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5 Powerful Tools & Websites Bloggers Should Never Do Without

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A successful blogger is a productive and efficient writer, leader, marketer and manager of time. Its no use reinventing the wheel and there are tons of websites and tools online to help you get the most out of daily blogging and marketing tasks. Its all about working smarter and not harder and as the years progress we learn to achieve more at earlier ages with less effort but that doesn’t mean reduced quality.

Here are 5 powerful tools and websites to get you going with your daily tasks at blazing speeds with superior productivity.

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Amazon Drones: Automated Convenience That’s Energy Efficient?

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When Amazon.com announced recently that it was planning to make deliveries by drones by 2015, it created quite a stir. How will it work? How will the drone find my apartment? Will my e-reader get left out in the rain? How much power would it take to carry large packages?

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The details on how drone automated delivery would work are somewhat sketchy right now. The proposed vehicles have a range of 10 miles and can carry weights up to 5 pounds, which includes 86% of Amazon’s packages. But the 10-mile range would no doubt limit deliveries to big cities. And even then, an MIT professor pointed out that the drones don’t have enough battery life to go 10 miles with a 5-pound package. While the idea suggests energy efficiency, the current numbers suggests otherwise. [Read more…] about Amazon Drones: Automated Convenience That’s Energy Efficient?

Enterprise Software Market Accelerates

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Over the last few years, the global enterprise software market has experienced significant uncertainty, much of which has resulted from the ongoing turmoil in the Eurozone. However, it seems that there may now be some light on the horizon. According to a recent report by industry analyst IDC, there was an encouraging uptick in enterprise software sales globally in the first half of 2013 – with the analyst firm calling out a fledgling recovery in the Eurozone as a major contributing factor to the rise. [Read more…] about Enterprise Software Market Accelerates

The Business Intelligence Market Continues to Grow

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Research firm Gartner recently announced that the business intelligence (BI) software industry is slated to grow 16 percent in 2013, to a total of $113 million. As BI continues to flourish, entrepreneurs wonder what trends to expect as 2013 unfolds. It’s not just that this year will see high growth; experts project the total will climb above $171 million by 2016.

What exactly is BI software, and what can it do for businesses? Briefly, BI software is a collection of tools that collects and analyzes data, and generates an array of reports. This kind of data can help companies identify new opportunities and maintain a competitive edge. BI revenues comprise everything from corporate performance management (CPM) software to BI platforms. Analytic applications, which peaked in 2012 at $98.1 million, are also included. [Read more…] about The Business Intelligence Market Continues to Grow

Useful and Cost-free Car Apps for iPhone Users

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Apps for smartphones come and go and oftentimes, people are easily tempted to subscribe to many of them. Unknowingly, they end up spending so much on these applications that they’re not even using regularly.

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The low price of these apps or the absence of it is what normally attracts people to buy them instantly without much thought. But when this buying habit happens frequently, the cost can get high.

Fortunately, there are very useful and free car apps ideal for iPhone users. They provide useful information and help people save money moving forward.

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Gas Buddy – This is a free and crowd-sourced app that helps users locate gas stations in your area that offer the cheapest prices. The information used here is based on data submitted by users on a regular basis. The app does its job via the GPS when it gets information on the user’s zip code after which it shows a list of gas prices in the surrounding area. [Read more…] about Useful and Cost-free Car Apps for iPhone Users