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As entrepreneurs we get frustrated sometimes by the seemingly slow pace of our progress, repeated failures and lengthy delays in our entrepreneurial efforts. But there are ways to consciously balance out all the negative events, and remain positive when operating your business or startup.

Did you know that plants in your workstation can spark your creativity, improve your productivity and help with problem-solving? A study completed by Texas A & M specifically found that flowers can reduce negative feelings, reduce anxiety and boost energy in men and women in the workplace.

A big trend in digital right now is video. Digital publishers are expending huge resources on cranking up their video operations. But, for a lot of younger viewers they just prefer to get their news in text, not video, according to a new study from Pew Research Center.

Following rumors late August this year of a forthcoming YouTube community feature, YouTube finally confirmed in mid-September the release of a new social networking feature called YouTube Community, which it said it has been testing for the past several months with a handful of creators.

Posting a product and or app review on online platforms serves a plethora of benefits for businesses, including escalating sales, developing a sense of awareness in first-time users and acquiring actionable information about the product/app performance. So, which are these reviews heavens that top the resource list for anyone drafting a detailed product/app review?

Yahoo recently confirmed it had been hit by worst hack ever, where at least 500 million of its user accounts were breached by hackers in 2014. The first in what is likely to be many lawsuits over the breach was filed in the federal court in San Jose, California just a day after Yahoo disclosed the hacking.

Many of us today love to hop on to the "Free Wi-Fi" at our favorite coffee shop or mall to finish some work, but if you’re not careful doing that can put your privacy and data in jeopardy.

The Huffington Post and South African publisher Media24 have announced a new partnership that will see a local version of the site launch in South Africa. HuffPost South Africa will go live in November.

Google AdSense’s Audience Development Specialist, Jay Castro, recently shared three great tips for creating share-worthy content. See three more.

Facebook, Twitter and over 30 news and technology organizations have partnered with First Draft, a Google-backed organization, to stop the spread of fake stories sourced from social media.

Whether it’s easy for us or not, taking care of our health should always come first because if you are not healthy, it's difficult to be successful – at work or home. But what are the top factors that influence your health and fitness?