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Dec

30

2015

Domain Authority – Steps To Improve Website Domain Authority

Domain Authority (DA) is a website metric developed by Moz. It is one of the most important numbers known to SEOs. The greater your Domain Authority, the more likely you are to have strong traffic and high rank. Is domain authority something that you can change, or is it unalterable and immovable? I am convinced there are practical things you can do to improve this important number. But before we go over how you can improve your Domain Authority, there are a few things you need to know: Domain Authority (DA) First off, let me share a few key facts about DA. This information will…

Dec

28

2015

10 Reasons Your Brand Needs To Be On Instagram

Instagram has morphed from a trendy teen hangout to a serious social networking site with great promise for businesses. With 34% of US internet users now using Instagram, Instagram is second only to Facebook in terms of US audience penetration. Instagram offers a unique opportunity to businesses looking to reach their target market with engaging visual content. This article will outline 10 reasons your brand needs to be on Instagram – or risk missing out on significant opportunities. 1. Internet users spend more time on Instagram than on any other network besides Facebook According to research by comScore, US internet…

Dec

27

2015

Punjab to Setup Rs. 300 Million Fund to Support Startups

punjab, startup

Punjab is going to set up a Rs. 300 million fund for the express purpose of supporting startups. Umar Saif stated that the primary aim of the fund would be to develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Pakistan. Venture capitalism is still in its nascent stages in Pakistan. While the startup ecosystem is thriving due to new entrants and a refreshing focus on incubators, accelerators and trust in the talents of local populace, the same cannot be said for the investment patterns with most funded startups looking towards investment from abroad. The establishment of a local and government backed VC fund…

Dec

27

2015

Starting a Business in the Logistics Industry

business, logistics

As e-commerce and a relatively low U.S. dollar fuel international trade, the logistics industry may be a good place to start a new business I am interested in the logistics industry. Would you please talk about how to start up a freight forwarder company?—P.D., Los Angeles Broadly speaking, the U.S. "logistics industry" consists of the private companies—freight forwarders, customs brokers, ocean transport, and air cargo intermediaries—that handle the details of importing and exporting goods in this country. At this time of burgeoning international trade, fueled by and by the relatively low U.S. dollar, the logistics industry looks to be a…

Dec

27

2015

Reasons You Should Consider a Career in Logistics

career, logistics

Logistics is one of the most important career fields in the world. Without the planning and execution of the distribution of resources, society as we know it would cease to function and food shortages would cause chaos around the world. Every company uses logistics even though full-time logistics managers may not be employed. The work of a logistician begins with bringing in the supplies and raw materials necessary for a business or organization to operate. Inbound logistics are then used in conjunction with outbound logistics to distribute products or services where they are in demand. If you are thinking about…

Dec

27

2015

Investing In Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence, Investment

Artificial intelligence is one of the most exciting and trans-formative opportunities of our time. From my vantage point as a venture investor at Playfair Capital, where I focus on investing and building community around Artificial intelligence, I see this as a great time for investors to help build companies in this space. There are three key reasons. First, with 40 percent of the world’s population now online, and more than 2 billion smartphones being used with increasing addiction every day (KPCB), we’re creating data assets, the raw material for Artificial intelligence, that describe our behaviors, interests, knowledge, connections and activities at a…

Dec

27

2015

Qualities Google looks for in job candidates

Since he took over as the head of People Operations — also known as HR — at Google in 2006, Laszlo Bock has helped the company grow from 3,000 to 53,000 employees. Today, Google receives around 2 million job applications a year. It only hires about 4,000 people, giving it a lower acceptance rate than Yale or Harvard. So what exactly does Google seek in those fortunate few? Between his book and interviews with The New York Times, the Economist, Quartz, and students on Google+, Bock has revealed many of the qualities that he seeks in would-be Googlers. Find them below. Google wants “Googleyness.” …

Dec

08

2015

13 Disturbing Facts About Employee Engagement [INFOGRAPHIC]

If you are an employee, are you stressed out and feel a lack of passion about what you do? If you are a manager, do you notice that your company loses suffers from lost productivity, absenteeism, and high turnover? If you answered yes to either of these questions, your problem is likely low employee engagement. The folks over at OfficeVibe put together an infographic about the high costs of low employee engagement. It also reveals how common a problem it really is. 75% of companies say they can’t attract the right talent. 83% worry that their employer brand isn’t compelling. Jacob…

Dec

08

2015

What Is HTTP/2 And How It Works

HTTP/2 or HTTP Version 2 is the second major version of HTTP network protocol. It is based on SPDY/2 to improve web performance to a very great extent. HTTP/2 is developed by the Hypertext Transfer Protocol working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force. HTTP 1.1 was a major move from HTTP 1.0 as it allowed persisted connections(more than one request/response on the same HTTP connection), improved caching, new status code, Enhanced compression support, OPTION method for Cross Origin Resource Sharing in web application and much more. HTTP/1.1 has served the Web well for more than fifteen years, but its…

Dec

08

2015

Tackling poverty with Technology – Samia Razaq

ITU, people, Technology

Samia Razaq - Introduction Samia Razaq likes to call herself a geek. Born on the Pakistan side of Kashmir, she is a child of an armed forces family. As her family moved around the country, she felt most at home behind a computer screen. “I was always this nerdy kid who would sit and code all day,” she said. It was there, perched at a computer, where she would find her calling. Now 26, Samia Razaq is Director of the Innovations for Poverty Alleviation Lab (IPAL), a research center within Pakistan’s prestigious Information Technology University. Composed and dressed in a…