Posts Tagged ‘business’

Women at work – Infographic

April 17, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

The infographic below, based on compiled research from the University of North Carolina’s online MBA program.

Leverage yourself as an expert by using social media – Infographic

April 17, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

The search giant Google’s business in numbers – Infographic

April 14, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

This infographic from Statista shows the amazing growth of Google’s business over the last couple of years in terms of revenues, stock price, net income and market share.

How are people wasting time at work – Infographic

April 14, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

The folks at social performance management tool Rypple compiled the infographic below based on that data by VoIP communications company Fonality. Fonality conducted a survey to find out which mundane office tasks suck the most time out of the day. Pinpointing and compiling all those wasted man hours could save companies some substantial coin.

Apptopia – sale of mobile apps, transferring ownership, code, users and revenue

April 10, 2012 |  by  |  Apps, Sites, Video  |  No Comments

There’s no question that mobile apps are a booming business and a new website called Apptopia wants to help developers captilize on this by selling their apps. And we’re not talking about selling an app to users — we’re talking about selling complete ownership of an app, handing over the reigns to a big company or business. Apptopia is a marketplace for developers to sell their mobile apps — including code, users and revenue — after they move on to another great idea , take other responsibilities or just want to make some additional cash. Apptopia is a self-serve platform like

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Why veterans are a good fit for tech jobs – Infographic

February 21, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

The infographic below, produced by Payscale, points out tech jobs commonly filled by veterans, lists common skills of veterans and shows why veterans are a good fit in the tech sector.

How small businesses are using social media – Infographic

February 12, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

It’s undeniable that small businesses today benefit greatly from the use of social media sites. Whether for promoting their enterprise, reaching out to clients and responding to queries from customers, regular networking efforts on social media indeed has its rewards. A big chunk of entrepreneurs using Facebook, Twitter and so on belong to the small business industry. It should be noted, however, that even the Fortune 500 companies are also taking advantage of these sites. Apart from the real time communication that the sites offer, it’s absolutely free to promote a business and keep in touch with customers. One does not need

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Apple’s iPhone business is bigger than Microsoft

February 11, 2012 |  by  |  Apple, Microsoft, News  |  No Comments

Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than Microsoft. Not Windows. Not Office. Microsoft. The iPhone did not exist five years ago. And now it's bigger than a company that, 15 years ago, was dragged into court and threatened with forcible break-up because it had amassed an unassailable and unthinkably profitable monopoly. The iPhone also appears to be considerably more profitable than Microsoft. In the December quarter, Apple's iPhone business generated $24.4 billion of revenue. Microsoft's whole company, meanwhile, from Windows to Office to servers to XBox, generated $20.9 billion. Thanks businessinsider

Free shipping – nice to have or essential for purchase? – Infographic

February 11, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

Free shipping was once a something that could set your online retail business apart, has it become cost of doing business? The infographic below from Monetate points out that: - Nearly half of all online orders now include free shipping - Shoppers spend more when shipping costs are waived

Kodak shuttering camera business – exit camera, camcorders, digital frames

February 11, 2012 |  by  |  News  |  No Comments

The inventor of the digital camera, Kodak, is now leaving the camera business, reports Reuters. Eastman Kodak Co, the inventor of the digital camera, plans to get out of that business in the first half of the year as the bankrupt company looks to cut costs. Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month, said that getting out of cameras would result in “significant” job losses. Most of the 400 people in that business are based in Rochester, New York, and work in research and development and marketing. Instead of designing its own cameras, Kodak will now try to license

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