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Skype in the Business world - 0 views

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    I thought it was really interesting that Skype has become so incorporated in the business world. And that blunders, that may be funny or annoying during a normal Skype call (like never making eye contact with the camera), could be more costly when communicating with business intentions.
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Yelp effect reshapes how businesses interact with customers - 0 views

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    An article that goes more in-depth of the presentation I gave on Yelp CEO/Co-Founder Jeremy Stoppelman and how Yelp has the power of online reviews affects businesses.
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The 6 Best Business Presentation Software Alternatives To PowerPoint - 0 views

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    For those who still have not decided what presentation software to use, here is a list of alternatives from those that offer cool transitions and animations to those that are actually animated.
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History of the Internet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    Wikipedia page about the History of the Internet that I showed in class. Note that the first Internet connection (really, the first ARPANET connection) was made between UCLA and Stanford -- most early work on the Internet was done at universities and was funded by government grants. It was only after the launch of the Web in the early 90s that businesses began devoting resources to the Internet and the Web.
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What is DRM? | Digital Restrictions Management - 0 views

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    This article gives a definition of Digital Restrictions Management in terms that everyone can understand. More importantly, it teaches us why we should avoid using business that use DRM and how to do so.
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    Huh, interesting that they say the "R" stands for "Restrictions" -- I always heard "Rights." Guess either makes sense.
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Yelp Adds SeatMe Reservation Booking To Business Listings - 0 views

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    An article that talks about how Yelp has incorporated SeatMe directly into the Yelp experience so users can now book restaurant and bar reservations from the venue's Yelp listing.
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Some Interesting Alternatives to - 0 views

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    What application springs to mind when you think of creating visual aids to accompany your business presentation? For most people, it's Microsoft's PowerPoint. But that's certainly not the only game in town. Plenty of other tools and services are cooler, faster, easier to use, and-in almost all cases-less expensive.
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    What application springs to mind when you think of creating visual aids to accompany your business presentation? For most people, it's Microsoft's PowerPoint. But that's certainly not the only game in town. Plenty of other tools and services are cooler, faster, easier to use, and-in almost all cases-less expensive.
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U.S. Postal Service to deliver Amazon packages on Sundays - latimes.com - 0 views

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    Interesting fact from this news article about the effect of the Internet on the postal service: "Spokeswoman Sue Brennan said that letter mail volume is declining "so extremely," yet package volume is "increasing in double-digit percentages.""
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Twitter's IPO: The tweet heard 'round the world - 0 views

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    Interesting article about the new business side of Twitter. Twitter is planning on becoming a publicly traded company which means stock will be sold to the general public. This article goes over the effects this will have in the future.
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Wikipedia Ponders Its Gender-Skewed Contributions - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    A 2011 article about the "gender gap" in Wikipedia editing, which still persists today, although Wikipedia has undertaken to address it.
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WordPress Proven as the Most Powerful Blogging Platform - 0 views

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    An article that explains the reasons why Wordpress is considered the most powerful platform for blogging.
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Justices won't hear appeal of NY internet taxation - 0 views

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    The Supreme Court will not throw out New York state's tax on Internet purchases.
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Peering into the future of Media - 0 views

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    Very interesting read on what the future could look like for the way in which we get information and do every day tasks.
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Why the world's technology giants are investing in Africa - 0 views

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    Its a good article about technology investment in Africa, something that we touched upon in Natasha's presentation. It seems encouraging because investment and opportunities have increased with different companies taking interest.
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    Great post, and very relevant! Thanks, Mahrokh!
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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: What Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has Learned in his Business Career - 0 views

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    An interesting article about Reed Hastings and how he came up with the idea of Netflix.
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