Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing

The global tech. industry is constantly changing and transforming something new is becoming popular with individuals and companies. One of the more promising advances this $3.4 trillion industry is pumping out is Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing accounting for about $16.7 billion is becoming more prominent in modern companies.
Cloud computing allows you to have instant access to all of your private and company information, all you need is a smart device and an internet connection. With cloud computing constantly evolving and becoming more advanced and easier to access and use the work environment as we know it is also evolving.Many companies have started to have employees work from home and other off site locations. If all companies start to follow suit, do you think, in future business, we will have a need to actually leave our home and drive to work? Will cloud computing fizzle out or keep evolving and becoming more powerful and used?
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Technology dependence

Ever since I can remember technology has been a part of my life. It started off when I was little and my mother put me in front of the TV to watch cartons.  A couple of years later, I think I was around seven; my parents bought our first computer. At first, I thought it was really cool to have a computer, but I was a very active kid, so it did not take long time before I got bored. I managed to stay away from most technology until I was in my early teens and I needed a cell phone to communicate with my friends, it was also around this time I got back my computer interest.

Sometimes I ask myself.  How was I able to live a life without a cell phone and a computer?  Today I am constantly online as well as I am checking my phone every other minute which I basically feel forced to do. However, I would just see myself as one of many who does that. For example, people are checking emails, answering on messages on Facebook, tweeting, or just checking the weather for the weekend.  Sometimes I feel that my generation is totally depending on technology. Therefore, I fell that this question is relevant.

Is my generations increased dependence on technology exaggerated or is the conveniences of using it reason enough to do so?

-         -  Christopher Eriksson

LinkedIn in Business

Alex Prince

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September 18^th

In business there are various things that can help you get promoted, a new position, or a completely new job. In order to achieve these different jobs and positions you must have networking skills and be qualified. One way you can network is by the social media sight LinkedIn.

First off what is LinkedIn? LinkedIn is basically a less fancy FaceBook for business people.  It is a place where you can post different jobs you have held, strengths you have, references and you have people post recommendations about you. You can also look for jobs in your area and the world.

The reason this is beneficial is because if a company is looking for a new person they can search people on LinkedIn who have the qualities and they can reach out to them. I have personally had companies reach out to me and ask if I would be interested in working for them.

LinkedIn is a great networking tool that can absolutely help you in your professional career. It can help you get jobs, promotions and new positions in a company.
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Do you think that LinkedIn can help boost your networking and your professional opportunity? 

Twitter and Business

Twitter is the newest social media site to really catch the eye of major corporations around the world.  You see companies and television stations constantly trying to get things trending on twitter.  Comedy Central always puts "#whatevershowthisis" on the bottom of the screen to influence people to tweet about it.  Does that ever work?  Rarely.

Things that trend on Twitter that really take off are the organic ones.  People don't like to be told what to tweet about.  Sometimes, in the case of the Olympics or March Madness or the Superbowl, people use the correct hash tag and it starts trending.  Those would trend anyway though because everybody in America is watching that stuff and it's the latest news in America.  So, basically, I'm wondering if businesses that have the "promoted" trend at the top of trends list on Twitter are really getting their money's worth.  Any thoughts???

- Kyle Swanson