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The launch of the Amazon Polly plug-in for WordPress is going to turn blog posts into spoken audio or podcasts. And it will do this in 47 female and male voices and 30 languages.
By integrating Amazon Polly with WordPress, the technology will be available to a much wider audience – many of them sm Read More

Small businesses looking for a DIY online presence can now have pre-built website sections that don’t skimp on customizable features like video and parallax images creating an illusion of depth.
Zoho recently launched some additional features on its DIY website builder, Zoho Sites. This latest ver Read More

Does your small business have an employee recognition program? If not, it could be time to consider one. The war for talent is being waged harder than ever, reports a study of HR professionals from SHRM/Globoforce. Nearly half of respondents in the survey say their biggest management challenges are Read More

The judge a lawsuit against online and mobile food delivery service GrubHub has ruled Raef Lawson, who made deliveries for the company, was an independent contractor and not an employee. The Lawson v. Grubhub decision comes as several gig-economy companies grapple with the status of their employees Read More

In the first-ever report of its kind from eMarketer, a global digital video forecast predicts 78.4 percent of viewers will use their mobile phones to watch digitally streamed content in 2018. Read More

The second annual Mavenlink State of the Services Economy report for 2018 finds almost 4 in 5 or 79 percent of service companies are facing increased competition. This rivalry is coming from new entrants who are pushing established businesses to work much harder to find new customers and keep exist Read More

Are you looking to bring your social media presence under one roof and get usable, real-time insights? Awario lets you join in conversations about your business after crawling the web and finding the people having those conversations. Read More

One thing I’ve learned across all the companies I’ve created is just how vital company culture is.
This is especially true when you’re starting a new company and can’t afford to hire experienced veterans who command high salaries.
So, how can you put great people in place without spending the for Read More

The Winter Olympics have begun and that means it’s time for one thing — Team Norway’s bizarre curling pants.
Now, the country is known for another thing this Olympic season. It’s the team that ordered 13,500 too many eggs.
Yes, you read that right — because the team chef sure didn’t before sendin Read More

“The more specialized you are, the more premium you’re going to command.” This is what Rich Pearson, Upwork’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, said recently regarding the highest paid freelance skills.
Upwork just released its report on the top 20 skills for freelancers based on billings on the Read More