by Kerri Konik

Shortly after earning a history degree, Mike McGarr knew he wouldn?t really use it. To put it more accurately, he wouldn?t truly use his liberal arts education to its highest degree without first throwing himself into a technical discipline ? programming.
Mike admits he was a bit of a late bloomer. …

This week?s tech news saw Apple Watch pre-orders go live, LinkedIn?s $1.5 billion acquisition of Lynda.com and an in-depth review of the new 2015 MacBook. These were our best stories from this week (4/4-4/10).
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April 08, 2015
Relying too much on empathy-driven instincts and too little on objective research can lead to poor assumptions instead of wise marketing decisions.
Walking a mile in your customers’ shoes may not be such a good idea after all.
This thought struck me twice recently: after read…

You can grow your traffic through one simple tool. Can you guess what it is? It?s Gmail!
Email is universal, and Gmail in particular is an increasingly popular platform for it.
According to Expanded Ramblings, there are 500 million Gmail users; over 24% of Americans use Gmail during work hours.
Furt…