Educators are their own “breed of cat,” and organizational structures are not necessarily those you will find in business organizations. Here are 5 of the biggest hurdles you will have to clear if you intend to survive and, indeed, thrive in the edtech industry. 1. Resistance to Change It is almost paradoxical that the institutions that are to bring us the next great leaders and innovators are often those that are so resistant to change....

Whether you loathe or love networking, connections and people are what end up getting you a job. From online to in-person, these are just a few of the places you should be networking to find yourself a new job. 1. Industry Events and Conferences Conferences are one of the best places to not only learn and expand on your professional, but also to network with your peers. Each year, some of your favorite organizations will put thousands of dollars into sponsoring, participating, and attending conferences around the world....

While the Infowars ban certainly feels like the right move – and follows a series of bans or blocks of Infowars by tech companies – it’s important to keep an eye on any unilateral bans from the world’s largest tech company. Apple famously vets its App Store – arguably, to maintain the quality and security of the apps available to Apple customers. To support this process, Apple has a series of standards that apps must meet....

In a market this fast-paced, it can be intimidating to begin the sale of your own products through an eCommerce site. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the number of other services that can provide what you are looking to sell, whether your site is B2B, B2C or C2C. It is important to ask yourself how you can make yourself stand out, engage with your customers and encourage them to return to your site again and again....

1. The GPS that leads the blind Now, the blind and visually impaired can get where they want to go without having to completely rely on the use of a cane or seeing-eye dog. There are various navigation devices designed to make it easier than a cane or guide dog. The Kapten PLUS Navigation Device, in particular, is a simple and affordable GPS accessory. The Kapten speaks direction and location, even when someone is walking down a street, using the most accurate and updated map technology....

Know you should launch as fast as possible.Nothing kills a new idea better than taking too much time on it. There are thousands of things more that I could have done to improve WeddingInviteLove before I launched it, but getting it out and generating feedback was much, much more important. I don’t mean you should launch an incomplete project, but pare down your features to the very minimum and get it live as fast as possible....

Below is a list of tools that can help you to generate interesting topics so that you will never run out of ideas for your next blog post, article, essay, news feature and other content posted on your site. Using a Blog Topic Generation Tools HubSpot for instance has designed one such tool, known as the Blog Topic Generator. This tool offers up a list of possible topics from a set of up to three keywords inserted in the search fields....

Here are some of the aspects you need to consider if you want to improve the value of your content and create a user-orientated content marketing strategy: Build a Unique Voice The web is filled with information and it’s hard to find a topic that hasn’t been covered by someone already. Each day brings hundreds of thousands of new blog posts, so it’s hard to believe you’re the only one publishing something in your niche at this moment....

How many of these names do you recognize? Cypher Genomics Big data is huge, and Cypher Genomics is attempting to make it bigger. Their software offering will allow scientists to analyze the human genome at a pace thought previously impossible. It will be used in order to identify genetic differences between different people. In theory, it could help scientists come up with ways of curing previously incurable diseases, as well as accelerating cure finding....

Eco-Friendly Transportation Is More Accessible Not only has Elon Musk created a car that makes eco-friendly transportation easier to access for the average person, but other technologies are also contributing to this environmentally friendly shift. For example, solar powered car charging stations are becoming more and more prevalent. Public transportation is also using technology to become greener than ever. According to American Public Transportation Association, 47 percent of U.S. public buses are already using alternative fuels or hybrid technology....

ProtoSketch — $9.99 ProtoSketch is a graphic-design software only for the iPad. It is included with supercharged vector tools, fonts, UI elements, icons, etc. It is easy to learn and it enables you to create any design and print it. Because it is only available on the iPad, it is probably the best software tool that can be used anywhere. This tool is very smart in the way it provides shortcuts for basic functions....

The Golden Ratio/Rule of Thirds = Balance The masters through the ages understood balance. In fact, to them it was geometric and called “The Golden Ratio” which formed a “Golden Spiral.” Of course, the Gold Ratio could be rotated as the artist wished, as it is superimposed on the Mona Lisa. Because the Golden Ratio involves some complex math, it has, over time, been simplified to the Rule of Thirds, and it is this rule that has been incorporated into the majority of web designs....

Things like payment solutions, phone lines and advertising can get pricey fast. Thankfully, you can find a list of some options that are sure to help you keep expenditures to a minimum. Freshbooks A simple and intuitive tool, Freshbooks takes the fear out of accounting, particularly for SMB owners who aren’t strong with finances. The platform allows businesses to invoice clients, track time and log expenses in an organized way, ensuring you don’t lose track of outstanding invoices or expenses....

In this post we’ll lay out some simple but effective methods to ensure that data stored in your smartphone stays safe. 1: Set a Password Well, this is pretty basic. All Android, Windows and iOS smartphones offer multiple options to lock your smartphone. No matter whether using a pattern lock or a password, you’ll need to keep it a secret. Also, change the lock from time to time to ensure safety....

This five-day celebration of the Columbus startup ecosystem will showcase a wide range of startups entrepreneurs, founders, investors and other big names in the business. From conferences and meetups to social gatherings and fireside talks, Columbus will be treated to everything an interested Ohioan would want out of a startup week. In preparation for this enthralling week of entrepreneurial excitement, we decided to take a look at a few startups in Columbus making moves in the startup ecosystem....

Access to important & influential people. Colleges are a hotbed of potential advisors. Professors in technology, marketing, law, communication, accounting and management collectively hold an incredible wealth of knowledge. More importantly, they actually enjoy helping out motivated students wanting to start companies. Not to mention that it is part of the reason they went into academia in the first place! You’ll constantly be amazed at how willing they are to tap into their expertise & deep networks to help put you and your startup on the right path....

MetaProp NYC has announced their newest accelerator cohort of real estate startups and they’re tech could make finding a place to live a whole lot easier in the Big Apple. From smart home innovations to data-driven real estate management softwares, these real estate startups are prepared to bring the industry into the 21st century. And frankly, it’s about time. If you’re interested in getting to know the real estate startups that could change the way New Yorkers find a home, an apartment, or a repurposed closet above a bodega, check out the startups below and click on their websites to see what they’re up to:...

– Jonathan Long of Market Domination Media – Marjorie Adams of Fourlane – Mitch Gordon of Go Overseas – Miles Jennings of Recruiter.com – Andrew Kucheriavy of Intechnic – Shawn Porat of Judgement Marketplace – Marcela De Vivo of Gryffin – Reuben Yonatan of GetVoip – Andrew Saladino of Kitchen Cabinet Kings

The Internet Archive, at archive.org, remains the top resource for saving the easily lost elements of the internet, and has held the position for 20 years now. But the archive wants to function where it’s needed, not just when people think to search for a page on its site, and a new plugin will allow users to directly benefit from the archived internet pages when they need them. Once installed, “No More 404s” will allow you to see an archived version of a page that is currently broken....

That’s right. We have just witnessed the birth of the ad blocker blocker blocker. How to Block Facebook’s Ads The post on the AdBlock Plus blog explains several ways to incorporate the update. Users can update their filter lists or they can manually add the filter using a few lines of code. The easiest way to update: Just wait a few days, and the filter list for the free Adblock service will update by itself....