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  • Instagram videos extended up to 60 seconds

    Instagram videos extended up to 60 seconds

    If you’re currently struggling to condense the amazement of what your business has to offer in just 15 seconds, then looks like Instagram might be here to the rescue. Since introducing video sharing in June 2013, the platform has limited users to a 15 second time frame. As part of their continue commitment, the social…

  • Pepsi attempts to attract healthy customers

    Pepsi attempts to attract healthy customers

    Pepsi is attempting to win over the gym junkies and fitness freaks with a new ‘healthier’ version of their addictive drink. They have released Pepsi Light, which they are marketing as calorie free and available in some very different packaging. Pepsi have decided for the new beverage to be in the shape of a two-kilogram…

  • Online Advertisements Overtaking On Screen

    Online Advertisements Overtaking On Screen

    The Internet is the place to advertise! According to forecaster ZenithOptimedia, the annual spending on Internet advertising will rival that of television in 2016 and overtake it by 2018. This means that the future of advertising lies on the Internet. With streaming services and movement away from traditional television viewing systems, advertising moves more into…

  • Watch: There Is A New Smart Watch On The Market

    Watch: There Is A New Smart Watch On The Market

    Fitbit, a brand typically known for its fit watches, has brought out a smart fit watch… The Fitbit Blaze. This watch looks unavoidably similar to the apple watch and has a lot of the apple watches perks. Coming in at $329.95 the Fitbit Blaze is sure to shake up the smart watch market. For more…

  • Consumer Privacy And State Security: Towing The Line In Business

    Consumer Privacy And State Security: Towing The Line In Business

    In the age of the data broker and the commodification of consumer information the ethical precedent falls even closer to an area of grey. Whilst the information of individuals is being circulated through companies constantly the information is sold or offered in another form of transaction. Presented as another avenue for business and an optimization…

  • 5 mistakes that can get you fired

    5 mistakes that can get you fired

    Once you’ve landed a great job you’re going to want to keep it. Many employees fall for these silly mistakes that force them to the big boss’s office for all the wrong reasons. We’re all guilty of making these mistakes here and there but if you value the position you have, try and avoid these…

  • Optus offers free calls to Belgium

    Optus offers free calls to Belgium

    Bomb attacks have ripped through Belgium’s Brussels international airport and Maelbeek metro station killing more than 30 people. Twin blasts hit the American departure area of Zaventem airport with 11 people reportedly killed. Later hitting again at the station just 200 metres from the headquarters of the European Commission killing about 20 people. Brussels police…

  • Meditation For Success

    Meditation For Success

    Studies have come out highlighting the benefits of meditation and when we look at these benefits we can see that it is a vital tool for success. With many successful individuals already swearing by it, it is about time that you understand why meditation is so great and where you can go to begin a practice.…

  • Apple Goes Smaller And Cheaper At Their Latest Event

    Apple Goes Smaller And Cheaper At Their Latest Event

    Apple has unveiled some changes at a product event in California early this morning. The company has shown a shift towards the smaller and cheaper because not everything bigger is better, at least according to apples Greg Joswiak, who says 60% of iPhone users with the older 4inch models had not felt the need to upgrade.…

  • Which celebrity have Apple featured in their new ad?

    Which celebrity have Apple featured in their new ad?

    He’s one of the main reasons we love cookies so much and he will always have a soft spot in our heart. Therefore, it’s no surprise that Apple got the Cookie Monster on board for their new ad. The ad promotes Apple’s hands-free siri feature so who better to use than a muppet? Take a look! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbWyYr82BM

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