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5 Big Trends and Tips for Social Media Marketing

In the last five years, social networks have acquired about 1 billion new users. Over one third of the world’s population is now accessible via social media, and companies have gone from being skeptical about social media marketing to seriously investing in it. In this social media dominated world, marketing is heavily reliant on technology, but that technology remains focused ... Read More »

HubSpot Files for IPO, Hopes to Raise $100 Million

HubSpot, the inbound marketing company founded by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah in 2006, has filed its intentions for an Initial Public Offering. The company says it hopes to raise $100 million from sales of public stock, according to its S-1 filing with the Security Exchange Commission. Hubspot says it plans to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange ... Read More »

Nexus 9 Could Be an Android Rival for iPad

Google and HTC are challenging Apple’s iconic iPad with a new Android tablet of their own. The 8.9-inch Nexus 9 will be available starting on Nov. 3. The display size makes the new device just slightly larger than the comparable iPad Air 2 and its predecessor the iPad. The new device is the latest in a growing line of Nexus ... Read More »

Microsoft Nokia Acquisition: Good For Small Businesses

Yesterday’s news that Microsoft will acquire Nokia for $7.2 billion is probably good news for both Microsoft and Nokia, and also for small businesses. Naysayers – and there are a lot of them – use words like it’s “too little too late” and that Nokia “can’t save” Microsoft.  For instance, industry observer Vivek Wadhwa sees lots of problems on the ... Read More »

Cell Phone Plan For Small Business: Review of Ting

0 Small business readers routinely ask me tech questions and one that I receive often is: What Phone Should I Get?  The beauty of Ting is that you buy your phone, feature type, aka “dumb phone” or smartphone and then choose a plan configuration that works best for you. Ting sent me a loaner phone for this review so I could ... Read More »

Fix for Android Stagefright Bug Causes Phones to Crash

If you have an Android device, you are probably well aware of the Stagefright bug. Google, Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony and Blackphone handsets as well as the different carriers released a patch for Stagefright, but apparently it may not be enough. Security firm Exodus Intelligence uncovered a mistake in a particular source-code tweak, which was responsible for crashing a device ... Read More »

What is Edgar and How do I Use it For Social Media Management?

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Hiver Brings Shared Inboxes to Gmail for Better Collaboration

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary As one of the oldest communications tools in tech, email has seen its share of reinvention, but what Hiver has accomplished is both timely and relevant for the current state of work. CBS, Pinterest, Uber, Lonely Planet, Brandeis University, Change.org and many others are some of the companies that use Hiver. If there is one word ... Read More »

ShareFile Is Big Business-Grade File Sync and Share Solution Built for Small Business

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary ShareFile is an enterprise-grade file sync and share solution that is uniquely designed for specific customer workflow and collaboration environments across multiple verticals. ShareFile, owned by Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS), is a SaaS product that allows you to choose where to securely store your files and documents, which could either be on the cloud or on the ... Read More »

Connecteam Builds an Employee App for Free But How Useful Is It?

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary Connecteam offers businesses the easiest, fastest, convenient and most comprehensive way to manage deskless employees successfully. Connecteam is a simple to use online platform that offers your business an easy, fast and comprehensive way to manage “remote” employees successfully. Today, it’s possible to have deskless employees who are always on-the-go. While this might have its own ... Read More »