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Hey, did you hear Mark Zuckerberg announced an update to Facebook’s privacy settings? “When?” In May. “Why?” Because people have complained for a long time the settings are too confusing. So the company made a change. “How?” Now, new users of the site will have privacy settings default to “Friends,” instead of “Public,” which had been the Continue Reading →

@StartUpGrindBuf asks, “Turning #buffalo from a #rustbelt city into a #startup city?” Emerging research validates that “where” entrepreneurs start is as important as “what” they start-up. And when it comes to where, it’s all about how. How prepared is your city to revitalize small business, encourage entrepreneurship and stabilize start-ups, really? Any region hoping to Continue Reading →

I’d like to think I know most of what my iPad can do, but every once in a while I’m pleasantly surprised by a new feature. To kill time on a recent road trip, I wanted to load up my iPad with movies and comic books, but I wasn’t sure how. I figured, based on Continue Reading →

Millennials voted, and Red Lobster lost. In May, Darden Restaurants (which also owns Olive Garden) announced plans to sell the seafood chain for $2.1 billion to Golden Gate Capital, an investment firm. Bruce Horovitz of USA TODAY believes the restaurant has struggled of late because Millennials don’t like “casual dining” and have deemed places like Red Lobster, Applebee’s and Continue Reading →

Those living with autism can benefit from supplemental help provided by mobile apps. The majority of apps below are on the pricier side, but the cost is negligible when compared to buying loads of other apps, books and computer programs that specialize in autism education. See.Touch.Learn Pro ($29.99 iPad) See.Touch.Learn. Pro is an open-ended application that Continue Reading →

The first season of HBO’s newest comedy, Silicon Valley, wraps up on Sunday, June 1. If you’re not already watching it, you should be. It’s easy to catch up on, too – there have only been seven half-hour episodes so far, and you have about a week and a half (including a holiday weekend!) before Continue Reading →

A previous direct report just got his first VP level job at a new company and asked for a checklist to help him get off to a good start. First, I told him to read First Time Leader by fellow MENG member George Bradt, Managing Director of PrimeGenesis, an executive onboarding firm. Then, I quickly typed a litany of Continue Reading →

It’s not what you say but how you say it. In Boston this spring, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation proved that statement when it turned a mundane road sign into a viral sensation. Rather than tell motorists to “Use Your Turn Signals,” the department took a more familiar approach with locals: Now go “Pahk the Cah in Continue Reading →

There are 29 million small businesses in America. Think about it. 29 million. 29 million Entrepreneurial Pioneers who wake up every morning with what Barack Obama calls the Spirit of Possibility. The hope that today will bring them more customers, more growth, more profit and more success, for them, their employees and their families. This Continue Reading →

Most business travelers are used to lugging around their laptop. It’s bulky, but necessary. But with the rise of mobile technology, smartphones and tablets can do much of the same things laptops can in a much smaller and more convenient package. You might think equipping your traveling employees with mobile tools will incur expensive roaming Continue Reading →