Business in Action, 8th Ed.
Appendix C: Information Technology
"How smart can our machines make us?
Mignon Fogarty, also known as Grammar Girl, offers a wide selection of easy-to-use advice on getting things right.
"Although artificial intelligence has become commonplace — most smartphones contain some version of AI, such as speech recognition — the public still has a poor understanding of the technology.
"Here’s a New Year’s resolution for 2018: de-clutter your digital history.
"Educator and entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun [photo, left] wants us to use AI to free humanity of repetitive work and unleash our creativity.
"Over the coming year, what will be the most important developments in disruptive technology?
"'The interview is an elimination process," says Dr.
"Data can be complicated, how you use it doesn't have to be.
"Get hired by thinking like the employer.
"Tina Nicolai estimates she's read more than 40,000 résumés since launching Résumé Writers' Ink in 2010.
Chris Weller presents the 18 spaces - as a one page presentation, or as a slide show.
"More than a century ago, the department store magnate John Wanamaker famously complained about his inability to gauge the effectiveness of the money he spent on advertising.
"Top tips for building a presentation that matters and a Five-part Structure that will help turn your presentation into a conversation.
Marcus Fairs reports.
"Whether you've invested in Apple's Mac line or a Windows PC, there are absolutely some worthwhile desktop apps out there to get more out of your computer," says Avery Hartmans (photo, left).
Baruch College’s Beginner’s Guide to Business Research will point you in the right direction.
"Last year, Dido Harding [photo, left] found herself having to deal with one of Britain’s worst ever cyber attacks.
"Check out the Retail Across America in photos slideshow, watch the video stories from each state and find out where we're headed next.
"Just about every industry is undergoing some level of digital disruption, and the transformation is only in its infancy, according to McKinsey Digital global leader Paul Willmott, and Jay Scanlan, leader of McKinsey’s Digital Strategy Practice.
"One of Amazon's largest fulfillment centers is in Phoenix, Arizona.
"Here are the top 10 network security challenges faced by small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in 2015 and tips to address them.
"Our parents warned us about it, but it’s hard to understand until you experience it first hand: as you get older, time seems to fly.
Maya Baratz (photo, left) reports on haptic feedback and the work of Hiroski Ishii of MIT's Media Lab.
"In a new report from BI Intelligence, we discuss all of the components of the IoT [Internet of Things] ecosystem, including its devices, analytics, networks, and security.