Just a few months ago, Scott Thompson stepped up as Yahoo’s CEO after Carol Bartz was fired and already, he’s facing quite a controversy. It seems as though the 54-year-old former president of PayPal was found guilty of a falsified resume that says he holds a computer science degree from Stonehill College in Massachusetts. While he [...]
May 2
I don’t know about you, but drivers who neglect to use their turn signals really grind my gears. To me, it’s simple driving etiquette – “Oh, you’re turning left? No problem, I’ll slow down a little” – and really isn’t difficult. While there have been many traffic investigations focused on flaws like speeding or running [...]
Apr 9
Here at Prager Microsystems, we do all of our work in-house. That means that if you choose us to market your business, you’ll know exactly who you’re working with and where to find us every day of the workweek. We uphold a strict “No Outsourcing” policy because frankly, we think it’s better to work together [...]
Mar 27
Imagine going to a job interview and after answering all of the necessary questions and providing the right information, the interviewer asks you for your Facebook password. Would you hand it over? That’s what’s happening at various companies throughout the country. Many Facebook users have changed their privacy settings to make sure that only approved [...]
Mar 7
Congratulations – you’ve started your own small business! Now all you need to do is create you own website. Why? Because if you haven’t noticed, we live in a world ruled by technology and a website is going to be how people find you, how you advertise your products, and how you stay connected with [...]
Feb 28
There’s a patent war looming among us, people. According to a recent Reuters article, Yahoo is claiming that parts of Facebook’s operation are already patented under the search engine’s name. Yahoo is claiming that some of the technologies that Facebook is using for its ads, privacy control, news feed, and messaging service belong to the [...]
Feb 21
Ah, the old days. When you sifted through the mail every day hoping for an envelope with your name written on it. When your hand hurt from describing all the things that have been going on in your life. When you could identify someone by the way they wrote. Yes, those were the days of [...]
Feb 15
Google’s doodle video on Valentine’s Day (found here) made a lot of people question Internet research and whether it’s beneficial when it comes to finding a relationship. In the video, a boy searches Google for ways to impress a girl, but after trying all of the search engine’s suggestions, he still fails to get her [...]
Feb 14
If you own a small business or are thinking about beginning one, here are a few helpful tips on what NOT to do: 1. Think you’re always right. This may have been a popular thing when you were in high school, but in the real world, you won’t get very far by thinking your sh*t [...]
Feb 9
If you’ve ever had an addiction to cigarettes or alcohol, you probably understand how hard it is to quit using them. But according to a recent study done by The Medical Daily Company, trying to quit using social media, like Facebook or Twitter, is harder. Over 200 participants aged 18-85 were involved in this University [...]
