When a major figure suddenly leaves their position, they face a unique challenge: how to handle the internet’s sudden interest in their well-being. How should anyone in the tech world – a sector that practically demands internet connection – deal with social media when they’ve just been fired? Lean Into It I could have made a list of best practices, but it boils down to just one thing: You should stay online and talk about what happened....

Landing a job at a unicorn can have plenty of benefits. There are plenty of opportunities for advancement, and you’ll get to work with dozens industry influencers. And don’t forget that landing this kind of position is resumé gold, setting up your future for more good jobs than you can handle. The question is, how do you stand out among an intense field of competition? Show Curiosity Your skills matter....

Techstars recently asked Lesa Mitchell, the managing director for Techstars Kansas City, and Ted Serbinski, managing director for Techstars Mobility in Detroit, for their advice on what founders can do to stand out during the application process, outside of user and revenue growth. Team Video Quality Ted: The biggest things I look for in an application are the team video and the product video. We limit those videos to just a minute because one, it’s impossible to look at all the applications if we have to watch more than a minute....

This is partly due to the startup not having developed a strong brand name yet and partly because the control over the accounting department is lost. It’s not easy for a newcomer to know all the details of how invoices have to be issued, the intricacies of VAT and taxation systems and if the startup has to deal with multiple countries, hell is loosed as the different systems simply wreak havoc....

The BPO – Business Process Outsourcing trend is accelerating, and now has become a subset of outsourcing, that commonly involved the contracting of the operations and responsibilities of a specific business process to a third party service provider. Although BPO is often categorized into back0office outsourcing, it successfully includes internal business functions like HR, finance, accounting, and front-office outsourcing for customer-related services such as contact centers. Apart from these, several outsourcing segments within the global industry include business services, energy, technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, retail, travel and transport, and telecom and media....

secretarial work including mail, email, and scheduling;data entry and management;bookkeeping and payroll duties;social media management;blog content and posting schedules;Internet marketing such as SEO, email, and website optimization;lead generation through multiple marketing channels;website design and functionality;graphic design for online and offline materials;content creation, print marketing and sales copy; andevent planning and management Within these areas of expertise, it’s possible to find a VA who can take charge of any aspect of your business that you don’t have time for, don’t feel qualified to handle, or just plain don’t like....

Facial recognition has seen its fair share of controversy and backlash in recent years. From citywide bans to contentious launches, the technology has raised eyebrows and ruffled feathers across the political landscape, and rightfully so given the potentially dangerous nature of the software. Now IBM, one of the oldest, most influential tech companies in the world, has drawn a line in the sand on the research of the technology, setting the stage for a global discussion on its use throughout the world....

Most of us are familiar with the revolutionary change mobile technology has had on our personal and work lives. Mobile technology has connected us with data and tools that save us money, perform analyses on the fly to help us make decisions (or find the best burger in town) and even tell us where to go, how to get there, and redirect us in the event of heavy traffic. Well, these facts and capabilities haven’t been lost on the federal government....

Avast has told us that is hasn’t been harvesting information from its Secureline VPN product, although privacy-conscious Avast users are bound to feel cautious after this latest news. Avast isn’t alone in selling user data, but its methods are under scrutiny after this latest investigation. We explain what you need to know. Unsure about Avast Secureline? See our guide to the Best VPNs for 2020 Avast Selling User Data via Jumpshot The investigation, a joint probe by Motherboard and PC Mag, focused on leaks that the publications have obtained....

Between Google Play and the Apple Store there are over four million apps. But, technology being what it is, there is always something new on the horizon. What’s an Instant App? This past summer, Google+ introduced new Android technology – instant apps. Using a regular website, users click a link and quickly land on a page. Google+ wants to do the same thing with apps – skip the download time, so that developers can reach more people instantly....

I’ve written a handful of pieces discussing what social media really is. It’s not just a handful of websites and apps. It’s the current state of the internet! Nearly every website and app has a social component. You create a profile, you interact with others, you share content, post comments, leave reviews, etc. It’s all public. It’s all social. But is there any media today that isn’t social? I missed the live coverage of an event held in France, so I instantly looked it up on YouTube....

This is not uncharted territory for Uber as they have encountered similar governmental pushback in other cities and have prevailed. So it’s likely just a matter of time before this hiccup gets smoothed out. I just wish the government would not waste its energy, mindshare, and resources focusing on stopping Uber when there are lots of other things the state and could be focused on – like improving the education system or determining the best way to handle the water crisis among many others....

This is the second year of the Build Fund. Last year, $5,000 was awarded to 20 developers – from couples app Kahnoodle in New York to a pterodactyl game from LovblGames in Romania. This year, the theme is “Creation.” Wong has long been an advocate of this type of creation. He encouraged entrepreneurs to disrupt markets or “change shit up” rather than just filling existing holes at an interview with Tech Cocktail in 2012....

According to ComScore, online spending reached a record $35.3 billion this holiday season, a 15% increase over last year, and this is spurred by technology that is making it easier for eCommerce to be conducted online. At the same time, there exists a fear of being defrauded or a victim of an online scam, which has led more than 90% of consumers that shop online not to complete a transaction according to the KikScore survey....

From non-fungible tokens (NFT) to bitcoin, the blockchain fever is in full force around the world. While prices have dipped in recent months and NFT scams have become near-daily headline news, investors are still hungry to keep the cryptocurrency bubble afloat. Mainstream entities have even gotten on board, with companies accepting cryptocurrency for everything from movie tickets to clothing. However, the Labor Department is skeptical about one company’s plans to allow bitcoin investments in retirement plans, as it could have a negative effect on something that’s supposed to be anything but volatile....

There were rumors of this shutdown echoing through the Las Vegas ecosystem since Shift concluded its beta in Las Vegas in February, sending an email to its beta users that included the following message: “Thanks to your assistance we can now focus on the future of SHIFT, which we are hugely excited about. ” Based on this message, many in the Downtown Las Vegas community believed that SHIFT would be looking for a new home or city in Albuquerque, New Mexico or Denver, Colorado as possible locations....

The bug was discovered last week and has, thankfully, been fixed. There were also no reports of the bug being exploited by nefarious hackers. However, it is recommended that users update their LastPass apps and browser extensions to avoid falling foul of the issue. Should you be worried about password managers failing to securely manage your passwords? Our verdict is no – but read on to learn why. See our guide to the Best Password Managers 2019...

Data breaches are nothing new for any company, but given LastPass’s entire business model hinges on keeping passwords safe and secure, falling victim to a hack is a bad look. However, in this case, there’s a silver lining: The breach hasn’t resulted in anything that could result in any account passwords or vaults being compromised. It’s a pain for the company, but your data will remain safe. What to Know About the LastPass Hack The advisory from LastPass says that the breach started when a developer’s user account was compromised two weeks earlier....

With cyberattacks on the rise and the average cost of an attack in the millions, safeguarding against issues such as data breaches and ransomware should be a number one concern for businesses of all sizes — but especially large businesses. While small businesses are the least likely to be protected, large businesses are the most targeted by attackers and, surprisingly, don’t fare much better. 83% of large businesses see security as a significant threat to their business growth....

“A product is not a product,” Mike Vahey and Frank Taylor told me. “Kickstarter has a very interesting vetting process.” Vahey and Taylor are working together on a non-tech product called The Travel Halo, an alternative to the traditional travel pillow. It’s a headband that has stabilizing pillows on the back of your head, so when you put your head against a headrest, the pillows stop your head from flopping around....