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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
When someone wants to search for an image on Google, they may think that finding images is like finding search results. This is definitely not the case anymore. Back in 2007, Google launched a feature called universal search. Universal search incorporated data from non-link sources to create search results. This means that Google incorporates extra [...]
The current status of the United States Post Office has been called into question. With the increased cost of postage, the closing of post office locations nationwide and the potential decrease of service days, it’s becoming more and more apparent that the U.S. Post Office might be one of those big names that might not [...]
The “Check-In” fun continues as Foursquare announced that they will make business and brand pages available for companies who are interested in promoting themselves through this type of social media avenue. Using Foursquare can be a great way to improve your local customer base for your physical locations. If you are smart and use Foursquare [...]
