Feb 5, 2016 | Business matters, Office procedures
Owning a private practice is not for everyone. Sure, it’s nice to be your own boss, set your own hours and take days off whenever you want. Whether you have a solo practice or work as an independent contractor within a group, you are in control of where you work, when...
Jan 13, 2016 | Research, searching
When searching for books online, most people go straight to Amazon. That's a logical choice if you know the title and/or author, and you're not concerned about paying the lowest available price. However, if you just have a topic, but not a particular title in mind,...
Dec 20, 2015 | Critical thinking, Ideas
Last week I attended Harrisburg University's Data Analytics Summit. Many of the presentations were quite technical, but the gist was that big data is being utilized in many different areas, including health care, agriculture, legislative advocacy and business. The...
Nov 29, 2015 | Productivity, Research, searching
The internet is a firehose of information. Sometimes you need to research something specific. (See helpful tips here.) And sometimes you come across useful content when you're not actively looking for it - for example, while going through your email or social media...
Nov 8, 2015 | Advertising, Marketing, Research, searching
I used to think that when you enter keywords into Google's search box, Google then scours the entire Internet to come up with your search results. But that's not how it works. Search engines continuously gather information from the Web and index it on their own...
