Transactions are the reason why we run a retail business. The worst feeling ever is not being able to complete one due to being out of the office. Well sweat no longer! Meet Square. This nifty unit allows you to take credit card payments in a parking lot, at a baseball game, during a fancy…
Social media is changing the way we share stories. In the last hour, I have seen a 10 month old baby say “I love you,” watched a baby boy pronounced dead come to life in his mother’s arms, and watched a father surprised on his birthday by his daughter’s return from war. All of these…
Nothing is more hipster than standing motionless at a concert with your elbows crossed while judging a musical act on their lack of obscurity. However, these days it is just too difficult for most hipsters to pay for concerts with their minimum wage coffee shop incomes and their large expenses on vinyl albums. Elbo.ws allows…
Discovering new music is easier and faster than ever with all of the online resources at your disposal. However there is one software-based service that operates completely through your iTunes. This service is called Ping and it is a great music recommender that operates off your iTunes music library. Apple unveiled Ping with it’s release…
This is a concept every business wants to hear, spend less on your marketing regime can increase sales. A lot of your businesses profits are reinvested into expensive marketing schemes such as advertising, sales reps, and distributors. Most likely these mediums are driving a decent amount of sales by focusing on site traffic, SEO, and…
Have you wanted to participate in a bible study but found yourself either too busy, strapped down by kids, or unavailable at the times the studies are happening? Social media solves this problem by make studies available when you are! It’s very convenient. The time you choose to commit always agrees with your schedule since…
Salty Waffle had another social media class going at thinkspace in Redmond, WA. All of the smart people in the room reminded me of how far we’ve come since last year when we had our first training with Mitchell Cuevas and Angela Ishmael. It’s been amazing to see how they first learned intellectually and now this social…
Photography is so much like religion in the regard that photography too has many sects, groups, denominations, whatever you want to call it. I have known people denounce other’s work as not photography because they altered the image with the help of photoshop. These purists believe that the art of photography is confined only to…
Are you hesitant to use social media because you worry about exposing your children to the Internet? Those days are long gone. Social media has expanded to be kid friendly. I do not mean the major networks like Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. Rather kid versions created for different age groups who want to go online…
In this age of online music sharing, there are plenty of online music libraries at your disposal. From Last.fm to the Hype Machine, there is no shortage of musical outlets to choose from over the interwebs. However, many sites are plagued with advertisements and require you to sign up for monthly paid subscriptions in order…