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February 21st, 2012 by SEM Contributor
Among the necessary tasks performed by busy executives is finding new resources that can help them manage time more effectively. Social media enables users to quickly retrieve information and communicate with others, which is why many business administrators are taking advantage of this new technology to achieve their goals.
Smart phones have also become popular among savvy executives because they…
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February 20th, 2012 by SEM Contributor
Faceparty is a social network based out of the United Kingdom. This network is unlike many others in the world for one main reason: it costs money to join.
You can only browse the very surface of this site at no cost; if you want to get involved you either need a special passcode or you will need to shell…
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February 16th, 2012 by Damian Davila
“Brands are like 11-year old boys: They want girls to talk to them, but they don’t really know what to say back.” This statement describes quite well the current state of the QR industry as people are interested in finding out what’s behind a QR code and only get the full blown website on their phones. Pongr is a startup…
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February 16th, 2012 by SEM Contributor
The new Google + has the Internet world all abuzz. Some website designers are even boycotting Google + because they think this new move is a form of monopoly.
Google, the giant of the search engine world is quickly and easily (since it commands so many searches) moved into social media in a way that has Facebook shaking in its…
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February 15th, 2012 by Damian Davila
Pictured above is the Ala Moana Shopping Center, which is the largest shopping mall in Hawaii, the 15th largest shopping mall in the United States, and the largest open-air shopping center in the world. With over 300 stores and over 56 million visitors per year, heading to this shopping center may actually require a map. This need for internal maps…
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February 14th, 2012 by Ann Smarty
The world’s hoteliers will finally be back in the driving seat, thanks to the launch of a groundbreaking new hotel booking platform next month that will see customer/hotel relationships once again come to the fore.
Global Hotel Exchange (GHX), an innovative new trading platform that boasts a number of ‘hotelier-friendly’ features, is set to reinvent the way hotel bookings are…
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February 13th, 2012 by SEM Contributor
Whether you are on YouTube, Twitter, Flickr or Facebook, what you share will have a huge impact on you and your overall brand. Therefore, before sharing anything in social media, you need to think about what kind of online personality you want to project. Here are some guidelines which can help you connect effectively with your customers and enhance your…
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February 13th, 2012 by Damian Davila
Back in late July 2011, Facebook launched a bounty program that has paid out $190,000 to “white hat” hackers, who have reported bugs in Facebook’s software.
The complete list of Facebook’s bug hunters is disclosed at http://www.facebook.com/whitehat/, however not all of them have received the bounty. According to Bloomberg Businessweek in an article dated January 2012, Tal Be’ery reported a…
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February 9th, 2012 by SEM Contributor
A recent study by a Californian based firm, Barracuda Networks has revealed some interesting information regarding fake Facebook profiles. Thousands of fake Facebook profiles were analysed to collect information regarding their differences to an average real Facebook profiles. The key differences between a fake and real Facebook profile are revealed below.
Around 97% of fake accounts have female selected as
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February 9th, 2012 by SEM Contributor
We all know robotics are on the rise, and that quite possibly within the next 20 years or so, robots will most likely become a big part of all of our lives, in one context or another. I just wonder if we’ll know the difference between human and robot with the amazing technological advances made in robotics.
Sociology professor Antonio…
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