Entrepreneurship may seem like a young person’s game, not True! When we are young, in the US we have the freedom to fail and more time to recover from unsuccessful ventures. But, as we grow older, many tend to become more risk averse. Now, though, there are several reasons people can/should consider starting a small […]
You, me, we all need a good night’s sleep of at least 7 hours, and anything less can be dangerous, brain researchers say. The Washington Post reported a new line of research suggests poor sleep might increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, another study found staying up all night pushes anxiety to clinical levels, and still another found even modest sleep reductions are linked […]
Get Out of the Office and Work on the Road People are asking themselves these Big Q’s: I want to get out of the office for a while? I want to get out of the office permanently? I want to pick up and travel the world, hos do I make money? The Big A’s: In […]
Polychain and the Future of Digital Assets $BTCUSD, $ETHUSD, $CME, $CBOE Today it is mostly crypto enthusiasts and technologists trading their assets. Tomorrow it will mostly institutions trading crypto assets. The professional traders have taken over from the ‘hobbyists’ Earlier this year, Polychain became the 1st crypto fund with more than $1-B in assets under […]
The Humanitarian Hoax of Illegal Immigrant Family Separation at the US Border $GOOG, $FB, $TWTR Opening Comment: “If the humanitarian hoax of illegal immigrant family separation at the border is successful then leftist Democrats will have duped America into blaming President Trump for the abusive policies of Bill Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama.” The Humanitarian […]
Bitcoin (BTCUSD) Traded Flat on the Day $BTCUSD,$SQ, $IBM, $MSFT, $AMZN, $ORCL Monday, Bitcoin continued traded near and around $6,500 in a low-volume session. Total 24-hr trading volume was only at about $3.4-B into Monday afternoon, marking a 4th-straight day that volume hasn’t topped $4-B. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at 6,709.9951,+268.18, or +4.16%, as of 5:59a […]
The Future of Retail Fits in the Palm of Your Hand $FB, $AAPL, $AMZN, $M, $ETSY, $INTU, $CRM The future of retail is not e-Commerce or 1-channel or pop-up shops or geo-fenced flash sales, the future of retail is palm-sized. As social media consumerism cultivates and nurtures a growing number of cool, in your face […]
Dubai Getting Ahead of “the Cryptocurrency Game” $BTC, $ETH, $CME, $CBOT The Big Qs are: How seriously should we take the rise of cryptocurrency? Is it a serious rival to traditional currency? Should businesses consider using cryptocurrency? What do they need to do to implement it? Is enough being done to educate individuals and businesses […]
Jack Dorsey on Bitcoin: “It is the Currency of the Future” $BTCUSD, $TWTR, $SQ Jack Dorsey, speaking to a crowd of cryptocurrency enthusiasts, declared that he is in sync with their view that digital currencies are the way of the future. “The Internet deserves a native currency; it will have a native currency,” Mr. Dorsey, […]
Heavy Handed Hussein Obama-era FCC Internet Rules Cease on 11 June $T, $CMCSA, $FB, $GOOGL The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a notice Thursday that Hussein Obama-era Y 2015 US open-internet rules will cease on 11 June, and new rules handing providers power over what content consumers can access will take effect. The FCC […]
Bitcoin: Threat or Blessing? $BTCUSD The debate between liberty and censorship has been going since the dawn of the world wide web, but seeming the success of Russia in the Y 2016 US election has brought on a crack down. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at: 11,533.6904,+450.966, or +4.07%, as of 6:32a GMT, the market is open. China […]
Bitcoin Traders Bid, Regulator Ponder $BTCUSD Bitcoin trading in the Green Thursday, Bitcoin traded in the Green, breaking $11,000 Key resistance mark. Most exchanges listed the # 1 cryptocurrency higher about 4% at around $10,800 earlier on the day Currently, Bitcoin is trading at: 11,065.0947, +547.30, or +5.20%, at 6.54a GMT, the market is open. With a majority […]
Blockchain, Bitcoin Ushering in a New Age in Retail Spending $BTCUSD, $SBUX, $AMZN Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) Chairman Howard Schultz has said in the past that retail was going to witness “a seismic change” in consumer behavior because of technology, most notably the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) effect and the explosion of e-Commerce. “I think if you look at […]
Bitcoin: Professional Traders Up Net Shorts At Year’s End $BTCUSD, $CME, $CBOE, $FB Trading in Bitcoin is volatile, while .DXY takes a beating In November, Bitcoin fell almost 30% in 4 days from $7,888 to $5,555. In September, it fell 40% from $4,979 to $2,972. And ETF specialist asset manager focused on technology, said in his newsletter […]
Bitcoin: Professional Traders Up Net Shorts At Year’s End $BTCUSD, $CME, $CBOE Trading in Bitcoin is volatile. In November, Bitcoin fell almost 30% in 4 days from $7,888 to $5,555. In September, it fell 40% from $4,979 to $2,972. And ETF specialist asset manager focused on technology, said in his newsletter that investors had displayed […]
Ending Net Neutrality Means Restoring ‘Free and Open’ Internet $FB, $NFLX, $AMZN, $GOOGL Friday, Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai defended the vote to end net neutrality, saying critics are getting “everything wrong” about the decision when they say it will ruin the internet. “The free and open internet we had prior to 2015 is the one […]
Hussein Obama-era ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules Shredded $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to undo sweeping Hussein Obama-era “net neutrality” rules that guaranteed equal access to internet, shredding further his anti-business legacy The agency’s Democratic commissioners dissented in the 3-2 vote Thursday. The FCC’s new rules could usher in big changes […]
Cyber Monday Online Sales Spike 17% to Record Highs Cyber Monday is pacing to become the biggest-ever Internet shopping day in the United States as many more Americans shopping on their phones. Adobe Analytics, a leading collector of e-commerce data, said Cyber Monday is expected to generate $6.6-B in sales, up from $5.6-B a year […]
Xunlei Ltd (NASDAQ:XNET) HEFFX Highlights Shares of the China-based cloud-computing company Xunlei (NASDAQ:XNET) jumped as much as 12.6% on Friday — but the stock is up about 5% at the time of this writing. Bullishness toward the stock follows Bloomberg’s look at Xunlei’s cryptocurrency project. As Bloomberg states, Xunlei’s cryptocurrency ambitions seem to be getting […]
Dubai’s Ruler Launches New Internet of Things Strategy The strategy is set to be implemented over 4 consecutive phases in the coming 3 years. Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched an Internet of Things (IoT) strategy and the Data Wealth initiative to boost its digital push. The Dubai IoT strategy seeks […]
Gold is Forever, Not All Crypto Currencies Will Survive $GLD, $BTCUSD. $AMZN, $GOOGL, $JPM Not all of the Crypto currencies will survive, it is still early in this game. As in the .Com era there were winners and losers then, will there be winners and losers now. Bitcoin and Ethereum are the front-runners now, recall that […]
Almost 9/10 Australians rely on a smartphone for everything from works calls to personal banking, navigation and photography. But just when smartphones are at their most useful — when you’re in a foreign location — using them to their full potential can become much more expensive. Despite regulatory changes, global roaming is still one of […]
Stress and Anxiety in The Digital Age $GOOG, $AAPL, $FB, $SNAP In this Digital Age the Internet has put connecting with friends, colleagues, partners associates, partners, and lots of other good stuff at our fingertips.. However, while digital connections have a clear advantages, “digital dependence” does not. Dependence on digital communication presents several physical and […]
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Skype Blocked in the UAE $MSFT Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)-owned internet calling service Skype has been blocked again in the UAE amid confusion regarding the status of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications in the country. Last week, the video and audio calling features of messaging app WhatsApp began working again in the UAE having […]
Encrypt Your Life in No Time at All “Only the paranoid survive.” — Andy Grove Andy Grove was a Hungarian refugee who escaped communism, studied engineering, and ultimately led the personal computer revolution as the CEO of Intel. He died earlier this year in Silicon Valley after a long fight with Parkinson’s disease. When one of the most […]
No Computer is Safe from Anyone with the Know-how to “Hack” I, like US President Elect Donald Trump know that “no computer is safe” when it comes to keeping information private and secure within the current technology of Internet connectivity and data transfer. Early last year I learned about the security of online communications, and […]
Consumers Get Serious About Internet Security Thanks to John Podesta of the DNC, America was recently treated to a front row seat at a phishing attack. Phishing is the practice of luring someone into divulging sensitive information in response to an e-Mail that appears to be from a trusted source. This “nasty” practice become a […]
The Influence of ‘Faux’ News is Limited in the Extreme Since US President Elect Donald Trump was elected the left wing media’s focus has shifted to a new phenomenon. They suspect and are proffering informatio that ‘Faux” news aka fake, could have swayed the US Presidential election. Some also claim this news was planted by […]
Freedom of Speech and The Internet, Red Level Emergency $GOOGL, $FB In October, US President Barack Hussein Obama surrendered control over the Internet to the United Nations. Now after the November Presidential election the main-stream media complains of “fake news” and wants to ban news sources outside the control of the corporate media. The European Union […]
How To Recognize A Fake News Story $FB, $TWTR, $GOOGL 9 tips to stop yourself from sharing false information Fake news articles have increasingly become a regular happening on social media. These posts run wild across the Internet. Only later, if ever, do readers discover that the stories they shared may have been false. The […]
SpaceX Rocket Explosion Destroys Facebook Satellite (NASDAQ:FB) $FB, $BA, $TSLA The Cape Canaveral explosion jostled buildings for miles and destroyed a $200-M satellite providing Internet to remote regions. A rocket designed by Los Angeles area firm, SpaceX, the Falcon 9, exploded on a Cape Canaveral launch pad Thursday morning, shaking buildings for miles and destroying […]
Facebook Inc(NASDAQ:FB) HEFFX Outlook HEFFX Notes Facebook Overall, the bias in prices is: Upwards. Short term: Prices are stalling. Intermediate term: Prices are trending. Note: this chart shows extraordinary price action to the upside. The projected upper bound is: 127.99. The projected lower bound is: 120.41. The projected closing price is: 124.20. FACEBOOK INC A […]
Reform, Innovation Driving Chinese Economy When Shanghai INESA held its first technology meeting in Y 2010, a board erected at the door of the meeting room had almost nothing to display as there were no “decent” quality products at that time. But things became different when the instruments and electronics products manufacturer held its second […]
HEFFX to Focus on China’s 700m Internet Users To be precise China has 710 million internet users, defined as those who have gone online at least once in the past six months, by June, up 3.1 percent from the end of December, the government-linked China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said in a statement. The […]
GAWK Reports New Customer Win, 800FUND Now Client Los Angeles, CA- August 2, 2016 – GAWK Inc. (OTC PINK: GAWK) announced another signature client win, with the signing of 800FUND (800fund.com), a fast growing enterprise located in the Wall Street financial district of New York, specializing in alternative business financing to its client base. Jonathan […]
10 Things to do at Dubai Airport when in Transit From shopping to relaxing, the airport offers several options for transit passengers With the summer holidays on in full swing, transiting at Dubai International Airport is a strong possibility for many passengers thanks to Emirates’ global network. But faced with long transit times, many […]
Processed Foods Are a “Killer” to Our Health Eat healthy, Organic real homemade foods, then watch your Health rise Processed and fast foods can surely wreak havoc on our health. Sure, they may be cheaper and convenient, but they are excessively high in sugars, grains, and factory farmed meats, a recipe for chronic killer diseases, […]
M-Commerce is “Retail in Your Pocket” $WMT, $BAC Back in Y 1997 at the launch of the Global Mobile Commerce Forum, Kevin Duffey coined the phrase ‘Mobile Commerce” meaning “the delivery of electronic commerce capabilities directly into the consumer’s hand (pocket), anywhere, via wireless technology.” I took that to mean a retail outlet in your consumer’s pocket. […]
UAE Residents Spend 5 hrs a Day on Social Media $FB, $LNKD Report finds under 35 anni spend up to 6 hours per day Millennials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are spending up to 6 hours a day on social media, research has found. Across the age groups, UAE residents reported they spent roughly […]
Exclusive Interview with John Cannizzo, founding Chairman of cautiosystems, Inc., a private company. Friday, after the close of a very volatile week in the global stock markets (post-Brexit) I happily sat down with John Cannizzo, the founding Chairman, President and Chief Technology Officer of cautiosystems to discuss the importance and benefits to the industry, community […]
China, International Investors Confident about Economic Transformation The Fourth Industrial Revolution is driven by the increasing use of digital technologies and highly intelligent robots in the leading world economies. International investors are confident about China’s economic transformation, believing it can bring them good opportunities. Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum in […]
Where are You in this Digital World? Yesterday in a conversation with colleagues, I was reminded that our geographical location can be traced once connected to the Internet. We, the consumers of information via the latest gadgets have been told that the Internet marks the end of geography and distance. But, the reality reveals just […]
What is the Internet of Things? It’s a foregone conclusion that anyone in the modern world has heard of the Internet, and they probably use it day-in, day-out. Power up your IoT Experience with the HEFFX IoTDrive As popular as the Internet is, most people don’t know what led to its success. From the ARPANET […]
Microsoft, Facebook Agree to build High-speed Trans-Atlantic sub-Sea Cable $MSFT, $FB, $GOOGL, $AMZN Thursday, US technology giants Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) announced they will jointly build a high-speed undersea cable across the Atlantic to give customers fast and reliable access to the 2 companies’ “cloud” and online services as demand grows. The new 6,600-kilometer undersea […]
Iran Arrests Fashion Models, Blog Manager in Social Media Crackdown $FB, $TWTR Tehran’s Supreme Leader declares War against ‘un-Islamic thoughts’ on the Internet Iran has launched a new crackdown on social media, arresting fashion models active on photo-sharing websites and a blog website manager after Tehran’s top leader declared War on un-Islamic thoughts on the […]
Privacy & Security Concern “Chilling” Internet Users Nearly 1 in 2 Internet users say privacy and security concerns have stopped them from doing some basic things online such as posting to social networks, expressing opinions in forums or even buying things from websites, according to a new government survey released last Friday. This chilling effect, […]
China: Online Growth in “Fast-Expanding Market” Mode $BABA China’s online market with rapid development is at the “take-off” stage, corresponding to the “Fast-Expanding Market” (FEM) model. This is the main conclusion in the article “Fast-Expanding ‘Online’ Markets in South Korea and China: Are They Worth Pursuing?” published by Associate Professor Adrian T H Kuah and Dr. […]
Heart Care: Manage Stress, Avoid False & Misleading Information When it comes to taking good care of your heart, there is a lot of information is available on the Internet, some accurate and helpful, a lot of false and misleading information and dangerous. The issue with Internet searches is that there’s no way for people […]
How Companies Approach Going Public in Today’s Market Not until Y 2009 did the market see a pre-IPO company reached a $1-B valuation. The majority of today’s Unicorn companies reached that valuation level in just the past 18 months. They move in a few distinct herds, as follows: About 35% of them are in the […]