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The Next Big Thing? 5 Expert Predictions
At Bloomberg's Next Big Thing conference, industry thinkers talked about what they think will be the wave(s) of the future. Do you agree?
22 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu
4 Future Technology Trends to Watch
This is the second part in a four-part series from the International Society of Hospitality Consultants discussing technology trends in the hospitality industry. Read part one here, and look for parts three and four this week.
19 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu
Cloud Systems: Time to Go There?
Now that hotel owners are beginning to feel more comfortable financially, many are looking to increase their marketing competitiveness and operational efficiency by making better use of their guest and operational data.
13 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu
Top 10 Apps Banned in the Office
Increasingly, business owners are putting the kibosh on certain applications at work. Here are the apps they blacklist most often--and why.
12 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu
Foursquare Tests Small Business Promotion Program
Foursquare, which recently began letting large advertisers like Burger King, Gap and Starwood Hotels promote themselves on the platform, is testing a program that lets small businesses do the same.
07 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu
5 Shocking (But Not Surprising) Things About Microsoft
The word is that Microsoft is now considering a major restructuring. Shocking? Not really.
05 Jun 2013, business.mega.mu
Mega and the Revenge of Kim Dotcom
The FBI and the movie studios executed his last company. But his new startup—with 3 million users in less than three months—won’t be so easy to kill
30 May 2013, business.mega.mu
The Top 10 Future Tech Trends From 5 Top Venture Capitalists
The only thing people in Silicon Valley like to do more than talk about the future of tech is to invent it. Tonight they settled for the second-best thing, in the form of the popular Top 10 Tech Trends dinner.
27 May 2013, business.mega.mu
These 5 Start-ups Will Change the Way You Pay for Everything
Digital wallets have long been in the news, but the hottest trend is peer-to-peer payments and apps that help small business owners ditch their cash register.
24 May 2013, business.mega.mu
Big Data Tools Are Not Just for Big Business
I've written in the past that big data is a big deal, and in the words of marketing technology specialist Robert Cole, "too bad the vast majority of business leaders have no cluewhat it is, how to use it, or why it's important to their businesses."
24 May 2013, business.mega.mu
Just Press Print: the New Industrial Age
3-D printing technology is all the rage. How useful is it for your business?
22 May 2013, business.mega.mu
$25 Gun Created With Cheap 3D Printer Fires Nine Shots
When high tech gunsmith group Defense Distributed test-fired the world’s first fully 3D-printed firearm earlier this month, some critics dismissed the demonstration as expensive and impractical, arguing it could only be done with a high-end industrial 3D printer and that the plastic weapon wouldn’t last more than a single shot. Now a couple of hobbyists have proven them wrong on both counts.
22 May 2013, business.mega.mu
Six Ways Google Is About To Transform Your Small Business
Last week, Google held its annual I/O Conferencefor its developers and partners and announced a bunch of new products and services. This is a company that doesn’t stop innovating. They are not afraid to invest in new ideas, make changes, expose themselves to criticism. They are also not afraid to kill projects that aren’t working out either. Good for them.
22 May 2013, business.mega.mu
6 Tech Trends of the Far Future
What will the future look like? Everything--including your own body--will be even more connected than it already is.
17 May 2013, business.mega.mu
Teachers and Technology, Who is Thinking About the Consumer?
One of the first real insights into marketing that I credit my professors with was the concept of need. A gap in the market does not define the need for a new product, however interesting and attractive it may seem to those of us with bright ideas.
15 May 2013, business.mega.mu
Power to the People (for a Profit)
Many companies have tried to bring sustainable solar power to Africa. Azuri Technologies is one of the few to succeed.
29 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
Google Glass Has Already Been Hacked By Jailbreakers
With a name like Glass, it was just asking to be cracked.
28 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
7 Gadgets to Watch for in 2013
Planning tech purchases can be a bit like going on a blind date: You never know how things are going to turn out. Do you commit now or wait for a better (ahem) opportunity?
25 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
Bring Your Own Device: In 2013 There Will Be More Mobile Devices Than People On Earth
Mobile devices will soon outnumber us – is the Matrix far behind? According to projections found in a new Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update. The report projects that by the end of 2013; there will be more mobile-connected devices than there are people on earth. Wow.
15 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu
Stumbling Towards Revenue: The Case of 3 Hot Web Companies
Foursquare, Pinterest, and Tumblr have plenty of users; now they need to make money. Here's how they plan to do it--and why it may be a challenge.
27 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu