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How Technology Can Help Artists Make a Living Through Their Online Audiences

It’s been no secret that the music industry has been struggling over the past couple decades. After years of spiraling album sales, the industry hit a new low in 2016, with just over 100 million units sold — a nearly 14 percent decrease from the previous year, reflecting declines in both physical and digital album […]

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The Impact of Technology on Politics Goes Far Beyond Social Media

Nicklas Bergman/Culture

Like it or not, politics and technology are forever intertwined in a symbiotic dance. The influence of social media bots on the outcome of the 2016 U.S. election has been much discussed over the past year, and with Mark Zuckerberg facing the Senate recently to provide his testimony regarding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, you don’t need to look far to see […]

Technology Is the New Cultural Identifier

Kuty Shalev/Culture

In 1968, astronaut Frank Borman said, “When you’re finally up at the moon looking back on Earth, all those differences and nationalistic traits are pretty well going to blend, and you’re going to get a concept that maybe this really is one world and why the hell can’t we learn to live together like decent people?” […]

Is Our ‘Netflix and Chill’ Culture Actually Making It Harder to Relax?

Brad Anderson/Culture, Lifestyle, Tech

While streaming has taken off — with more than 60 percent of young Americans using streaming services as their primary TV venue — it’s also invaded our bedrooms. A 2018 Tuck survey of 1,300 Americans found that more than 85 percent of us watch streaming TV in bed, with 70 percent of them falling asleep to […]

How to File an International Trademark When You’re Ready to Take Your Business Global

Feras Mousilli/Branding, Culture, Grow, Marketing, ReadWrite, Small Business, Startups, Web

Congratulations on eyeing the international market for your business growth. We are living in an age of globalization and more and more companies are recognizing the profitability of taking their products and service offerings globally at a relatively small incremental cost. It is an easy calculus to recognize that international consumers are able to be […]

Incorporating Smart Technology In Design Can Add More Value to Cities

Megan Ray Nichols/AI, Connected Devices, Culture, ReadWrite, Smart Cities

Smart cities can add value not just through money saved by efficient operations but also through the added benefits for citizens and local businesses by adding great design. Let’s change the design — and build a city. The key to building truly “smart” and efficient cities of the future is improving not just infrastructure — […]

4 Things Spotify Can Teach You About Data Sharing

Brad Anderson/Culture, Data and Security, Marketing, Tech

At media companies, 2018 might be remembered as the year that someone finally got data sharing right. To be sure, there were some missteps. Facebook’s series of data scandals cost the social network around a quarter of its value. But Twitter, Google, Reddit, Snapchat, and even Facebook each tweaked their privacy policies to better balance […]

3 Ways to Reap the Business Benefits of Gratitude

Brad Anderson/Connect, Culture, Customer Service, Lead, Marketing, Operate

With Thanksgiving just behind you — and what you’re thankful for still top of mind — it’s only natural to be thinking about gratitude and giving back. Giving Tuesday, which is just three days away, is vital for nonprofits. If organizations prepare for Giving Tuesday well, they’ll raise more money during this annual fundraising day, […]

5 Ways to Buck the Holiday Spending Trends This Year

Brad Anderson/Culture, Hack, Lifestyle, Marketing

Every year, predictions about how consumers will spend their money crop up. Covering the most popular toys and the most wanted tech gadgets, these lists tend to push people toward a herd mentality rather than a thoughtful examination of their values at a crucial time of year. PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that consumers will spend $1,250 each […]

3 Important Strategies For Buying Variety Snack Packs That Employees Will Love

Ilya Avshalumov/Culture, ReadWrite

Snack bars, counters, cabinets and drawers have become the newest office staple. These containers present a challenge for companies wishing to satisfy their employees’ cravings. People want a little bit of everything, so office managers must get ahead and adapt quickly in the face of an evolving workforce that always seems to crave what’s next. […]

Open Plan Offices Kill Productivity. Here’s What to Do Instead.

Stephan Spencer/Culture, Productivity, Startups

For years, the business world lived under the false pretense that open plan offices were a killer idea. I myself even bought into the hype. At Netconcepts, the digital agency I founded (and sold in 2010), only the executives had offices with doors that closed. Open plan offices were a win-win for anyone looking to […]

Generation Z and Their Technology Consumption: What Companies Must Know

Sonali Datta/Connected Devices, Culture, Entrepreneurs, Tech

The time of millennials is gradually shifting to make a place for Generation Z. This surely is more than just a newly coined term today. In fact, businesses are evolving to satiate the needs of this new and upcoming generation. Organizations are pulling up their socks to understand them, their lifestyle and growing habit. And […]

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6 Ways to Boost Employee Morale With Visual Communication

Joe Martin/Culture

Do your Sales, Support, or Creative teams have the blues? Could your employee morale use some help? If productivity around the workplace is little slow, or people seem a little melancholy, and nobody seems particularly excited to strive for a greater, common purpose — you may have an employee morale problem on your hands. While […]

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Which Countries Have the Strictest Internet Censorship?

Paul Bischoff/Culture, Data and Security

The internet’s instant access to information is crucial for education, spreading ideas and activism. This makes it a significant threat to authoritarian governments, leading many countries to strictly censor websites, content, and communication. But, which countries have the strictest internet censorship? Platforms like Twitter and Facebook were central to the uprisings of 2011’s Arab Spring, […]

Are You Actually Tech-Savvy or Just Dependent?

Mike Monroe/Culture, Lifestyle, Tech

We’ve all heard the statistic: Most Americans consider themselves above-average drivers. Just because you think it — is, of course, not reality. In a similar vein, most of us believe ourselves to be tech-savvy when what we really are is merely tech-dependent. We are tech-dependent with our health, our work, our lifestyles and yes, even […]

Customer Experience Led by Productivity

Customer Experience Led by Productivity

Joe Martin/Culture, Customer Service, Marketing, Productivity

Many large companies approach improving its customer experiences differently. Most common approaches come from the perspective of customer support solutions, user experience design, and account management. While these pathways are vitally important, more businesses could benefit from looking at customer experience through the lens of productivity. The bottom line is when you think about agile […]

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Purpose, Balance and Interface Are Keys to Successful Teams

Mario Jobbe/Connect, Culture, Entrepreneurs, Productivity, Startups, Work

In 2019, anxiety is still part of being a startup. But it doesn’t have to be. Capital efficiency is the name of the game, as access to financing rounds is narrowing. Investors are more nervous about bets that may not pay off for some time. They are focused on the business that works today – […]

Tech Talent Shortage is Everybody’s Problem

Today, the Tech Talent Shortage is Everybody’s Problem

Jeff Mazur/Culture, Entrepreneurs, Grow, Tech

Over the last few years, we’ve observed the technology economy as it has grown, warped, and evolved. From the perspective of other industries, the tech universe looms and fascinates. But now, we can’t only watch from the sidelines. Technology is no longer just driving tech companies — it is such an economic force that it has a […]

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Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Miserable Entrepreneur?

Justin Choi/Culture, Entrepreneurs, Startups

Before 2019, Elon Musk was a version of a rock star — maybe he still is — we sure follow what he does.  He takes drugs, stays out late and dates famous women. He also runs four companies and is worth $20 billion. In a 2016 poll, startup founders named him their most-admired tech CEO. […]

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The Modern Shape and Trends of Employee Culture

Yoav Vilner/Culture, Entrepreneurs, Startups

Peter Drucker (1909-2005), the late Austrian-born management consultant, once famously said that culture eats strategy for breakfast — i.e., while a sound business plan is excellent, nothing is more important than a company’s culture. That philosophy, later adopted by Ford Motor Company president Mark Fields, is still fully embraced by C-Suite denizens today. A Modern […]

Water Quality Monitoring and Management

Rana Rajput/Culture

Much of today’s world has very technologically advanced, and there seems to be no end in sight. Developments are rapidly being made, defying nature, and resulting in a more artificially based existence. We see it daily in our news feeds, where we are moving away from nature and moving towards the hands of technology. Here […]

7 Teamwork Trends that Will Impact Your Business

Lina Yakunina/Culture, Tech, Work

The last decade has seen huge shifts in the way teams and businesses work together. Today, it’s more and more common for businesses to hire remote employees, outsource to service providers, and allow flexible working. Here are seven teamwork trends that will impact your business. Businesses must learn to collaborate on a higher level. To […]

Unplugging from Work Without Feeling Guilty

Mike Pugh/Culture, Lifestyle, Productivity, Work

File this under the law of unintended consequences. Businesses are increasingly using online communication and collaboration apps to help their teams work more efficiently. That’s great. But because these apps allow teams to connect at all times, people have a harder time unplugging from work. That’s not great for the employee’s well-being. Here’s unplugging from […]

5 Actionable Strategies for Boosting Employee Productivity

Himanshu Gupta/Culture, Productivity, Work

It’s no secret that productive employees are a tremendous asset to the companies they work for. A study proving the worth of employees (as a company asset) was officially confirmed by Gallup’s 2017 State of the Global Workplace Report, which stated: Companies with highly engaged workforces outperform their peers by 147% in earnings per share. […]

Why the CBD Industry Needs Blockchain to Prosper

Sean Caputo/Blockchain, Culture

Cannabidiol, or CBD, products have been all over the news since the federal government legalized them in December 2018. A recent Gallup poll found that one in seven American adults have tried CBD products, and 40% of those people use them for pain management. Here is why the CBD industry needs blockchain to prosper. A […]

How to Make the Most of Your Software Developer Interview

Danila Petrova/Culture, Grow, Learn

Going through an interview as a part of the hiring process is a standard procedure for any professional field. It does not matter if you are a programmer, a teacher, a nanny or an engineer. The experience can be somewhat intimidating. However, in a software developer interview, you gain an understanding of what the company […]

Remote Working Culture: The Facts Business Owners Need to Know

Rebecca Crowe/Culture, Lifestyle, Productivity

Nowadays, we can connect from anywhere in the world, check emails after dinner, and answer calls from our bosses on weekends away. We’ve never been more available, which naturally can become both a blessing and a curse. Add into the mix the fact that now one in five businesses are adopting remote working practices (according […]

How to Use Behavioral Data to Inform Marketing Decisions

Joao Machado/Culture, Entrepreneurs, Marketing

If someone you’ve never met before, hands you their phone, and asks you to detect as much as possible about them simply from the contents of their phone, could you do it? Chances are, you’d be able to tell quite a lot about that person without even having to scroll through their pictures or examine […]

Privacy and Safety in Smart Surveillance

The False Choice Between Privacy and Safety in Smart Surveillance

Ben Ziomek/AI, Culture, Data and Security

Is there a real choice between privacy and safety in surveillance? As artificial intelligence continues to advance, we’ve seen an increased focus on privacy. A 2019 report from the American Civil Liberties Union contains an ominous warning: Artificial intelligence-enabled video surveillance will soon compromise our civil liberties in a dangerous way. Consider a false choice between […]

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To Reconnect a Divided Country — We Must Embrace Abundance and Reject Scarcity

Vance Brown/Blockchain, Culture, Lifestyle, Tech

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency has hit the front page; accordingly, President Donald Trump is hitting back. Rather than embracing cryptocurrency and blockchain, he’s sounding the Twitter alarm. Despite being a free-world leader, his stance is hardly free-thinking. Instead, it’s an insular view based on fear and scarcity — concepts that fly in the face of innovation. We need to […]

write a welcome email

How to Write a Welcome Email to New Employees?

Michael Gorman/Culture, Entrepreneurs, Hack

Writing a welcome email is an essential part of the orientation process. In the past, we used to write or receive welcome letters. Due to the rapid advancement of technology, we have progressed and started using emails. Emails are cheap, efficient, and accurate. But, how shall we write a welcome email to new employees? Defining […]

How to Meet the Demands of the Socially Conscious Consumer

Brad Anderson/Culture, Grow, Lead

Corporate social responsibility isn’t a fad. Luckily, there are countless ways to improve the world while improving your business.

mobile app experiences

How Mobile Apps Can Enhance Real-World Experiences

Paul Francis/Apps, Culture, Mobile

Most mobile apps seek to be the center of attention. They are created by owners and product managers who obsess over extending as many user sessions as possible. Unfortunately, they don’t place a high consideration on the impacts of their customers’ well-being. Meanwhile, many users are increasingly aware of how much time they are spending […]

Generation Z and Their Technology Consumption: What Companies Must Know

Sonali Datta/Connected Devices, Culture, Entrepreneurs, Tech

The time of millennials is gradually shifting to make a place for Generation Z. This surely is more than just a newly coined term today. In fact, businesses are evolving to satiate the needs of this new and upcoming generation. Organizations are pulling up their socks to understand them, their lifestyle and growing habit. And […]

Are You Actually Tech-Savvy or Just Dependent?

Mike Monroe/Culture, Lifestyle, Tech

We’ve all heard the statistic: Most Americans consider themselves above-average drivers. Just because you think it — is, of course, not reality. In a similar vein, most of us believe ourselves to be tech-savvy when what we really are is merely tech-dependent. We are tech-dependent with our health, our work, our lifestyles and yes, even […]

Boost employee morale

6 Ways to Boost Employee Morale With Visual Communication

Joe Martin/Culture

Do your Sales, Support, or Creative teams have the blues? Could your employee morale use some help? If productivity around the workplace is little slow, or people seem a little melancholy, and nobody seems particularly excited to strive for a greater, common purpose — you may have an employee morale problem on your hands. While […]

Customer Experience Led by Productivity

Customer Experience Led by Productivity

Joe Martin/Culture, Customer Service, Marketing, Productivity

Many large companies approach improving its customer experiences differently. Most common approaches come from the perspective of customer support solutions, user experience design, and account management. While these pathways are vitally important, more businesses could benefit from looking at customer experience through the lens of productivity. The bottom line is when you think about agile […]

Helping Startups Commit to Improvement

Stay Hungry: Helping Startups Commit to Improvement

Greg Shepard/Culture, Entrepreneurs, Startups

Let’s say a startup has defied the odds and survived its first several years. The entrepreneur has found a niche market, launched a product, secured funding, and continued to assemble an effective team. The business is moving forward. As the business grows, and entrepreneurs feel they have a safety net where there was none before. […]

Most common PR mistakes

The 5 Most Common PR Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Dmitry Dragilev/Culture, Customer Service, Marketing

Many organizations see PR as free advertising. The assumption that PR is advertising is evident with the core PR success metric being Advertising Value Equivalency (AVE). It’s no wonder that more and more organizations are focused on telling their brand story through PR. US data even tells us that there are 6 PR Pros for […]

Prepare for a Future of Remote Teams

How to Prepare for a Future of Remote Teams

Rahul Varshneya/Culture, Entrepreneurs

Working remotely is increasingly becoming a part of the company culture all over the world. Technological leaps in the past years have led to an overhaul in the traditional workplace definitions and paved the way for flexible work. According to Gallup report on State of the American workplace, 43 percent of the workforce spent at […]

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