3 Android Apps to Accept Payments Anywhere

People want a quick way to accept and make payments online. Having this ability, increases business performance and facilitates money handling for the user. Business owners no longer have to make big investments in payment terminals to accept credit card payments. They can just use their own Android phones to get down to business.

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Being able to process payments on their Android phones, allows business owners not to be chained to their offices. Three of the best Android Apps for sending and receiving payments anywhere in the world are: Square, Pay Anywhere, and Paypal.

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4 iPhone Apps for Choosing a Restaurant

It is not always easy to find a good restaurant: a restaurant that is not only convenient, but also appropriate to your tastes for a particular evening.

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Many apps are being developed for iPhone and other smart phones that can find you restaurants, cafes, and places to shop for something special.  You can also get directions to get there. Here are 4 great iPhone apps for choosing a restaurant.

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TV Show Viewers: Before and Today

A new report by Margaret Lyons at New York puts today’s successes in perspective by comparing their ratings to numbers for (relatively ho-hum) series that aired not too long ago.

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Here are some sobering stats to put today’s TV in perspective.

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How to Run Windows on your Mac

Almost every Mac user will agree that Mac OS X is an awesome operating system and they will agree that in general, they are satisfied with choosing OS X as well.

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Still, they might admit that there are those times when the Windows OS would be a handier addition though. The good news for all Mac users is that they do not have to make a full switch from their OS X to Windows, but that they can run both Windows and OS X on the same computer.

Here are 3 ways to show you how to run Windows on your Mac.

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Marketing in Tough Times – Revisit your Product Positioning

By Matthew Simmons, Snap Marketing 

product positioningIn the face of an economic slowdown such as the one we are experiencing (and I have now been through 4!), its very easy to become despondent and to believe that the only way to survive is to cut back, keep your head down and sweat it out. In a dim and distant past I was a biologist and to my thinking recessions are actually rather like the commercial version of the ice‐ages. The Ice Ages were massive step changes in evolution of life on earth, and we all know what happened to the dinosaurs – but we also know that life did continue after such cataclysmic events – but only life that was able to adapt to the new conditions at the time.

And guess what, when the sun shone again, the ice melted, to reveal a new environment these adaptable life forms thrived. Commercially, the same is true during recessions – only those companies with solid business models, great and well focused products built on a solid plan will thrive after the recession.

So let’s look at one quick strategy to ensure you don’t end up like the dinosaurs!

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WordPress Blog Hosting: WordPress.com or Self-Hosted?

wordpress hostingCommitting to a content management system (CMS) for your blog is a big decision. Given that WordPress hosts 59,914,568 as of 09/25/2011 and that over 301 million people view more than 2.5 billion pages each month on WordPress.com-hosted blogs (data from WordPress Stats), it is not a surprise that many users around the world have chosen WordPress as their CMS of choice.

However, a common question from both newbies and experienced bloggers is: should I continue to host my blog at WordPress.com or should I self-host it? Here is an analysis of key details that will guide your WordPress hosting decision.

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3 iPhone Apps for MLB Fans

The iOS is brimming with fun for the baseball fan. It may be true that there are other sports and other seasons, one now need never admit such heresy. Steep yourself in baseball all the year round with the digital drama that only baseball offers.

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Baseball is the best sport of all as exemplified in George Carlin’s stellar comparison to football. The fact that the rest of the world no longer gets that is the root of much of the world’s disunity. The National Pastime can now be the World Pastime 12 months a year, 24/7! Here are three marvelous apps that will help that iPhone earn its keep.

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Top 10 Apps for Windows Phones

windows phone appsBack in July 2011, I pointed out 4 smartphone releases to keep an eye on, including the HTC HD7S , which is claimed as the most robust Windows smartphone out there.

Given the good reception of this Windows Phone, here is a list of top 10 apps available for this smartphone.

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SEO vs PPC

seo vs ppcIf you want to attract visitors to your site then there are a couple of ways of doing this. Among the most popular and effective ones are SEO and PPC.

Which one is better?

I have been thinking about this issue for a while and have come up with a few points to try and help me reach a final decision.

Let’s take a look.

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