Social Media and Privacy: 3 Networks that Get It

We’ve talked a lot about how and why you should be weary on social networks, how the personal information you put online can be used against you, how privacy isn’t what it used to be. From the way we’ve talked about social media, you’d think that none of these sites care about your privacy. Fortunately, that’s not true – for mainstream and emerging networks. Here are three emerging social networks that are actually pretty good when dealing with your privacy:

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Best Practices for Hiring the C-Suite

There are many best practices for hiring: take the time to look for the right candidate, consider more than the resume, be clear in your job description about what you want and need. However, there are special best practices for hiring c-level executives, since executives are such a big part of any organization and do require certain skills for managing a lot of people and a large part of the company. So, make sure to follow these best practices for hiring c-level executives so you’ll be happy with your new CFO or COO.

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Virtual Meetings & Virtual Offices Go Hand in Hand

With the Internet, is much more possible than ever before to have an international business. This could mean having customers all over the world, or having employees and/or contractors based in several countries. With the stretch of time zones and distances, it’s important to keep in contact and to find a way to communicate. Sometimes, email isn’t always best, as its still subject to those time zones (if you send an email while your colleague is sleeping, they certainly won’t read it until the next morning). However, with the Internet, it’s possible to bridge those gaps with a virtual meeting.

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Press Release Writing Best Practices

Never underestimate the power of the press release. It is a great publicity tool that can bring attention and recognition to your business when done right. A good press release can launch your business to success. However, a bad one can sink it before it even gets the chance to sail.

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The Fight is Never Over when Fighting for Women’s Rights

In the past few months, over 17,000 Amnesty activists called on their Member of Congress to vote on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Several months ago, both the House and Senate finally passed their own versions of VAWA. But the fight isn’t over yet!

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How a Business Answering Service Can Make You a 24/7 Biz

Depending on your business, you might be open nights and weekends. Any online business is technically open during those hours, even if you aren’t available to talk to customers. Businesses that have on-call services, such as a home repair company, a private health practice or clinic, would also operate on nights and weekends when necessary. Other small businesses, like retail shops and convenience stores, would also be open (and may even be busy) on nights and weekends. It’s businesses like these that could really benefit from abusiness answering service.

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Virtual Day Offices a Great Alternative to Other Work Spaces

Are you working from the coffee shop all the time? Do you want a professional work space for your small company, but don’t have the money or the need for a full-time dedicated office space? Then consider a virtual day office as a way to have that professional work space when you need to make conference calls, to meet with clients, to have a company meeting, or to get some work done without the distractions of a live band or the idle chatter of the couple sitting next to you.

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Underinflated Tires Hurt Your Tires, and Your Pocketbook

According to the Rubber Manufacturers Association, only one in six vehicles have four properly inflated tires. This means that over 80 percent of vehicles have at least one underinflated tire, which can incur huge costs to gas and safety if left unattended.

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What Small Businesses Need to Know about Cybersquatting

Have you ever thought about the value of your domain name? Even as a small business, someone with a slight variation of your domain name, or the .net or .biz version, or even the .xxx, could be looking to use that name to make some sort of profit. If your business name or domain name is trademarked, then you could possibility be looking at a case of cybersquatting.

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FBI Moneypak Virus Locks Computers, Asks for Fake Fine

If you get a pop up that says it is from the FBI and you need to pay $100 or $200 to have your computer unlocked, don’t pay the fee! The pop up is a virus, a scam, and the FBI would never employ such a tactic, so paying the fine won’t get you anywhere.

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