Twitter is one of the most popular social connection websites where people interact in small, 140 character status messages. This is known as “micro-blogging” and it can be used as a whole new way of connecting with customers and fans of your product or service. There are right and wrong techniques to using Twitter to market your small business, and you can gain a lot of...
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The Premier League is pleased to announce that Econet Media has acquired the package of free-to-air broadcasting rights that it makes available in sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement is for the three seasons 2016/17–2018/19 and Econet, through its Kwese Sports platform, will make available one Saturday afternoon Premier League match live on a free-to-air basis each weekend of the season. The matches, along with weekly preview and review...
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Let me start with a little history about ATM Machines (Automated Teller Machine) and Mobile Payments first before I get into the nitty-gritty of things. Over 40 years ago, ATM machines were introduced and since then there have been remarkable modifications done to the machines, in order to accomplish the needs and dreams of users. ATM machine works as an automated teller; additionally today’s modern ATMs provide...
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It's been a long time since we've been promised the hoverboards and self-lacing Nikes that we saw and loved in the Back to the future movies. To be fair, we've already seen both hoverboards and self-tying sneakers, but they were only prototypes, so it wasn't anything that we could actually get our hands on. Now, Nike has finally announced that it teamed up with Michael...
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Just like in sci-fi classic The Matrix, feeding knowledge directly into your brain could soon become reality and take as much effort as falling asleep, scientists believe. Researchers claim to have developed a simulator, which can feed data directly into a person’s brain and teach them new skills in a shorter amount of time, comparing it to “life imitating art”. Scientists discover that this could...
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Mobile phones have truly democratized technology in India, China and in developing countries, reaching out to remote and rural parts of their country. In fact, dependency on mobiles increases as income falls. This will without doubt make India/China a mobile economy where all services -- be it from government or companies like financial services, entertainment, education, commerce etc. -- will happen through / facilitated by...
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Ever wished something or someone could automatically reply your email messages?; Well, Google has done it again by unveiling this new technology that's at least moving in that direction. Using what's called "deep learning" - a form of artificial intelligence that's rapidly reinventing a wide range of online services. Google just gave a little bit of help to anyone tired of typing out the same reply to...
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WhatsApp is one of the most popular mobile apps in the world! With group messages, work conversations and other everyday interactions now taking place here, the process to recover deleted WhatsApp messages is now almost as sought-after as the process to recover deleted text messages! For example, You meant to hit Add a conversation shortcut, but instead you tapped Delete chat. Then you clicked “Yes”...
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The following is the transcript of a Q&A between the University of Vermont Continuing & Distance Education and myself, as an instructor in the UVM Digital Marketing Fundamentals Program. The discussion centered on the dos and don’ts of leveraging social media as a marketing channel. Generally speaking, which social media channel do you think businesses tend to overlook and not spend enough time on? In the B2B...
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When it comes to social media, everyone wants in on the action. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Google Plus are all highly active social media networks. Not to mention the countless other little sites on the web today. Everyone wants to gain social media recognition for their business. Grow Your Social Media Presence the Right Way Having a good, or great, social media presence can help your...
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