How your company can support employees’ physical and mental wellbeing

How your company can support employees’ physical and mental wellbeing Encourage employees to prioritize mental wellness AtMINDBODY, we offer regular meditation and breathwork classes onsite at our corporate headquarters which remote offices can stream live. Companies can also offer free or discounted memberships to handy apps likeCalmorHeadspace(my personal fave) to teach employees how mindfulness exercises can increase focus and promote creativity. At some of the hippest tech startups, you might even find designated quiet rooms or even nap pods for employees to rest and recharge throughout the day....

5 min · 864 words · Emily Brown

How your homepage influences your Internet experience

Where does your Internet journey start?Facebook?Twitter? Perhaps you still see theGooglehome page when you fire up your browser? Or does it automatically load your favourite website,The Next Web? Where your surfing session starts matters because it influences how you’re using the world wide web. The websites you visit and the networks you use colour the information you receive. It matters, but are you aware how much it matters? Are you looking for information or entertainment?...

5 min · 1054 words · Christine Morgan

How YouTube became the place to go for music on the Web

One of the more interesting trends to emerge in the world of digital music in recent times has been that ofYouTubeseemingly becoming one of the most popular, perhaps eventhemost popular, means of experiencing music online. A recentreportby Nielsen for the global music conferenceMIDEMreveals that listens to tracks on Youtube number three times the amount of legal downloads – a statistic which is likely to be raising a few eyebrows in the music industry right now....

3 min · 604 words · Phillip Miller

How YouTube Town Hall is engaging with American voters [Infographic]

YouTubelaunchedTown Hall back in May, as an “online platform for members of Congress to virtually debate and discuss the most important issues of the day.” The public can choose an issue, watch videos of congress expressing different perspectives on how to tackle this issue, and then support the one they agree with most. Now, Google-owned YouTube has released some interesting figures onTown Halland its use. In a blog post today, itsays:...

2 min · 256 words · Suzanne Wright

How ‘charging as a service’ can make powering EVs simpler

How ‘charging as a service’ can make powering EVs simpler Smart software solutions for charging infrastructure When Tesla launched the Roadster in 2008 it put e-mobility under the spotlight. At the time I was working in the tech industry and charge stations were an aspect of my business. While many players rushed to develop the hardware, I was interested in how software could improve the processes behind charging infrastructure. So in 2013 we launched has·to·be with the aim of providing smart software solutions for charging infrastructure amidst a growing e-mobility industry....

5 min · 912 words · Rebecca Edwards
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