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You Can Now Book Uber Cabs Without Downloading the App

HIGHLIGHTS You can now book Uber cabs by directly heading to website You can log in through your phone number on website Feature available only in select Indian cities as of now Booking a cab through an app can turn out to be a tricky thing if you don’t have the app already in your smartphone. In urgent situations this ... Read More »

10 Crazy WhatsApp Facts You Probably Didn’t Know

HIGHLIGHTS WhatsApp’s co-founders were rejected by both Facebook and Twitter The Android app clocked 1 billion downloads with just 5 people You can see when your messages were read WhatsApp, the messaging platform that cost Facebook $19 billion dollars when it was acquired back in 2014, remains the most-used IM service with its parent’s own platform – Messenger – following ... Read More »

HOW THE CLOUD PHONE SYSTEMS COME IN HANDY FOR YOU

Cloud phone systems are in rage today, though not many of us are clear about what they exactly are. A cloud phone system is nothing but a system where data is stored in a secure server and accessed in the internet whenever required. They are a cheaper way of accomplishing the business communications. The basic difference between a normal phone ... Read More »

Are You Boring LinkedIn Contacts with this Dull Request?

LinkedIn connection request message What are the 11 most boring words in the English language? “I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.” Aside from using a ridiculously bad LinkedIn profile photo, using the default LinkedIn connection request message is one of the biggest mistakes you can make on LinkedIn. It severely limits the number of LinkedIn connections ... Read More »

Watch What You Tweet!

What you share on social media won’t stay private forever. Increasingly, prosecution and defense attorneys are requesting copies of a plaintiff’s social media history in order to prove or disprove liability and damage claims. While most of the lawsuits have been limited thus far to medical malpractice and personal injury lawsuits, could similar social media requests be made for business ... Read More »

Who’s Viewing You on LinkedIn? Take Control with Privacy Settings

Who’s been looking at your LinkedIn Profile? What LinkedIn Profiles have you been looking at? There are three options for LinkedIn profile privacy. LinkedIn Privacy Settings allow you to determine how much information you share when you are viewing someone else’s LinkedIn Profile. I’ll explore all three of them here and show you how easy it is to make a change. One ... Read More »

Watch Out for Modobag! It’s Motorized Luggage You Can Ride — Really

Ah, the road warrior of the business world. The image is almost universal — a business person in the airport running along pulling their luggage, a laptop on one shoulder, a carry on, an overcoat of some kind, and the always present pastry and coffee. (Maybe you are this person!) But if Modobag has its way, the hectic scene will ... Read More »

You Need to Read This Before Hiring a Web Designer

Whether it’s a complete website redesign, a few page templates, or the creation of a mobile app, it all requires the unique skill set of a designer. If your business is lucky enough to have one in-house, congratulations; if not, we have some pointers for you. Navigating your way through the process of hiring a designer can be difficult, especially ... Read More »

Mi Notebook Air May Remind You of Another Computer — But Cheaper

The founder and CEO of Xiaomi, Lei Jun, doesn’t like to be compared to Steve Jobs, but the latest product from the company, the Mi Notebook Air will do very little to convince people otherwise. You don’t have to have a degree from Stanford in computer science to see the similarities with Apple’s Macbook Air, right down to a portion ... Read More »

[POLL] How Much Mobile Data Did You Use Last Month?

How attached are you to your phone? If you’re using your phone for just about everything — maybe your business takes you on the road quite a bit — then you’re likely using a lot of mobile data. If you’re tethered to your desk or your laptop in the confines of an office, not so much. There’s probably no need ... Read More »