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As the owner of a small business, you have the technology available to find out what Web sites your workers visit while sitting at their desks. You are able to monitor how they use Twitter and Facebook. You can even tap into their smart phones to figure out where they physically are during the day.

Want to be a more productive employee? It’s time for a nap. Of course, get it approved by your boss first; you don’t need to suddenly become unemployed after catching some shuteye. But Lifehacker writer Melanie Pinola in a recent feature story took a good look at the productivity benefits associated with work-time napping.

How to utilize infographics in your business

So why use infographics? Infographics have taken the world by storm, as we are all increasingly more inclined to process data visually than through the written word. Neuroscience explains why: according to research from 3M (maker of Post-its, among other things), 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual, and visuals are processed 60,000X faster in the brain than text! So some smart person somewhere invented infographics (probably Al Gore) to help us tell our stories.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if playing video games ended up being actually healthy for you? Well, you’re in luck. A recent New York Times story reported on a new study indicating that playing simple video games apparently make your brain younger.

Benefits

According to the story, a simple video game requiring players to swerve around cars and pick out road signs can improve the short-term memory and long-term focus of older adults.

5 Reasons Your Business Should Start Using Google Hangouts

Google is fast becoming rather notorious for launching new programs then casting them aside whenever the mood changes. Witness Google Wave, Google Buzz and now Google Reader. (I’m still ticked about this one!) Despite many predictions of a similar fate for Google , Google Hangouts, their latest wonder-app, may just save the collective Google bacon.

Is Google+ Worth the Time and Effort?

Has Google+ turn into an afterthought in your social media marketing plan? Just when was the last time you took a look over there? You may also be questioning if Google+ is or ever can be a viable tool for your business.

Which Metrics Don’t Matter - and Why!

The term “vanity metrics” has made its way into the marketing lexicon lately, and for good reason. What many use to measure “results” can quite often be misleading and because of this, it’s worth looking at some of the marketing metrics you could (and probably should!) ignore.

Ever had to access your personal computer or laptop while you were out of the office? Ever needed that one special file from your desktop computer while you were on the other side of the country from it? Using your iPad along with a remote-access app, it is possible to access your desktop or laptop computer regardless of where it is or you are.

Think your small business is safe from cyber criminals? Think again. Most small businesses across the country are remarkably vulnerable to hackers. It’s relatively simple for savvy cyber criminals to hack into your business’ Wi-Fi account, for example.

Think you can’t use your tablet computer to share screens with your co-workers? Think again. There are plenty of apps you can get today than enable you to share your reports, images, documents and videos with co-workers and friends. Using these screen-sharing apps, you won’t even miss that heavier laptop computer.