Seattle Tech Recruiter Provides Career Advice, Makes Prediction
As technology companies watch the debate in Congress on visas, one fact remains: They need skilled workers. Amid the debate, a top Seattle tech recruiter answers questions – from career advice to a prediction on future trends. May 21, 2013 As an advocate for technology companies, U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has reached agreement [...]
[Read more...]Trends: Attracting Start up Tech Capital, Exit Strategies
Valuable insights on start up capital were revealed at two venture-capital panel discussions at a major entertainment and technology conference. May 13, 2013 Good news if you’re concerned about obtaining capital for your startup, as long as you’re in mobile or other technology. Money is available. That’s one of the conclusions according to the [...]
[Read more...]Adobe, Court Hackers Affect Up to 1 Million Washington State Residents
The Washington state court system has failed to protect personal data of as many as one million people. – May 10, 2013 – Hackers have compromised the Washington state court system’s servers exploiting a vulnerability in Adobe’s ColdFusion app server. This means personal data for up to one million residents, including access to at [...]
[Read more...]Great News for Web Publishers: Video Ad Spending Explodes
April 9, 2013 - The global real-time bidding (RTB) expenditures on online video advertising is forecast to hit $1.14 billion in 2014, according to an independent consulting firm. In addition, the Forrester study commissioned by SpotXchange reveals real-time bidding will account for 24.7 percent of U.S. online video advertising spending in 2014. Growing use [...]
[Read more...]Are Startups Facing a Series A Funding Crunch?
March 29, 2013 - The headlines about Series A funding for startups can be confusing. Do startups have a funding crisis or not? While a law firm’s report shows a Series-A funding cataclysm mostly in the Silicon Valley, headlines emanating in southern California tell a different story. Series A funding is the first round [...]
[Read more...]Tips to Protect Against Hacking of Your Bluetooth
Bluetooth technology, of course, allows you freedom when talking on your cell phone. But you’ll lose other freedoms if you don’t prevent scammers from exploiting your system via a trend called “bluebugging.” Beware, cybercriminals using software, are able to intercept your Bluetooth signal to hack into your phone. This, of course, means all your [...]
[Read more...]Europe’s Trends in Mobile, Online Video, Search and Web Usage
March 22, 2013 If you’re a digital marketer targeting Europe, you can get some valuable insights about trends while possibly forecasting the future thanks to a study released by comScore. The report, “2013 Europe Digital Future in Focus,” pinpoints Europe’s trends in mobile, online video, search and web usage. For example, comScore’s press release [...]
[Read more...]Why Yahoo’s Telecommuting Ban Is a Model for Struggling Companies
Despite the hysteria over Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s telecommuting ban, her decision is a positive example for other companies needing a turnaround. Lest we forget, Yahoo has a storied reputation. But it slipped – badly. Ms. Mayer was hired to facilitate a turnaround. In the U.S., Yahoo ranks third in search behind Microsoft and [...]
[Read more...]Strategies to Create the Best Possible Mobile Apps
Consumer and enterprise penchants for mobile technology have skyrocketed but we’ve only scratched the surface in developing quality, application solutions. Mobile apps are expected to support initiatives for a company’s return on investment. That includes competitiveness in the marketplace; efficiency; enterprise and consumer relationships; and revenue – better yet, profits would be more ideal. [...]
[Read more...]SEO vs. Blogging: Which Is Best for Your Marketing Budget?
To blog, or not to blog – that is the question. With apologies for paraphrasing the famous opening line in William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, it seems apropos in debating the merits of blogging vis-à-vis hiring search-engine optimization (SEO) experts. If you’re like most business owners, budgets are tight. So you have to make sure [...]
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