Collaboration

When it comes to science, collaboration is one of the best things that you can do because yes, two heads are better than one. In my experience, I have found that no matter the subject, we do not do research or create in a vacuum. With website development, there needs to be many people coming together to create something that is great and to come up with even more ideas. Scientific research has evolved from comprising primarily simple, well-controlled studies to complex, multi-faceted ones. If scientific collaboration is so useful, why then do not all researchers do it? For some, it may be difficult to find collaborators at their institution that are interested in the same area of research. In this case, an effective strategy is to form technique-based collaborations, in which colleagues share technical expertise with one another with the goal of enhancing the impact of each other's research. On the other hand, one way to meet colleagues that are interested in similar research questions is to attend small, focused conferences where most other attendees are studying the same disease process.

Best Deals on Smartphones

If you’re in the market for a new smartphone, you may be surprised to know that you don’t have to buy from your carrier to get a deal. Online retailers like Amazon and Wirefly offer a variety of phones that are ready to work with your existing carrier and can save you up to $150. Even with the phone service contracts, it might be a good idea to shop around for the right phone at the best price. Another great thing you can do with your old phone is trade it in for some cash. Many of the big retailers offer great deals for the more recent phones that are in great working condition. And, your carrier will likely give you credit toward your next phone as well. Or, you can use a trade-in service to get cash for your old phone and then shop wherever you can get the best deal. One of the biggest things to pay attention to is the most current prices because they have a tendency to change without notice. What are the best deals that you have seen?

LinkedIn Expanding

LinkedIn Corp. will soon open up its online professional networking service to high school students as part of an effort to help steer their collegiate careers. Effective Sept. 12, the new minimum age to create a LinkedIn account will range from 13 years old to 16 years old in most countries where LinkedIn operates. This might be a good thing to get the students involved in networking at an earlier age so that they can have an advantage when they go off to college or even get a job right out of high school. It will also give the kids a chance to experience a professional social network as opposed to Facebook, where they will be able to learn what is socially acceptable in the workforce and higher education realm. LinkedIn said it will limit what information can be seen on juvenile accounts and will set up a special customer support system to help members under 18. They should also consider having these restrictions on VoIP services on any social network.

Benefits of Cloud Computing

If you are a business professional, you have probably heard a lot about cloud computing if you do not already have some sort of system. Some of the benefits include reduction in costs, flexibility to expand the business, and the elimination of set up and maintenance costs. An internet phone service is much more cost effective because it can be managed off site without any extra hardware. Also, the application development is so advanced that many employees can use their smartphones as the business phones which can save the business even more money. With amazing interfaces, it is easy to use and even manage the systems. The administrator is able to track all of the activity such as the calls made and received. Moving to the cloud is also extremely easy if you go with RingCentral. Their system is set up in such a way that you will be able to keep your 800 number and your existing hardware. What are you waiting for?