7 Types of Entrepreneurs; which one are you?

‘Entrepreneur’ is a pretty broad, and often abused, word. How do you define it and what do you need to do to call yourself one? I don’t have the answer, but I do know that there are a lot of different types of entrepreneurs. Here are a few typical entrepreneurs you might meet. Which one are you? The Manager EntrepreneurThis is the type of person who becomes involved with startups once they have received a fair bit of funding and are just beyond the first high-risk stage....

4 min · 780 words · Donald Humphrey

7 unique and creative uses for Google+

Because of its simultaneously private and public approach to sharing information,Google+is an extremely malleable platform, and as it continues to grow, there will be no end to the creative and unique uses for the site. Facebook and Twitter are much more than social networks, and Google+ with its unique method of sharing information can be whatever you want it to be. In fact, Google+ not only potentially threatens public social networks already in existence, it does away with the need for private social network tools such asYammer, because you can selectively share information with specific groups of people....

6 min · 1151 words · Kevin Mcbride

7 useful features Apple removed from Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (and how to get some of them back)

Applelaunched Mac OS X Lion on the Mac App Storein July this year to much fanfare, announcing thatit had over 250 new features. Some of those features—like the new version of Mail, Multi-touch gestures, systemwide autosave, versions, and resume—were almost universally loved, while others like Launchpad, natural scrolling, and Mission Control were more controversial. What people seem to have missed in all the hoopla surrounding the launch of the latest version of Apple’s desktop operating system, however, are some of the useful features that the company decided to remove when going from Snow Leopard to Lion....

10 min · 2079 words · Beth Hansen

7 Ways to Measure Your Influence Online

Asking someone if they’ve ever seen an episode of Jersey Shore may elicit the same response as if you asked “Have you ever Googled yourself?” Look, we know you have on both counts whether you’ll admit it or not. So in the spirit of narcissistic superficiality we present you with 7 ways to measure your influence online. All kidding aside, if you’re managing a company or a personal brand online, the following services will help you understand how your message is getting across....

8 min · 1524 words · Chelsea Hayes

70% of EU’s charging stations are found in just 3 countries

A new data analysis by theEuropean Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA)found that the there’s a risk of a “two-track Europe”developing during the switch to electric vehicles. According to the research, the unbalanced distribution of charging points across the EU is too clear to go unnoticed. Specifically,70% of all charging stations in the bloc are concentrated in justthreecountries: the Netherlands (66,665), France (45,751), and Germany (44,538). Interestingly, together these countriesmake up only 23% of the EU’s total surface area....

3 min · 507 words · Jonathon Jones
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