If you feel that the present tech world is rapidly changing, with addition of new iterations to the products every now and then, then think again. Like every trend has some beginning, the tech world had one too, and it was seeded around 45 years back.

These innovations changed the way we live and run our businesses, the way we thought, communicated, bond over, the real and virtual worlds, all changed-- incited a new era in human evolution all together.    

Read on to know the 10 best innovations in the past 45 years, compiled by ComputerWorld.

#10 Computers

The invention of computer itself is a big thing, but the show stealer was not PC, not main frame, not even Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine(1849) or Konrad Zuse’s electromechanical Z3(1942). It was the most groundbreaking computer- ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer). The device was first electronic general-purpose computer, conceived and designed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert of the University of Pennsylvania; unveiled on February 14, 1946. It was capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems, and was designed to calculate artillery firing tables for the United States Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory. Later other "automatic" computers followed it, relieving actual human calculations on paper, ranging from simple math to artillery trajectories.

#9 Word Processor

Wang Laboratories, a computer company founded by Dr. An Wang and Dr. G. Y. Chu Wang in 1951.  The company’s first attempt at a word processor was the Wang 1200(1971). Harold Koplow had written the microcode to perform word processing functions instead of number crunching, breaking new ground between typewriters and mainframes. Later WordStar for TRS-80(1979) put word processing onto personal computers. Something which made fingers just type on, than scribing it on paper.

#8 Delete Key

This simple innovation helped us to correct our mistakes without much fuss. It also reduced need for WhiteOuts, erasers, OS reboots and aftermath apologies; just press and undo.

#7 UNIX

UNIX is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system developed by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs in 1969. The OS simplified the execution of computer programs on machines, before which the program had to converted it to punch cards and give them to MIS, which was then fed to the mainframe.

The whole new world of product based software took the roots in IT industry, powering even those with law IT skills to write programs. The programs were line-of-business applications and large-scale ERP, CRM and SCP systems; which eventually moved to the cloud and took the form of Salesforce.com, Facebook and World of Warcraft.

#6 Local Area Network

ARCNET was the first widely available networking system for microcomputers. It was developed by principal development engineer John Murphy at Datapoint Corporation, provided first commercial LAN in 1977. It answered the people’s need to share files, printers and WAN connections at affordable prices, and with greater speeds.

#5 Acoustic Coupler

The external acoustic-coupler modem (1965) is the first device which converted analog signals from ordinary phone to turn huge computers of the time into network interfaces with blazing 300bps. Though it was included in PC World’s “Ugliest Product in Tech History” list, it defiantly paved way for modern ultra fast internet.

#4 Mobile Phones

The mobile phones were active as early as 1983 when commercial cell networks debuted in. Though at that time mobile phones were not sleek to fit into pockets or have multimedia functions, instead are huge and confined to vehicles, nevertheless the purpose of talking on the go was achieved.

#3 America Online

Steve Case founded AOL (American Online) the commercial ISP, introduced millions of people to internet and chat-rooms; the new experience unveiled. In 1989 when speed in kbps was norm, AOL brought in broadband, and started new online era. AOL led to CompuServe, which led to Web, which led to social networks like Facebook.

#2 Apple Newton

Apple’s Newton was first personal digital assistant (or PDA). Debuted in 1992, it changed the way a user managed personal data, and defined how convenient computer automation should be, making available the data whenever we wanted, in a portable user friendly device.  

#1 Wi-Fi Home Router

Before the advent of Fastwed, an Italian ISP Wi-Fi in 2001, building networks with cable modems was too complex, and expensive. Now Wi-Fi has turned into a domestic necessity of households like a water heater or cooker.

And also,

The Web

Tim Berners-Lee invented HTTP, HTML, and the URL in 1991. It was something which changed forever the way the information was exchanged, led to World Wide Web era, something indispensible in today’s personal or business life.

Gen Y came out of college exploring one job to another (to another). But when the recession hit, many said the days of job-hopping were over.

Yet there’s no reason to be scared into longevity at your current position. Here are 10 reasons to keep job-hopping:

1. Job-hopping allows you to widen your choice of jobs, not narrow it

When you have more experience in a wide range of positions, you’ll be able to increase your skill set. As long as you’re comfortable and adept at describing your transferable skills, you can easily act as a chameleon and morph from your current position to your dream job.

However, if you don’t know what transferable skills are, you may need to stay put.

2. No need to impress people you’ve never met

Many people, primarily HR managers, warn against job-hopping so you can theoretically impress another HR manager in the future—one you haven’t met yet. Besides the fact that you probably won’t be on the same career path a few years from now, let alone in the same industry, there’s no reason to build your career around what HR managers want.

Instead, impress yourself. Keep your own commitments and promises, and you’ll be fine.

3. Loyalty no longer exists

Your company is not loyal. Your boss is not loyal. Employees are never put first. More than ever, every job is unstable. It’s now more secure to build your own unique career from scratch.

So don’t show loyalty to a company that is not loyal to you. Now, that doesn’t mean ignoring your work or being disrespectful to the people who put money in your bank account, but it does mean being realistic in your career planning.

4. Job-hopping is a precursor to the future of careers

Careers are no longer linear. Instead, you will piece together positions and opportunities to fully form your career puzzle. You’ll have six to eight jobs before you’re 30, and you certainly won’t settle into the same company for the rest of your life after that.

As the idea of careers shift toward more contract work and portfolio careers, you can prepare by realizing results quickly and providing massive value.

5. Your network—not your resume—gets you jobs

When you job-hop, you expand your network tenfold. You meet more people: coworkers, managers, partners, influencers, leaders. And it’s your network, not your list of positions, that will get you in the door at the next job.

While you can and should apply with your cover letter and resume, when your network can recommend you for a position, it is much easier to advance your career.

6. Get a substantial raise and title upgrade

It’s better to find a new job that pays well and has a great title than to try and convince your existing company to give you a raise and a promotion. After all, you signed their contract. And it’s cheaper for them to keep you in your place.

When you ask for a raise, you’ll likely only receive a two to three percent increase. When you job-hop, the typical increase in income is 20 to 30 percent. Enough said.

7. You don’t know what you like until you do it

A slim minority of us fall right away into careers that are representative of our dream jobs. Everyone else gets stuck in jobs we hate.

While you can try to journal and vision-board your way into a soul-enriching career, it’s quicker and more effective to try several different positions until you discover what you truly enjoy. Action is quicker than thought—so don’t guess; go out and do.

8. Companies don’t move as fast as results

From startups to large corporations, every organization is fighting against some sort of barrier, whether it’s lack of money or lots of bureaucracy.

You may bring stellar results in the first three to six months, but by the time a year rolls around, your plate is likely devoid of challenge and meaningful work. Job-hopping means you always have relevant tasks to work on and can continually create positive impact.

9. The recession is a great excuse for high-performers

Naysayers warn Gen Y not to job-hop since it supposedly looks bad. But when Negative Nancies hunker down, it’s the perfect opportunity for high-performers to get out and fight. The recession is your excuse, as a high-performer in particular, to take risks and reap big rewards.

If it doesn’t work out, well, it’s been a bumpy ride for everyone. But the odds are in your favor.

10. Your talent is desperately needed

If you love your job, then for goodness sake, hold onto it with all your might.

But the truth is, the majority of Gen Y is disillusioned and dissatisfied with their careers. The longer you stay in a position that doesn’t fulfill you, the longer you cheat the world of your unique talents and gifts.

So whether you love picking out an accent pillow or get pleasure from financial projections, go on: get after it!

Rebecca Thorman’s blog Kontrary offers tips to create the career, bank account and life you love and is a popular destination for young professionals. Her goal is to help you find meaningful work, enjoy the heck out of it and earn more money.

Tags: Employment, Career, Human resources, Generation Y, Business, Cover letter, Jobs, Job Search

B2B content is increasingly being considered as a useful way to drive traffic to company websites. Among the challenges found in B2B blogging is coming up with fresh ideas and subsequent content that will make your company’s messages appealing and engaging to your audience.

So, what is a B2B blogger in a bind to do? This is a list I have put together with 10 B2B blogging ideas. My list is by no means inclusive or in any sort of order of importance. I’ve decided to put it together because sometimes we could all use a boost.


1. Lists

My personal favorite, in case you couldn’t tell. There are so many ways to use lists for B2B blogging. Lists have a double benefit in that they are not only rather easy to put together, but they also can drive home some key points to your audience in a feasible, simple-to-digest format.

2. “How To”

This is good idea for bloggers who may have specific knowledge pertaining to a topic within their specific industries or specialties. It provides them the opportunity to share and educate their readers.


3. Industry News

Current events within your industry is probably among the lowest of the “low-hanging fruit” for fresh content. An added benefit in using news as content can be that it can provide your audience with a certain confidence that your business is up-to-date with the latest happenings.


4. Images and/or Videos as Content

We’ve all heard the expression by now that a picture is worth a thousand words. If you’re a B2B blogger in need of a boost, you can find any number of opportunities to put that expression to the test. Pinterest and YouTube are ripe with useful options.


5. Case Studies

Has your business accomplished a “win” recently? This type of post in your company blog will provide a bit of advertising as well as showcase the solutions that have been helpful and successful to other businesses.

6. Community Involvement

Does your company get involved in volunteer activities within its community? Posts that cover events where a company’s employees have spent time and/or financial gifts for charitable purposes often strike positive chords with its audience. They can see them as more human and caring.

7. Guest Blogs

B2B is diverse. Sometimes it helps to have posts from people with different points of view – or even entirely different types of marketing philosophies – than your company. The results can provide a certain balance and even synergy within your company’s current B2B blogging style.


8. Editorializing

It is common practice for bloggers to comment on one another’s posts. Using this idea and taking it a step beyond can create a brand new post. An editorial, if you will, to a similar post in your industry can be entertaining to your audience. Just don’t forget to reference the original in your post.

9. Results from Crowdsourcing

Have you have noticed certain trends within your B2B social media communities and blogs? Running polls or asking open-ended questions about them in your communities can be excellent sources of blog fodder. The results may answer your questions, as well as those of your audience.

10. Story-telling

I mentioned earlier that B2B topics may not be “sexy,” but they don’t have to be boring either. Sometimes just putting certain details into words your own way, with your own personality, can go a long way with your audience. Everyone likes a good story that appeals to them on some level.

I would love to hear which B2B blogging – or any other blogging ideas – that have worked best for you when you’re in a bind.

Come on, be honest. You can agree that the following scenario happens to all of us at one time or another – or probably more than one time – as bloggers. Your brain and the keyboard just can’t seem to connect. Deadline or not, you are incapable of making it happen the way you want. The harder you try, the more frustrated you become. 

 Then, you just give up for a while and move over to look at all the pretty pictures on Pinterest. Oh, wait – that’s what happens to me! B2B blogging admittedly comes with its own unique challenges. Let’s face it, the solutions and offerings are just not very “sexy” in the B2B world. That doesn’t mean B2B blogging isn’t necessary – it’s quite the opposite actually. 

Tags: YouTube, Pinterest, Blogging, Ideas, Blogs

“Why is SEO harder for small businesses?” This question has popped up a couple of times in our organic keyword referrers. We’ve been saying for months that SEO is getting harder, and that it’s especially difficult for SMBs to excel at. But why? Why is SEO easier for the big dogs? Make no mistake, it is – even if it’s getting harder for them too.

Here are 10 reasons why smaller businesses struggle to succeed at SEO.

1. You have less money.

This is the #1 reason SEO – and everything else! – is harder for small businesses. It’s an old saw but it’s true: You have to spend money to make money. The reason companies spend money on marketing and advertising is because they deliver ROI, but sometimes there’s a tipping point. For example we’ve seen small businesses that didn’t see ROI from PPC until they raised their daily spend, counter-intuitively. SEO is the same way. If you can devote more money to your search engine optimization efforts, you’ll see better returns. Bigger companies have bigger budgets they can allocate towards hiring more employees, bringing in top-notch consultants, investing in “big content” and great web design, and so on.

2. You have less time.

OK, I lied: This is tied for #1. Time is money, and if you have less money you also have less time. Fewer heads on the marketing team means that everyone is juggling multiple tasks and nobody can focus 100% of their time on SEO. Some businesses are so small they have just one or two people doing EVERYTHING, making SEO exponentially harder. Real SEO takes a lot of time. Creating worthwhile content, optimizing your web pages, promoting your assets and securing links, running A/B tests – none of this is easy. Small businesses end up doing a rush job or neglecting it altogether, resulting in underoptimized sites with poor rankings.

3. Something else always comes first.

When you’re short on resources, SEO-related tasks always seem to get pushed to the bottom of the list. Blogging and other forms of content creation are a prime example – everyone’s got the best of intentions, promises are made (“I’ll get you that blog post by the end of the week!”) but nothing ever really gets written and published. The fact is, if you wait to do SEO until everything else is done, you’ll never do any SEO. That’s why big companies hire a dedicated SEO – no excuses.

4. It’s harder to keep up with changes.

Again, this is essentially a resource problem. An SEO specialist who lives and breathes search has time (and incentive) to follow industry publications and keep up with the rapidly changing search landscape. They’ll know if Google has released a big algorithm change or other significant update that could affect your rankings and strategy. They’ll hear about new techniques and be better able to judge what’s worth trying and what isn’t. SMB marketers are often too busy trying to keep up with their own industry vertical to spend any time following the twists and turns of SEO. Here at WordStream, we have an advantage because search marketing is what we do – we have to keep up with search. But what if you sell shoes or medical equipment? Your morning reading is going to look very different.

5. Google favors brands.

In SEO we love to whine that Google favors brands, but the truth is, everyonefavors brands. All other things being equal, Google ranks big brands higher in the search results because they have user behavior data indicating that people click more often on recognizable brand websites. So if you want to compete on a keyword that bigger brands are also going after, you’ll have to work that much harder to prove your content is relevant and worth the user’s time. For a lot of branded keywords, you’ll never be able to beat the bigger companies.

6. Bigger businesses have been at it longer.

Big businesses weren’t born that way – they started small and grew. So big companies have generally been around longer. If you’ve been operating as a small business, doing well but staying small, for many years, that’s great – you’ll have an advantage. But lots of small businesses haven’t been around that long, and it’s tougher for them to rank because their younger websites haven’t accrued authority and a great link profile yet. This is why it’s harder for new websites to rank on competitive keywords. Aside from the fact that Google likes older domains, big brands have simply been doing SEO longer, so they’ve more things and they know what works and what doesn’t. They can repeat past successes and repurpose their content assets, rather than starting from scratch all the time.

7. Your website is smaller.

If you’re a small business, chances are your site isn’t just newer, it’s smaller too. You have less content and fewer pages overall, which amounts to fewer keywords you can possibly target and fewer opportunities to rank. Really big websites get more traffic in part because the sea of search queries they have the potential to rank for is so much bigger. And big brands have bigger websites because (you guessed it) they have more resources to funnel toward creating content, and because they offer more products and services. Think of Amazon and all the individual pages they have for each and every product they offer!

8. You have fewer tools and less powerful software.

Your itsy-bitsy marketing budget rears its ugly head again. Enterprises can afford to invest in great software. The in-house SEO at a big company has tools at his disposal that automate away some of the time-consuming tasks involved with search marketing. They can afford to buy up for better analytics, better keyword research, better reporting tools, better conversion optimization tools, etc., etc. Small companies are often stuck with free, which makes it harder to gain a competitive advantage. More manual work also takes more time.

9. You have less clout to leverage for link building and media coverage.

Big sites and brands with great reputations tend to get links without even trying. It also helps to have some weight behind your name when you actively reach out for links. If you’re trying to get media coverage in a big publication, it helps enormously if they’ve already heard of you. Barring that, it’s great to be able to say that your business has been mentioned in other notable venues – it’s like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval. But smaller businesses are less likely to have brand recognition on their side.

10. You don’t have a relationship with Google.

Bigger companies tend to have a personal relationship with Google. They may have a dedicated rep. If something goes south (“Holy crap, our rankings fell off a cliff overnight!!”) they can call their contact at Google for help. Small businesses will have a lot more trouble figuring out what to do. It’s a dirty little not-so-secret secret, perhaps – like the fact that it’s much easier to get into an Ivy League school if your family name is on one of the buildings – but big brands spend a lot of money on Google advertising (like $50 million a year). And that means they’ve got connections inside, and Google is invested in keeping them happy.

Is SEO Still Worth the Trouble? In a Word, Yes

Now listen: We’re not saying you should give up on SEO. In fact, you have to do at least the bare minimum SEO if you want to have a reasonably viable presence online. Basically, if you have a website, you want to accomplish three things:
Help potential customers find your site via search.
Make sure your site is easy to navigate once they’ve found it.
Make sure it’s obvious what they should do next, whether that’s calling in or adding something to a shopping cart – and convince them to do it.

These tasks, especially the second two, involve the principles of web design, usability, and conversion rate optimization as much as they do SEO. But to accomplish #1, you’re going to have to think about search engine optimization. Of course, you should have other sources of traffic for your site – PPC/remarketing, social media, email marketing, word of mouth – but if you neglect SEO, you’re leaving a great potential source of brand-new leads untapped.

The trick for small businesses is figuring out what you can accomplish given your limited resources. Also, remember that there may be ways that being small actually helps you! For example, small business are often more agile, and more willing to experiment. So stick with it, cover your basics first, make sure your managers know SEO is important, and investigate new opportunities as you can find the time.

Do you work at a small business? How do you deal with the challenges of SEO?

Shipping costs are one of the biggest expenses for many small businesses, but resourceful entrepreneurs are finding ways to reduce the sting.

Fred DuBois, for example, had been trying to cut theshipping costs at his Laptop Battery Express in Cleveland since he founded it in 2007. Free delivery service for about 50 battery orders a day was costing him as much as $500. He had been relying almost exclusively on FedEx Ground, but this summer, he realized that varying his carriers and using the U.S. Postal Service would cut shipping costs in half. Today, he says, he ships about half his orders with FedEx and the other half with the post office, saving about $250 a day.

To achieve such savings, consider these 10 ways to trim shipping costs:

1. Negotiate with multiple carriers. All shipping companies have pricing schedules based on volume: The more you ship, the lower your rate. But small businesses often don't realize they also may have negotiating power, says Jack Mitchell, president of PANCGroup, a Boston-based parcel appraisal and negotiations consulting firm. If you ship large numbers of packages, compare prices and try to persuade carriers to offer lower rates. "If Fed Ex knows UPS is vying for your business, you've got something to negotiate," Mitchell says.

Related: 4 Mobile Apps That Make Shipping Simple

2. Get suppliers to use your shipping account number. DuBois receives inventory from 12 suppliers, including eight in China and four in the U.S. While he originally had suppliers shipping products to him and invoicing for the transport costs, he managed to persuade his domestic suppliers to ship products on his company's FedEx account number. This not only increases his business's shipping volume, which can lead to cheaper rates, but it also helps prevent suppliers from padding their shipping costs. Kevin Lathrop, president of Unishippers, a Salt Lake City-based company that buys and resells transportation services, recommends including this shipping requirement in your purchase order.

3. Use packaging provided by your carrier. If you use your own packaging, you could face additional "dimensional fees" if your box exceeds the size regulations set by UPS and FedEx. To avoid those extra charges, consider using the packaging provided by your carrier, which doesn't have dimensional fees. By putting a one-pound box into a FedEx envelope, for example, DuBois cut his shipping cost by 15 percent.

4. Consider a regional carrier. Such carriers often provide the same services as FedEx or UPS at a reduced cost, Mitchell says. Regional carriers include Spee-Dee Delivery Service in the Midwest, OnTrac in the West and LoneStar Delivery & Process in Texas. But keep in mind their delivery networks are limited. You also might reduce your bargaining power if you spread your business among too many carriers.

Related: How Secure Package Delivery Can Raise Customer Satisfaction

5. Use online shipping. One way to save on U.S. Postal Service costs is to pay for your shipping online. You can save up to 16 percent on priority mail orders and up to 60 percent on express mail, says Beth Fluto, manager of digital media for USPS. You also get free pick-up service, priority mail delivery confirmation and shipping supplies when you pay online with the post office.

6. Invest in prepaid shipping. To help cut FedEx and UPS costs, consider prepaid shipping, which offers a discount rate of up to 20 percent. This means you buy a quantity of shipping labels upfront and affix them to packages as needed rather than pay for each package when you send it out. Prepaid shipping works best when you know you'll be sending out the same weight packages repeatedly and can determine the shipping cost in advance.

7. Buy insurance from a third party. While carriers charge about 80 cents for every $100 of insurance, third-party companies like Parcel Insurance Plan and U-PIC Shipping Insurance charge about 45 cents. The savings can add up, Mitchell notes, if you frequently ship expensive items.

Related: 5 Reasons to Switch to Electronic Signature Technology

8. Factor in all shipping fees before billing customers. Carriers have more than 75 special charges, including fuel surcharges, fees when requiring a signature from the recipient, or Saturday delivery fees, Mitchell says. If your customers pay for shipping, be sure to include all these extra costs in their bills so you don't end up absorbing them yourself.

9. Consider hybrid services. While they have certain volume, weight and size restrictions, hybrid services like SurePost by UPS and SmartPost by FedEx can cost half as much as standard UPS and FedEx delivery options, Mitchell says. These services pick up packages at your business and ship them by UPS or FedEx to the post office closest to the destination. The local mailman then makes the final delivery. While the cost is less, this extra step can slow delivery time.

10. Ask about association discounts. Find out if your industry's professional association has a partnership with a carrier that offers member discounts. Depending on the size of the association, you could be eligible for discounted rates of up to 50 percent on certain services with carriers like FedEx and UPS.

Tags: FedEx, United Parcel Service, OnTrac, Salt Lake City, United States Postal Service, U.S. Postal Service, Package delivery, Mitchell

Every day, thousands of bloggers starting a new blog to write about what interests them, share information with others, or simply to express what they have to say. Many of them start their first blog, some already have a few facts and established.  This entry is aimed at both groups of bloggers and all those interested in the topic of blogging. Here are the top 10 tips for Blogging at home:

1. Plan well. 

If you are in the planning phase of your blog, do it right. There are people who start a blog without thinking about whether they have enough time to maintain it, or spend a minute to think about possible topics for tickets.  The phase before posting the first entry is the most important phase because it determines if your blog is going to survive the first year. Plan it all, the main theme of your blog, 20-30 subjects for the first innings, where do you get the pictures, who else could help with tickets or information, how long a day you can devote to your blog, etc..  The results of this phase will be very useful in the early months of your blogging.

2. Get The Top Hosting. 

If you just want to write three inputs to test how it’s blogging, join blogger or wordpress.com – there you can create a blog in no time and completely free. It will charge either by the hosting, not by the subdomain you get.  However, if you’re serious about your plans to create a blog and you intend to keep for a long time, just use it as a reference from your experience etc., Recommendation for you is to paying 3 or 4 euros a month to have your own web hosting and your own domain.  Click here to see the top hosting companies in the world.

3. Choose a Platform 

As for me there is no platform for discussion: wordpress.org . In my experience it is the best free platform there, and the community that keeps this tool is incredibly productive.  There are lots of plugins and themes that can integrate and installed so cinch, and a large number of users on wordpress forums will be happy to help you with your questions.  You can download it free at wordpress.org – then extracted, climbs onto a website and installed data giving the MySQL database.

4. Write Daily Posts 

Post entries is the most important quality, especially at first. If you havetickets helpful, your readers will return, will subscribe to your RSS feed, your newsletter, will recommend to their own blogs or speak of your posts in various forums.  In addition, Google also molan more good entries with keywords and links to more information.

5. The Collection of Titles  

At first you should write at least 5 innings before putting your blog online.Furthermore, it should be like 5-10 and planned to publish entries in the first days. As usually the beginning of a blog can be a little stressful, it’s okay not to have to worry about the entries in the first days.  So you can concentrate on promoting your blog, twitter , forums and other blogs for people to gradually get to know you and your blog. Besides the planned inputs 5-10 for the beginning, you should make a list of 20 titles on which to write. This list not only comes in handy for times when you lack inspiration for new content, but also because it can help you get to certain topics not make this list of 20 titles and maybe want to change the theme of your blog a little.

6. Study Your Competitors 

The blogosphere is a great community of bloggers who are supporting each other, give advice, help with problems, etc.. – But at the end of the day, if there are two blogs about car tuning, the two bloggers want people to come to visit yours. Therefore it is well known competitors, follow blogs that have the same or similar subject, perhaps even participate in the discussions there or establish a relationship with the blogger to exchange items (articles of guests).

7. Write More Posts  

Do not underestimate the time you need to be a big boy blog. When you can, write tickets and leave them in the drafts of your platform. Always weeks giving you very little time, as you go on vacation and do not want to blog on the beach or in the mountains – if you have 10-15 then unpublished entries can set to be published on certain days and so your readers may not even realize that you are not available.

8. Clever Titles 

For visitors to remember the title of your blog should be short, if a compound title should not consist of more than two words, and the desired domain for your blog to be available yet. Many bloggers choose a domain made to have any keyword in the domain because search engines can give you an advantage. If you blog about cars, for example, the blog should be called mascoches.com, cochesdeportivos.es, cochesaudi.com, etc.

9. Choose Three Colors 

In terms of design, the principle would not worry too much about the design of your blog. If you choose a platform known, there will be plenty of themes (designs) available free. Advise for you is to only choose 3 colors for the design of your blog then you can also use for a logo, a banner, etc. Why three? Because color is bland, two colors can give a blog a particular style, but are still bland. With three colors have enough potential to create any logo, design, banner and more.

10. Be Patient  

What is most needed at first is to have patience.  Post frequently, at least 3-5 entries a week of medium or long extension so that search engines have something to scan and watch your stats after a month to see how it goes. The blogs are maintained for years, so even the most well-known bloggers took years to succeed with their blogs.  For a list of guest posting sites to help your blog go to the next level, click here.

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Social media is all about transparency, sharing and being your organic authentic self.

Uh-huh.

Well there are some things you should probably just keep to yourself.

Here’s 10 of them:

#1 Your phone number

There are creepy, disturbed people out there on the Internet with ill intentions and bad manners. They are called telemarketers. Don’t feed the telemarketers. Especially after midnight. Sort of like Gremlins.

#2 Pictures of your credit card

Yep. People actually do this. I know you’re proud of your new Toronto Maple Leaf’s branded VISA card, but showing it off on Instagram is like posting Identity theft porn.

#3 Pictures of any bodily function

I know where you think I’m going with this one, but I’m not. I’m talking about potty training. This is one instance where “pics or it didn’t happen” needs to not apply.

#4 This

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

#5 An invitation to “please rob me”

Letting the 1/6 of the human population of this planet that is on Facebook know that you’re in Mexico this week while that brand new 60” TV that you posted about last week is home all alone is an invitation to “please rob me”.

#6 Vaguebooking

“Wondering why…” Me too. Un-follow.

#7 Your password

This one should be at the top of the no-brainer pile. If your password is the name of your cat who has his own Facebook account with 1,632 friends, then you either need to change your password or your cat.

#8 Anything that happened in Vegas

This is a rule for a reason.

#9 Your Klout score or any other social media stat

You’re clearly over compensating for something, which leads to the final thing you should never share on social media…

#10 A naked selfie

If you’re a A list celebrity taking nude pictures of your self in the bathroom with your iPhone for your PR firm to leak to the media that’s fine. Otherwise, not cool.

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These companies below have held the largest market share in highly profitable businesses. Korean giant Toshiba has been extremely successful in consumer electronics, Microsoft dominates the operating system market and IBM is the market leader in enterprise computing. These companies have been able to rely on their constant revenue streams to support heavy investment in research and development. According to 24/7 Wall St. listed below are companies that invested the most in recent times.

10. Hitachi

2011 Patent Grants: 1,465
Profits: $-1.1 Billion
Sales: $96 Billion
Value: 473rd Largest

The 38th-largest company in Japan, Hitachi is a substantial and exceptionally diversified corporation, with major stakes in 11 separate industries, including electronics, construction, automotive systems and telecommunications. With such an array of businesses, the company is involved in a great many research and patent applications. It was awarded 1,465 U.S. patents in 2011. But the company’s shares are down 47.7 percent in the past five years, an under-performance of roughly 40 percentage points compared to the S&P 500 over the same period.

9. Hon Hai Precision Industry

2011 Patent Grants: 1,514
Profits: $2.4 billion
Sales: $61.2 billion
Value: 189th largest in world

Taiwan’s largest company, Hon Hai Precision Industry earned more than $60 billion in sales last year. Although this company’s name might not be very popular among all, most will recognize Foxconn, the company it purchased in 2010. Foxconn is the largest contract electronic manufacturer in the world. Shares of Hon Hai are down 63 percent in the past five years. Since 2009, the company’s annual patent rate has doubled.

8. Seiko Epson Corporation

2011 Patent Grants: 1,533
Profits: -$211.8
Sales: $10.5 Billion
Value: 1,596th Largest In World

The manufacturer of printers and other consumer electronics devices, including LCD televisions and personal computers Seiko is known as Epson by most Americans. Last year, the U.S. Patent Office granted thecompany more than 1,500 patents. One of Epson’s primary businesses was inkjet printers, which have been turned nearly obsolete by laser printers and a lower demand for printing in general due to cloud computing. Over the past five years, the company has ramped up its R&D department, generating approximately 100 more patents each consecutive year than the previous one. At the same time, the company shares have plummeted nearly 70 percent. In recent times the company lost $211 million.

7. Sony

2011 Patent Grants: 2,286
Profits: -$436.6 Million
Sales: $77.2 Billion
Value: 456th Largest In the World

Sony is one of the largest and most recognizable consumer electronics companies in the world. It is also one of the most struggling major companies in the world. Sony has steadily increased its patent portfolio, producing 805 more patents in 2011 than in 2007. Last year, the company lost $436 million. Over the past five years, company shares have lost more than three-quarters of their value. The company continues to struggle in its competition with rivals Apple and Samsung, both of which turned major profits last year.

6. Microsoft

2011 Patent Grants: 2,311
Profits: $20.6 Billion
Sales: $66.7 Billion
Value: 50th Largest In the World

Microsoft’s awarded patents dropped substantially in the past year. In 2010, the company was awarded 3,094 patents in the U.S. Last year, the number was just 2,311, resulting in the U.S. Company being passed by Japanese companies Canon, Panasonic and Toshiba. The software and computer company’s stock has remained stable, with share prices down 11 percent in the past year. This is roughly in line with the rest of the market. The company’s consistent revenue stream from its Windows operating system, server products and Xbox game console, among others, allows it to invest heavily in research and development. Last year, the company earned $20.6 billion, the sixth-biggest profit of any company in the world.

5. Toshiba

2011 Patent Grants: 2,483
Profits: -$211.2 Million
Sales: $68.3 Billion
Value: 509th Largest Company In World

The Japanese company, Toshiba produces a wide variety of consumer electronics, communications and network systems, as well as systems related to transportation, water and sewer infrastructure. The company had been among the top 10 of patent recipients since five years. Moreover, in the past couple of years, the company made a noteworthy jump awarded nearly 800 patents more in 2011 than in 2009. The company’s jump in technology development has not corresponded with financial success. Toshiba shares are down more than 60 percent in the past five years, and last year, the company lost $211 million.

4. Panasonic

2011 Patent Grants: 2,559
Profits: -$1.1 Billion
Sales: $79.4 Billion $79.4
Value: 482nd Largest In World

Well known for its televisions, video recording and viewing equipment, and batteries, Panasonic is a century old Japan based company. In order to remain competitive in the ever-evolving world of technology, the company must stay innovative. Since 2006, Panasonic has averaged approximately 2,100 U.S. patents per year, including 2,559 last year. However, things have not been going well for the company. Shares are down nearly 75 percent over the past five years, and the company lost $1.1 billion last year. Among the 2,000 largest companies in the world, this loss was the 26th worst.

3. Canon

2011 Patent Grants: 2,821
Profits: $3 Billion
Sales: $45.7 Billion
Value: 141st Largest In World

Canon is the 141th most valuable company in the world, and the fifth most valuable in Japan, according to the Forbes 2000. Thecompany manufactures a variety of consumer electronics and other products, but it is most well-known for its optical and imaging products, which include printers, cameras and video recording devices. Over the past five years, the company has been granted 2,300 patents on average per year. Canon’s shares are down more than 50 percent over a five-year period, but the company did make $3 billion last year.

2. Samsung Electronics
2011 Patent Grants: 4,894
Profits: $13.7 Billion
Sales: $133.8 Billion
Value: 33rd Largest In World

Though there are eight Asian companiesamong the top 10 patent recipients, the only one that is presently doing well is from South Korea not Japan. Samsung Electronics is the largest company in Korea by a wide margin and is the 33rd largest in the world. The company has a stake in nearly every technology-based industry on earth, including construction, chemicals, finance, semiconductors and consumer electronics. The company has had a great deal of success in the smartphone market. In the past five years, the company’s awarded patents roughly doubled. At the same time, share pricehas jumped 67 percent. Last year, the company earned $13.7 billion. It recently said it would increase 2012 capital expenditure to $41 billion.

1. International Business Machines
2011 Patent Grants: 6,180
Profits: $14.8 Billion
Sales: $99.9 Billion
Value: 31st Largest In World

The constant chief in patents has been, and remains, IBM. Last year, the company was awarded 6,180 separate patents, more than any other two companies combined excluding Samsung. This is the 19th consecutive year in a row that the company has been the top patent producer in the world. The massive IT Company has substantial market share in business technology consulting, as well as computer software and hardware development. The company made $14.8 billion in profits last year. Over the past five years, IBM shares are up more than 80 percent.

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