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Samsung Gear Live review: Finally a smartwatch you could wear every day

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by on July 5, 2014 at 7:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Google, Product Reviews

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For what seems like forever, companies have been telling us that wearables are here to stay and trying to sell them to the public in all types of crazy forms but nothing has really stuck. We’ve seen everything from fitness bands to smartwatches but nobody has managed to convince us that we need to wear something on our wrists all the time. That may have finally changed when Google announced its Android Wear platform last week at I/O, the company’s annual developer event. I saw the company unveil the platform first hand and have spent the week using the Gear Live as I travel…

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How companies are tracking their best people without becoming big brother

Jul05
by on July 5, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Insider

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Andre Lavoie is the CEO of ClearCompany, the first talent alignment platform that bridges the gap between talent management and business strategy by contextualizing employees’ work around a company’s vision and goals. Privacy is a huge buzzword in today’s digitally-connected world. Companies are trying to strike a balance between transparent organizational structures that encourage collaboration and innovation, and respecting the privacy and boundaries of workers. These companies are walking a tightrope, and they’re often falling down. What happens is usually far from organizational transparency and closer to micromanagement. Instead of having sight lines into the workflow of your team, companies become Big…

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Irregular immaturity: Why 21st century parents must replace sex talk with tech talk

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by on July 5, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Insider, Investigations, Social Media

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A marker of 21st century adult life may be the eternal debate about whether to “disconnect” once in a while, but for children the question is a far more serious one. Born into the digital age and exposed to technology and the internet very early, this generation of kids are effectively guinea pigs in the lab of life. How – and when – will we know how much is too much for developing minds? “The proliferation of cell phones, social media and apps among kids has changed the way they interact each other and content online,” says ThirdParent co-founder Rob…

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4 easy tricks to personalize your marketing strategy

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by on July 5, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Entrepreneur

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Ritika Puri is a content marketer, freelance business writer, and media entrepreneur. This post originally appeared on the Evergage blog. As a seasoned marketer, you’re well-aware of the need to ‘reach the right audiences at the right time with the right message.’ You’ve heard this expression over and over — so we won’t belabor the point. You already know why you need to do it. The problem is that you’re part of a small team and that there are only 24 hours in a day. Presumably (read: hopefully), you spend some of that time sleeping and having fun. You need an arsenal of high-impact…

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