In its 20th Year, Pokemon Shows No Signs of Slowing

If you’ve logged onto Facebook, checked your cell phone, read a newspaper, watched television or generally accessed any form of media whatsoever since July 6, there’s a good chance you’re aware of the Pokemon Go phenomenon that is sweeping the nation. If you haven’t...
Are the Cubs Ever Going to Lose?

Are the Cubs Ever Going to Lose?

    Maybe it’s the 45-20 record.   Maybe it’s the +238 run differential through 65 regular season games.   Maybe it’s the even better-than-real-life 48-16 pythagorean win-loss record, which projects a record based on run differential.   Maybe...
9 Must-See Attractions In Chicago

9 Must-See Attractions In Chicago

Chicago is an amazing place to both live and vacation, with all the offerings of a major city. There is an endless list of things to do and see, including world-class museums, vibrant shopping districts, energetic nightlife, and iconic sports teams. If you find...

4 Quick Tips About Planning For Retirement As A Small Business Owner

Small business owners have a great deal of responsibility on a day to day basis. With some much time concentrated on the present, it can become easy to forget about planning for the future. As this article explains, small business owners may find it difficult to plan...

Technology Driving Business

Technology has become such a large part of our everyday lives, yet we rarely even think about how much we rely on it. And it is not just within our personal lives. If you had to go without a computer or phone for an entire day, many of us would not be able to get any...
Snapchat’s Path Into Advertising

Snapchat’s Path Into Advertising

Snapchat, the mobile application which allows users to send picture and video message which disappear after viewing, has continued to expand, positioning itself as a company with enormous marketing and advertising potential. Users of Snapchat tend to be the young,...
Security Questions Not So Secure

Security Questions Not So Secure

Life is full of little ironies. To give a couple of boilerplate examples, you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway. Beethoven, possibly the greatest musical composer who ever lived, was deaf. According to a recent article in TechCrunch, a recent Google study...

HBO Now

HBO, the premium cable channel, has recently released an app called HBO Now, which will stream its television programs with no cable subscription required. This was outlined in a recent article in the New York Times. Previously, the only way to get access to HBO...

Net Neutrality

Last Thursday the FCC released the details on how it would regulate broadband internet providers, and what the rules regarding net neutrality would be going forward. The days, weeks, and months leading up to the release of these rules involved lively discussions...

Chinese Internet Restrictions Affecting Business

Business people in China are growing increasingly frustrated with internet restrictions within the country, according to this article in the New York Times. In a recent poll of 106 businesses, 86% of respondents said they had been negatively affected by the blocking...