Vendalism, the free online classifieds and auctions site, announced the integration of PayPal verification features for buyers and sellers to link their verified PayPal account to eliminate scammers from the free sellers website. The new features make it easy for visitors to verify if the buyers or sellers are legitimate with just one click of ...

When deciding where to work, LinkedIn may be limiting in its ability to find you the perfect gig.  What you need is an “eHarmony for jobs.” At least that’s the idea behind Path.to, a startup which kicked off in late August of last year. The new Web site asks job applicants to complete a questionnaire ...

Even while vacationing, it’s difficult to completely disconnect from work thanks to the portability of the office. This is the case for over half of respondents, according to a new Cisco WebEx survey of 500 U.S. small business owners (infographic below). The survey, which was conducted for Cisco by Wakefield Research, looks at business owners ...

Today, companies see social networking and big data as an opportunity to develop their business.  But before embarking on a promising big data strategy, a company must educate itself on the value of social media and big data analytics. Companies need to integrate the power of big data and social media, and then use it ...

One important business incentive is the desire to create a data center to improve handling of information systems and reduce operating costs. When you create long-term strategies aimed at optimizing the data center, the benefits can be substantial–reduced capital and operating, and greater business agility. Currently, many organizations store and move more information than they ...

Many people are excited about the London Olympic Games, and for good reason. This event happens once every four years and is widely promoted by the media, especially when one knows that the competition only lasts for two weeks.  It is truly a unique moment for the athletes, coaches, spectators, and all the people who ...

In times of global economic crisis, there is an unstable situation in the labor market. Innovation is considered a savior in our current economic uncertainty, as nations shift their prominence in a worldwide marketplace where intellectual resources become increasingly important for the future development of the U.S. The Big Data revolution opens new capabilities around ...

The government lacks transparency and can’t go dumping large quantities of data in poorly presented states, says the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in its report on the government’s transparency agenda. The PAC chair, Margaret Hodge, has said the government must do something to ensure data released is accessible, relevant and easy for us all to ...

The connected device is beng pursued by, location-based and social sharing trends, and there’s booming, effective Wi-Fi usage behind it all, according to latest Jiwire mobile audience insights report Q2 2012. The quarterly report from JiWire, the location-based mobile media provider, examines the connected devices usage trends, location-based and social tagging trends and connected device ...

SoLoMo is becoming an increasingly important part of every marketing campaign, and one mobile ad network is seeing big benefits from brands using their platform. Anne’s Pretzels is one, partnering with three global franchises – The Coca-Cola Company, Millennial Media and Sparkfly Inc to develop new location based mobile advertising campaign that bridges the gap between mobile ...