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The tech comes from VisionLabs, a facial recognition company that already supplies facial recognition for enterprises in a variety of industries like finance, retail, and transport, across more than 60 countries. The payment device also supports traditional credit card payments, so shoppers will have options. The tech is obviously the logical endpoint of contactless payment, but will it catch on? And does everyone want facial scanners tracking them when they enter a store?...

There are a few key resolutions you can make now to ensure that your business enters 2022 in the best possible shape. From remote working to social media, we’ve outlined some wins, as well as the tech that can help you get there. After a couple of turbulent years, we don’t know what 2022 will bring, but we can at least be prepared! 1. Settle on a Hybrid or Remote Working Policy To use the word ‘turbulent’ to describe the office environment over the past two years might be underselling it....

Bing, Yahoo, and other PPC advertising platforms have tried to court advertisers–but advertisers want to be where the traffic is. Currently, Google has at least 67 percent of search traffic. Facebook has had some success with PPC advertising but it hasn’t been a big challenger to Adwords. Facebook Has “Atlas” No doubt, Google is paying close attention to Atlas, Facebook’s ad service that is poised to break down barriers to ad targeting and tracking....

Primal Sensors provides a real-time location tracking service to amusement venues or recreational events that proves itself useful to both consumers and businesses. The social aspect of any experience has been heightened through the increased level of connectivity we experience in our day to day routines. Many have grown so accustomed to sharing our experiences with our friends, family, and community that we almost expect that connectivity to be available in every situation....

Your opinion of millennials notwithstanding, they are a rapidly growing part of our workforce and by 2020, they’ll be the majority stakeholders. At my company all of my employees are millennials, so I’ve had to build a strategy in how I retain and manage them. Get used to their idiosyncrasies, their demands, their unique working styles and the changes they bring to a stagnant workforce. You can say you don’t care, but the only person it hurts is you....

Despite murmurings of a recession in 2023, and a large number of layoffs in the tech sector, the study also shows that on the whole, workers are feeling fairly optimistic going into the new year. While remote work has seen a huge increase in the past few years, with many companies now offering fully remote roles, we are starting to see some companies, such as Twitter, change their minds on more flexible working....

The update was timed accordingly in coordination with SXSW, during which thousands of attendees try to find alternative methods of ground transportation at the festival. RideScout is hoping to be the essential tool for helping SXSW navigate their way through the streets of Austin. Their free mobile app not only gives users access to public transport, but aggregates all forms of ground transportation – public, private, and social (e.g. carsharing) in real-time....

Despite its dominant status as the leading smartphone developer in the world, Samsung hasn’t been able to break into the tablet market as well as you’d think. Granted, the iPad and Microsoft Surface are hard to compete with, but you’d think the Korean conglomerate could bottle some of that smartphone magic into a slightly large package. Well, it would appear that’s what Samsung has done with the Galaxy Tab S5e, which is not only the lightest and thinnest tablet Samsung has ever produced, but also boasts a decidedly lower price tag than its predecessors....

According to Goldstein, Fresh Dish’s focus is to make homemade dinners simple, easy, and convenient without sacrificing on taste or health. By offering four to eight meal choices each week and delivering the ingredients in pre-measured containers, the cook can have a delicious meal to table within a half hour. For the more adept chef, Fresh Dish offers more intricate options – on their website, each meal is indicated by number of ingredients, cooking time, and overall complexity....

The Sensel Morph offers a patented Pressure Grid Technology that enables anyone to interact with it in any way they choose. The device is roughly the size of an Apple iPad and has more than 20,000 sensors that can recognize detail, speed, expression, and power of touch. The tool is so flexible in its application that consumers can use more than just their fingers or styli to interact with it – whether its drumsticks to interact with a music application or paintbrushes to create digital art, the Sensel Morph’s sensors can easily pick up on the interactions....

Turntable.fm, which we covered previously, was one of the most recent to hit it big with this trend, scoring millions in funding. Today Shaker, an Israeli startup, may have hit the jackpot as well. The startup launched at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference and took home the top prize, leaving some wondering, what’s all the buzz about? People have been hitting up bars and other fine establishments to meet and interact with people for centuries....

Photos Move to Social and Mobile Studies show that the younger crowd — such as Millennials and Generation Z — check their smartphones over 40 times daily. They also spend nearly six hours per day on social sites. These stats lead to an obvious conclusion: Most of today’s audience snap and upload photos through their mobile devices, and those images typically get posted on Facebook, Instagram and other social platforms. The explosion of information on the digital universe has much to do with multimedia files — not just text such as news articles or blogs....

New card members will get 80,000 bonus points (worth $1,000 in travel value) following the first $5,000 they spend, and they’ll earn one point per dollar they spend, forever. The Card Helps Small Businesses Grow Having a financial plan as a startup can go a long way in faciliating success. That is what this card is trying to do. Points can be redeemed for travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards, for cash, or for gift cards....

From supply chain disruptions to small business closures, the pandemic has laid waste to the economy in more ways than one. However, a few industries — like online retailers — have seen some pretty serious growth, likely fueled by the many stay-at-home orders in place across the US. Now, it would appear smartwatches are among those essential pandemic purchases given the substantial increase in shipments over the last few months....

In short, hearing about the stresses of our friends and family on social media – losing their job, or getting divorced – makes us more stressed, and women are more sensitive to that information than men. Pew surveyed over 1,800 adults to see whether social media made them more aware of 12 stressors in their friends’ lives, including hospitalization, a death in the family, divorce, and job loss. As you can tell by the chart, using social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram makes people more aware of these unfortunate events....

As far as good business is concerned, it’s time to get to know these people, especially if owners, executives and board members are not from this generation. Questions Businesses Need to Ask About Millennials If you aren’t part of this generation, you are likely confused by their patterns. Between social media experience, money-saving purchasing patterns, and constantly being tapped into the information highway, it can be difficult to figure them out....

Implementing SEO is an ongoing responsibility for promoting your site and maintaining your site traffic. Google is constantly changing its search algorithms, and every time it does, it changes what site owners have to do for their SEO. To give your website the very best start, you have to begin implementing SEO strategies as soon as you register the domain. In fact, the domain name you choose can influence your SEO, such as if you choose keywords for your site name, like designerhandbags....

According to a study led by the University of Surrey, indoor pollution is having more of an effect on the population than outdoor pollution. In fact, in 2012, indoor pollution was linked to the deaths of 4.3 million people, as opposed to outdoor pollution, which was only linked to 3.7 million. This shift is the result of city-dwellers spending an inordinate amount of time indoors. From offices and colleges to living rooms and bars, air quality is lessening while attendance is rising....

The hoax is so convincing, that it’s been reposted by Hollywood actors and government officials, with both Julia Roberts and US Energy Secretary Rick Perry deciding to share it with the world, which has given it more credential than it deserves. We explain who owns the rights to the images you post on social media, and how you can wrestle back control from the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (spoiler: it involves deleting them)....

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