This Startup is Crowdfunding a Smarter Portable Disaster Relief Shelter (via Ecopreneurist) When large numbers of people are displaced, either from a natural disaster, such as an extreme weather event, or through war and conflict, one of the key components of disaster relief is providing shelter for them, but most of the current options for… […]

How To Get In On Small Business App Development (via http://www.bluecloudsolutions.com) App development is big business. That doesn’t mean that it is only meant for big businesses. It’s easy to see how a small business owner would get daunted because of unfamiliar terms and the seemingly foreign concept of how to make an app. Here’… […]

Why We Should All Hope Bitcoins Go Mainstream (via InformationWeek) Cryptocurrencies aren’t problem-free, as Mt. Gox’s travails show. But I want the concept to survive, thrive — and eventually break credit card processors’ stranglehold. Mark Karpeles, CEO of Mt. Gox, resigned from the Bitcoin board of directors on… (more…)

Optimising Blog Images for SEO, Speed, Branding and Sharing (via 7 Graces of Marketing – Ethical Marketing for Social Entrepr) Marketer Lynn Serafinn shares 5 essential technical tips to ensure your blog images make your blog more search engine friendly and inviting to your readers.   If you’re a blogger, it’s important to have a […]

Why Companies Should Invest In a Mobile-Friendly Website (via Nvate) Iris Hunter Today, many individuals are not using their computers to browse the Internet simply because they are using their smartphone instead. According to comScore’s latest report on the U.S. smartphone market, 133.7 million people owned smartphones… (more…)