When Facebook announced last Friday that tens of millions of user accounts had been compromised in a data breach, many of us wondered: Is this the end of the social network giant as we know it? It’s not exactly the first major PR crisis involving user privacy to happen —Continue Reading
You’ll often hear someone, when speaking to a friend about work, say, “So, what’s the company culture like?” In response, you might hear something along the lines of, “Really friendly people. Ping pong tables. Free pizza on Friday’s.” Culture is a critical component of any organization. As the HubSpot CultureContinue Reading
Troubleshooting a HTTP 500 Internal Server Error is like solving a mystery. You don’t know what exactly happened or why it happened — all you know is that something’s wrong and you need to fix it. To guide you through the hassle of troubleshooting the dreaded HTTP 500 Internal ServerContinue Reading
“A simple and affordable way to increase leads and create more conversions through your website.” Sounds intriguing, right? But what could I possibly be describing? I’m referring to sign up web forms. In addition to increasing leads and conversions, sign up forms also help businesses grow their mailing lists andContinue Reading
Cryptocurrency attracts a diverse crowd, from speculators to scammers, and from financiers to gamblers. These groups, and their often opposing aims, are what make the cryptoconomy such a strange yet compelling place. In today’s edition of The Daily, for instance, we’ve got stories pertaining to a Wall Street-funded futures exchange,Continue Reading
Earlier this week news.Bitcoin.com received an email from an e-commerce shop owner who was having lots of issues dealing with traditional payment providers. Many of the problems stemmed from him not having a formal address and having bank accounts in different countries. However, the owner of store Bohemianbeachstyle.com quickly foundContinue Reading
When you’re sifting through your News Feed, what tends to catch your attention? More likely than not, it’s YouTube videos, pictures, animated GIFs, and other visual content, right? While text-based content is always important when seeking answers to a question, creating visuals such as infographics, charts, graphs, animated GIFs, andContinue Reading
The first ecommerce sale was made in 1994 … and can you guess what it was? It was a Sting CD. Dan Kohn, a 21-year-old who ran a website called NetMarket, sold Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales CD to a friend who purchased it with his credit card for $12.48 plusContinue Reading
“Unriddled” is HubSpot’s weekly digest of the tech headlines you need to know. We give you the top tech stories in a quick, scannable way and break it all down. It’s tech news: explained. Unriddled: The Tech News You Need 1. A former Facebook executive is taking the lead atContinue Reading
Even the best on-page SEO efforts aren’t enough to rank on Google. Today, the search engine accounts for over 200 factors when it determines a SERP’s pecking order, so it’s nearly impossible to optimize your website and content for each of its ranking factors. But even though you can’t optimizeContinue Reading
Is having a great product the only requirement to run a successful business? For most companies, the answer is no. Why you ask? Well usually generating sales requires potential customers to understand that a product exists, how it works / what it does and why this product is better thanContinue Reading
Google has announced a number of upcoming changes concerning the development of new extensions for Chrome. Users of the web browser will soon benefit from improved security and better protection against malware including hidden miners and tools used to steal cryptocurrency. Also read: A Guide to Building Your Own CryptoContinue Reading
Communication skills are more important than ever, but what if your grammar doesn’t quite make the grade? Fifty years ago, you would’ve walked over to your coworker’s desk or called up to the second floor to ask a question. Now, whether your coworkers are in the next cube or halfContinue Reading
When Facebook announced last Friday that 50 million user accounts had been compromised, many of us weren’t sure what to think. Did that mean 50 million users had been exposed to content from a coordinated misinformation campaign, a la the 2016 U.S. presidential elections? Or did it mean that theirContinue Reading