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June 12, 2013 by Vertical Axion
You may think that you shouldn’t be on Pinterest because you’re a technology company. After all, isn’t Pinterest for people who are creative, and make interesting things out of paper and recycled goods? While those kinds of people do have a place on Pinterest, that doesn’t mean your company doesn’t, too. Having a popular board […]
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June 11, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Several new Google+ features have popped up, and many of them users are raving about. Over 40 new features and improvements have been introduced in the last 30 days or so. A few of the most notable ones are below. Hashtags While many people use hashtags on other forms of social media other than Twitter, […]
June 10, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Recently, the Washington Post reported some interesting results from their poll. For example, 94% of respondents between 18 and 29 reported that they had an exceptional opinion of Google while 72% of those respondents said they had have a “very favorable” opinion of the search engine giant located in Mountain View, California. Strangely enough, this […]
June 8, 2013 by Vertical Axion
You want your employees to work hard towards success, but do you know how to motivate them to sell in the first place? Here are just a few ideas you could implement starting today. Bad Attitudes Can Poison The Office A salesperson doesn’t have to get the program right off the bat; learning how to […]
June 7, 2013 by Vertical Axion
It might come as a surprise, but many small businesses and even some medium-sized businesses struggle when it comes to properly managing data. Small business owners are often unaware of proper security, storage and backup protocols. According to studies, enterprise-sized companies take steps to keep their data as safe as possible. Why don’t small businesses […]
June 6, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Benjamin Franklin was active in numerous fields during his life, and we sometimes forget that business was one of them. He had a lot to say about it, too. Try reading quotes from Franklin below, and see how they apply to your own life. Sincerity Benjamin once said that we should “Use no hurtful deceit; […]
June 5, 2013 by Vertical Axion
The Google Keyboard may not have all of the interesting features that some smartphone keyboards have (like Swype), but it’s still an exceptional new application worth downloading to your mobile (and not so mobile) devices. The best thing about the Google Keyboard is that it’s 100% free, which is something that many competitors have not […]
June 4, 2013 by Vertical Axion
It’s not enough to just have ideas, you need ones that will work for your specific company, and work well. How do you know the right idea when it comes along? Research and current market trends are good places to start, but they aren’t the only things to consider. Read the two tips below, they […]
June 3, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Robotic hand technology has become quite advanced, but with advancement comes expense. If one wishes to get a robotic hand for a child or an adult, it generally costs upwards of tens of thousands of dollars to create. Or, if you have a 3D printer, you can now create one yourself. A man by the […]
June 1, 2013 by Vertical Axion
In recent years, people have switched from good old fashioned pens and paper to the more sleek and interesting iPad and smartphone. However, while these items do make taking notes a whole lot easier, they also make it much easier to play Tetris while someone is speaking about something important. Even if you don’t allow […]
May 31, 2013 by Vertical Axion
It’s easy to get complacent at the workplace, especially if you do the same thing day in, day out. Even when you know you’re an important part of a team, or you lead your team to do amazing things, it can be difficult to stay focused if the work you are doing gets tedious. Even […]
May 30, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Everyone’s talking about two-step authentication, and only a select few companies are actually using it. However, as the process becomes more familiar to the public, it’s becoming more prominent. Yesterday, Evernote announced that they will be introducing two-step authentication with their own twist. Evernote, the incredibly popular and useful note-taking application available on mobile devices […]
May 29, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Gmail’s revamping again, and this time it’s “for the better,” Beta testers say. Several of Google’s services have already gone through the revamp, and Google’s modifying Gmail to not only match, but to work and feel even better than previous versions have. Instead of having the same default categories it’s always had, Gmail now has […]
May 28, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Choosing the right pictures for your website is an art, and it’s one of the more important things you should be considering when starting a website from scratch. Photos that aren’t eye-catching just won’t sell your website correctly, but choosing correct photos will make your website shine. So how do you choose images that not […]
Growing a small business with competition around means that occasionally you will win customers from your competition. Of course, this is always done without any hard feelings, but it happens if you’re providing a service or product that others provide, too. Android and Apple did it to RIM because both were providing a more exceptional […]
May 27, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Smartphones have hit the world with full force and have changed how many people communicate with one another. With instant access to things like Facebook and email, people have been spending less and less time on their computers and more and more time on their phones. Though Apple has a good share of the market, […]
May 25, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Twitter recently announced that it now supports two-factor authentication (or 2FA), but it’s far from the first website to encourage users to use it. Google, Facebook, and Amazon are just a few of the companies that currently use 2FA to prevent hacking attempts. But what is 2FA, and why should you care about it? What […]
May 24, 2013 by Vertical Axion
“Go green” is one of the buzzwords of today, but unlike some of the buzzwords of the past, this one has a grander purpose. Companies large and small have begun to take large steps forward when it comes to reducing their carbon footprints, even if it’s just doing something as simple as recycling. Believe it […]
May 23, 2013 by Vertical Axion
You may have ideas all day long, and not be sure which ones are any good or not. Try the two tips below to see if they help you sort the good out from the rest. Innovation Looks Elsewhere People who take innovation to the max don’t even look at services similar to theirs to […]
May 22, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Google has, in their own words, brought “Star Trek” to the search engine you already know and use. Google’s new conversational search was announced less than a week ago and has generated massive amounts of buzz in the few short days since. The new version of Google’s search engine has been formatted to work with […]
May 21, 2013 by Vertical Axion
In 2010, Google’s servers were hacked by Chinese hackers in attempts to get a hold of information that was private, US officials said. For the past three years, the government has been investigating the data that Google lost to ensure that only superficial information was leaked. However, it appears that more may have been stolen […]
May 20, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Yahoo!’s deal for Tumblr has become official after the rumor mill started up last Thursday. However, many Tumblr fans are concerned what this means for Tumblr, and in fact some 72,000 blog posts defected to WordPress the hour that the acquisition was announced. Even though WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg says that users are “reading too […]
May 18, 2013 by Vertical Axion
A list was released in the past few months that included the most commonly-used passwords of last year. These passwords, and any variation of these passwords, are some of the passwords that will be tried first when a hacker is attempting to get into an account. Considering the amount of data that has been stolen […]
May 17, 2013 by Vertical Axion
Even though Kickstarter success stories are usually for small underdog-type businesses, your business can still succeed if you choose to use it. There are stories of people starting Kickstarter campaigns and making thousands upon thousands of dollars in just a few short days or weeks. However, the difference between those companies and the ones that […]
