The other day I had to (gently) urge my husband to complete a handyman chore he'd let slide for longer than I thought reasonable: tightening the kitchen faucet. It had become so loose that when you turned the water on, the entire base of the fixture moved. His excuse for the delay? The tool he needed—channel lock pliers—wasn't handy.
In my impatience, I tried tightening the fixture myself,...Read more
There’s been a lot of buzz around “big data” the last couple years, but mostly within the context of IT. I’m sure you’ve heard it—the staggering amount of data we generate daily and how much additional storage IT needs in order to keep up. To see what I mean, check out this infographic from CenturyLink.
But...Read more
Hardly a day goes by that I don't come across at least one article, blog post, or newsletter about measuring social media success, in particular ROI. According to a recent eMarketer article, the pressure is on...Read more
It's hard not to view social media through the "popularity contest" lens, especially when there's so much talk of liking, following, and friending. But between Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and others, how can one distinguish between real influence and simply amassing bodies? Does increasing your friend...Read more
