As announcements continue to trickle out during Google I/O we continue to bring you updates on the awesome things that are coming soon to your favorite Web service. Here we fill you in on updates to Google Search. Voice Search Is Coming to Your Desktop You’ve been able to speak to Google Search (like, out… Continue reading Google Creates a Search Engine that Can Talk to You and Answer Your Questions Before You Ask
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Productivity tips for work and social media including Chrome extensions, Android and iOS apps.
LinkedIn Streamlines Recruitment Process with New CheckIn App
Welcome to the modern paradigm: a recruiter spends a day meeting tens, even hundreds of job seekers. At the end of the day the recruiter, voice almost obliterated after a marathon of speaking about his company, lugs a stack of resumes to his hotel room. Though he is both mentally and physically exhausted from his… Continue reading LinkedIn Streamlines Recruitment Process with New CheckIn App
YouTube Adds Improvements to Uploading, Publishing and Sharing Videos
All your complaints about how long it takes to upload videos on YouTube have not gone unheard. Today, YouTube is rolling out improvements that include getting email notifications when new uploads are ready, along with better publishing and sharing options. Upload Notification Emails Have you grown tired of refreshing the upload page to see when… Continue reading YouTube Adds Improvements to Uploading, Publishing and Sharing Videos
Sharing is Caring, Start Caring
We see and hear the phrase all the time, “sharing is caring”. The sharing bucket includes: Likes, +1’s, RT’s, Mentions, Up Votes, and comments. While many are liberal in their sharing practices, others would rather face a lobotomy than share on Social Media. Do you share? Do you care? Unless you’re an online icon with… Continue reading Sharing is Caring, Start Caring
12 Creative Blocks Holding Back Your Writing
Have you ever been plagued by writer’s block? It turns out that there are a few other mental challenges and obstacles that can inhibit one from doing any creative work. via incidentalcomics 1. Starting Block The hardest block to overcome is just getting started. Putting pen to pad, or finger to key if you will.… Continue reading 12 Creative Blocks Holding Back Your Writing
10 Common Ways You Distort Your Career
We’ve all heard that the internet—and social media especially—have led to procrastination. It just keeps getting easier to waste time each and every day. And, even worse, the advent of Klout and other ways to measure online influence have given rise to this new breed of hyperactive social networkers and self-proclaimed marketers who, despite posting… Continue reading 10 Common Ways You Distort Your Career
5 Tips to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Irresistible
Are you looking to make your LinkedIn profile more attractive to recruiters? 1. Keywords in your profile Search engine optimization is a key element of your LinkedIn profile. Add specific keywords aligned with you skills to help highlight potential items employers might be searching for like ‘social media manager’ or ‘website designer.’ Also, scatter… Continue reading 5 Tips to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Irresistible
Best Project Management Tools for the Low-Cost Startup in 2013
Project Management is a beast. Communication, sharing documents, tracking time: managing a project can become a headache real quick. It’s no wonder startups love to use project management tools (specifically online ones) to help connect everyone as well as organize the handling of projects. These pieces of software help businesses manage their inner workings and… Continue reading Best Project Management Tools for the Low-Cost Startup in 2013
