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Ever wondered what would life be like if you lived in a completely different part of the world?If It Were My Homeis essentially a comparison engine for the world and can tell you whether the grass really is greener elsewhere. Say you live in the UK; pull up Brazil and you get a map showing just the two countries’ sizes compare along with a wide range of stats. Apparently in that South American country, I would have a 3....

The day of the Like and Follow have created quite the ruckus, forcing brands to really evaluate the differences in quality versus quantity. What are 1 million Facebook fans worth if none of them Retweet or Share or engage with your content? Wouldn’t it be better to have 100,000 really active and loud fans? And how annoying is it when brands will do anything just to get you to Like them?...

The day of the Like and Follow have created quite the ruckus, forcing brands to really evaluate the differences in quality versus quantity. What’s 1 million Facebook fans worth if none of them Retweet or Share or engage with your content? Wouldn’t it be better to have 100,000 really active and loud fans? And how annoying is it when brands will do anything just to get you to Like them? It normally creates quite the opposite reaction....

There are several great books about Google and I have read most of them. What’s interesting about ‘In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives’ is that Steve Levy has spent 5 years attending meetings and meeting with hundreds of Google employee to really get the inside story. As an entrepreneur I specifically enjoyed the detailed account of the early days of Google. When you hear the founders talk about this they always make it seem like they had a grand vision from the start and even go as far as blaming other entrepreneur for not thinking BIG....

What you need to know about iOS 14’s new privacy settings Precise Location options Up to now, when apps requested to track your location, your options were either to allow it, block it, or allow it while the app was in use. Now you have an additional option: a toggle that lets you choose whether an app tracks your precise location, or a more approximate one. You’ll have to adjust this on each individual app, but it’s definitely worth having the control....