Shark Bites – Week of April 21, 2014

We get interesting information everyday from reading articles in newspapers, blogs, company websites and even from conversations we overhear or have ourselves. Shark Bites is an entry post where I share recent articles, events and conversations with you. Feel free to comment at the very bottom of each post while indulging yourselves with new information. You’ll find that a bit of information a day will go a long way.

Internet Users Send 204 Million Emails Per Minute

While social media can create the sense that the Internet is a small town where everyone is connected and, for the most part, gets along (outside of election season), the truth is quite the opposite. The data transferred on the Internet each minute by its roughly 2.4 billion global users is vast and incomprehensible.

Link to full article: http://mashable.com/2014/04/23/data-online-every-minute/

Instagram’s Explore Tab: Now Tailored to You

Instagram has made a small but significant change to its app that makes photo and video discovery a more personal experience.

Link to full article: http://mashable.com/2014/04/23/instagram-personalizes-explore/

3D-Printed Ford Gran Torino Is the Muscle Car From Hell

Walk through this year’s New York international Auto Show, and it’s clear that the current crop of cars are rapidly catching up with the concept vehicles of the future.

Link to full article: http://mashable.com/2014/04/17/3d-printed-ford-gran-torino-is-the-muscle-car-from-hell/

Reports Say an Amazon Phone is Close

After more than two years of hints and leaks, the long-awaited Amazon phone appears to be almost ready for its debut.

Link to full article: http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/tech/mobile/amazon-phone/index.html

6 Productivity Apps for the Entrepreneur on the Go

As an entrepreneur, you probably spend most of your days jumping from a team meeting to an investor pitch and swinging by a startup conference to give a talk in the middle. This means that a lot of your time is spent on the go without the ability to open your oh-so-precious laptop and get work done.

Have no fear. There has been an emergence of mobile apps enabling you to be productive, no matter where you are.

Link to full article: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/233187

 

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