‘Technology’ Archives
Necessity Entrepreneurs »
Some referred to it as unintended entrepreneur, accidental entrepreneur or forced entrepreneur. The so-called expert are defining unintended entrepreneurs as individuals that are just plain lucky or newly unemployed that have formed their own small businesses as a result of the shrinking job pool. I do not agree with the assumption that luck has [...]
Nigeria’s Self-destructive use of Text Messaging »
With the proliferation of cell phones in Africa, the access to text messaging is becoming an inexpensive and affordable means for communicating with family, friends, and love ones around the world. Like most companies and universities in Nigeria, the youth are also using texting to increasingly connect socially and academically. Text messaging has [...]
African American and Blacks Unemployment Rate Still »
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics The unemployment rate fell from 10.0 to 9.7 percent in January, and nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-20,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Employment fell in construction and in transportation and warehousing, while temporary help services and retail trade added [...]
What’s on Your iPod Playlist? »
By Charles S. Mombo Photo credit: Nicole "NK" Gutierrez October 23, 2009 marked the 8th year since Apple designed, launched and marketed the iPod. Developed under the leadership of Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Apple Corporation Inc.; iPod has forever changed the course of [...]
9.5 Steps to Improving Your Website or Blog Pagerank »
Pagerank, also known as PR, is the term created by Google in determining a site placement with regards to their algorithm which ranks web pages. It said that Larry Page, Google’s cofounder along with Sergey Brin developed the Google ranking algorithm process. Google uses a scale to value the importance of each web page. The exact Pagerank [...]
3.4 million Stalking Victimization in the United »
According to a report released by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) today, an estimated 3.4 million persons identified themselves as victims of stalking during a 12-month period in 2005 and 2006. About half of these victims experienced at least one unwanted contact per week from the offender and 11 percent [...]
How to setup PHP5 with a Linux host or 1and1.com »
PHP is a web scripting language used to create dynamic web pages and interactive features on websites. PHP scripts can be executable scripts or they can also be embedded in an HTML document enclosed within special PHP tags. This is often done to allow the author of the website to jump between HTML and PHP instead of having to rely on heavy [...]
Cybersquatting, Laches and Monetization of Domains »
By: Charles Mombo For: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog Whether you know this or not, domain names have become the new gold mine or online real estate, now put that in your pipe and smoke it. The highest amount ever paid for a domain name was $12 million for the domain Sex.com. Porn.com domain name was sold for an amazing $9.5 million. The [...]
Chicago Transit uses GPS technology advertising »
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) unveiled a new type of advertising on Monday. Using wireless cellular communications, the CTA is placing a 50-inch digital screen on the side of CTA buses that will display ads. This transit ad is a GPS technology that allow advertiser to target a university campus on the bus route. The CTA expects to [...]
FREE “must have” portable software programs »
Through societal programming, we all at one time or another have subscribed to the belief that nothing in life is free. As I contemplated this article, I discussed with a friend, my intent to write an article that would discuss some of the outstanding, must-have, money-saving and free, portable applications out there (that business owners [...]
