adopters, two chasm straddlers. Our inventory includes — four notebooks, three smartphones/one feature phone, one […] Gamification – What It Is And What It Means For YouImagine if earning a living, or getting an education, or developing talents of any sort was just a game. 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No […] Game Developers Conference – Day 1There’s a lot to see and absorb at GDC (Game Developer’s Conference) but we don’t get to really “see” the stuff until Wednesday when the exhibit hall is open. The first two day seem to be packed with news (here and there) but a whale of a lot of opportunities to get inside the heads […] The Generation Born Online Is Changing Business Models“This has got to be the weirdest day of my life… well, so far.” – Mikey, Look Who’s Talking, Tristar Pictures (1989) If you’re a parent, you have to wonder how a kid can start out knowing zip…zero…nada and in the blink of an eye, they’re rocket surgeons! Our son was always handy for managing […] Sharing the Cost of Mobile Speed, Content“If I had the ability to foretell the future, perhaps I would have bet on a painted horse.” – Sheik Riyadh, Hidalgo, Cornerstone Pictures (2004) It’s hard to believe it, but we amazed our son the other day with our smartphone doing something he’d only heard about … we made a phone call. Of course: […] Digital Bytes – The Challenge of Balancing Real, Virtual Worlds“The show has been prerecorded to give the cast a chance to get away.” — The Announcer, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, NBC (1967) Maybe that “scientific” scare that cellphones (and associated technology) would affect our brains is true. Our daughter gets up in the morning and immediately checks Facebook. The son rolls out and checks […] |
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