The invention and popularization of TV during the first half of the 20th century changed the way the people communicated and interacted with the world around them. It saw people move from art theaters, carnivals, and circus shows to their living rooms, huddled around their TV sets. TV became a powerful tool for content consumption, a position they still hold
90% of online small businesses expect to grow their revenue in 2017. 45% expect to grow more than 25% year over year. This data, collected from a survey of 596 BigCommerce customers, mirrors that of the National Federation of Independent Businesses’ report, which found small business optimism and confidence in the economy is at a 12-year high. While the NFIB’s
Premise: Everywhere you go on the internet, there is one thing that is prevalent. No, I am not talking about Donald Trump, though he seems to be prevalent almost everywhere as well. I am referring to “Digital Transformation”. I have been reading about digital transformation everywhere i go on the internet for sometime now and yet, I don’t yet see
Facebook Reactions, introduced a year ago, have started to improve brands’ ability to engage with followers, understand their audiences and improve content strategies. The emoticons have been used a total 300 billion times. While that sounds huge, Facebook reportedly generates about 4 million Likes per minute. Use of the emoticons will likely continue to grow as Facebook users become more
Hawaii In the wake of President Donald Trump’s travel ban getting blocked once again by a federal judge in Hawaii, some social media users called for a boycott of the Big Island. While some disagreed with the judge’s decision, many others mocked the proposed boycott using the Aloha spirit. Wednesday evening, just hours before the revised travel ban was to
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton supports President Trump’s claim that noncitizens are voting in U.S. elections, saying prosecutors in his own state have won convictions for voter fraud. “I know it’s an issue because I deal with it,” Mr. Paxton told The Washington Times. “We just got a conviction on an illegal that voted in an election.” Putting a number
Many CEOs I meet are great leaders: They’re smart, visionary, inspiring and fully cognizant of their responsibilities to the board and shareholders (or private investors) they serve. But I bet I could count on just part of one hand the number of chief executives who could articulate their company’s security system. Why? The most common response I hear is, “That’s
If you look at the lives of people 50 years ago you’d see that the change experienced by their generation, the generation before them and the generation after was pretty much linear. What do I mean? Let’s consider your grandfather. There’s evidence that his parents, his grandparents, and his children (i.e. your parent) were used the same tools, lived similar
Virtual Reality is the fast becoming the future of entertainment and manufacturers like Google, Apple, Samsung and others have been making tremendous progress in this area for last couple of years. Although, most of the technological benefits of this innovation are out of reach for consumers due to the cost and engineering limitations. However, by utilising your smartphone you can
When it comes to the future of facilities management, “connection” is the keyword. People outside your organization are develop specialized facilities management knowledge – and they’re doing it fast. Within your organization you are likely receiving more and more specific questions, and you must find a way to bridge this gap. Facility management, then, should always be about figuring out
