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IPv6 and Small Businesses
The Internet is growing. We shouldn’t be surprised by that news. Approximately seven billion people share this planet, and nearly one-seventh of them have Facebook accounts. That’s a lot of photo and video sharing going on. It’s no wonder the Internet has to upgrade. Just as small-businesses have to acquire more server space to accommodate…
How do you keep your staff productive?
The Cost of Lost Productivity Could be Higher … or Lower Than You Think Productivity, productivity, productivity. It’s always been important. IT firms around country promise potential clients that their IT services can help companies maintain business continuity and employee productivity no matter what. But what no one really seems to know is how much…
US Postal Service Still Provides Affordable Marketing Option for Small Businesses
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) may be struggling, but it is not going down without a fight. And for small-business owners, that’s a good thing. Most small-business owners, especially bootstrappers, can’t afford to use UPS or FedEx for package deliveries. Thanks to the USPS’ “If It Fits, It Ships” campaign, small-business owners can select mail…
Why Virtualization Could Be Good for Small Businesses
We’re all familiar with the needs of large enterprises. So, their embracing of virtualization makes perfect sense. But many small-business owners doubt that virtualization is a good idea for their organizations because they don’t have the same needs as their enterprise-running colleagues. The truth is small businesses can benefit from virtualization in ways that many…
Billion-Dollar Baby: Instagram Acquired by Facebook
First the introduction of Timeline, then the announcement of an IPO, and now, Facebook is acquiring another startup. On Apr. 9, 2012, in a post on his Facebook page, company co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would acquire Instagram, a photo-sharing app company, for $1 billion. This acquisition is Facebook’s largest to date….
