Failure to Use a Turn Signal is More Dan...

Here’s a trivia question you can take share at your next backyard grill out. What is considered more dangerous while driving? Driving distracted or failing to use your turn signal. A new study conducted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) found that neglecting to use a turn signal is responsible for twice the amount of accidents each year over distracted driving. This is the first time a study has been conducted on turn signal use, or lack thereof, and the findings are downright scary. It’s estimated the 48% of us fail to use a turn signal when changing lanes,...

Facebook Announces Plan to Buy Instagram...

It should come as no surprise to those wild about sharing their photos on the site, Instagram that Facebook has decided to purchase the smaller social media fish for $1 billion. The acquisition is the biggest for the social media giant. Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg shared the importance of keeping Instagram separate from Facebook on his timeline. “We think the fact that Instagram is connected to other services beyond Facebook is an important part of the experience,” wrote Zuckerberg. For social media marketing companies, it supports the fact that photo...

Some Companies Charting a new Course to ...

For the past couple of years, Google Maps has enjoyed its domination of the street mapping market, even dethroning AOL’s once-popular MapQuest as the “go-to” for directions. However, Google Map’s fees could push some web companies in a different direction for its mapping solutions, according to an article in the New York Times. Larger corporations have deeper pockets and can afford the six figures a year to offer access to Google Maps inside its websites, says industry experts. But after Google announced that they would start charging fees to any website that...

How to Install the New LinkedIn Follow B...

Finally, LinkedIn has jumped on the button bandwagon, and yesterday launched its new LinkedIn Follow Button. Just like the Facebook and Twitter badge, LinkedIn’s follow button allows companies or individuals to start following your company’s LinkedIn page with the click of a well, button. Here is how to install the LinkedIn follow button on your site. 1) Visit developer.linkedin.com/plugins/follow-company 2. In the dropdown menu, search for your company name, or enter your company ID. 3. You will then be prompted to enter your company’s count mode preference....

Sony Playstation Network hackers strike ...

Reports continue to surface that Sony’s Playstation Network was hacked yet again! The supposed new attack involves passwords being changed using just a users’ date of birth and email address to gain access to accounts. However, officials at the online video game network continue to downplay this second hack using verbiage such as” greatly exaggerated.” Instead, Sony contends that the new supposed security breach was confused with a warning to users’ to change their passwords immediately. The downside to this is that following the attack, all PSN login access was...

Recent 3PL study reveals a strong relati...

A recent study conducted by Capgemini Consulting, the Georgia Institute of Technology and a gathering of 3PL industry experts took a deeper look into the relationship between shippers and 3PL companies.  The study, which has been conducted annually for the past 15 years focused on five key areas: current state of the 3PL market, total landed cost, life sciences, fast-moving consumer goods and strategic assessment.  Here is a breakdown of this year’s findings. -89% of shippers reported a positive experience with 3PL providers and overall felt that the relationship was a...