How to make money by creating online courses
There are many ways of making money online, whether you do it as your main activity or as a side project. And today, we will be talking about the method that I am most familiar with – publishing online courses. I have been doing it as a side activity for Continue Reading
How social media is killing your dreams
Social media is one of the greatest inventions of the 21st century. Facebook allows you to keep in touch with your friends, regardless where on the globe they live. If you have in-demand professional skills, LinkedIn allows you to move up the career ladder with only a fraction of the Continue Reading
Why you can get sued for negative online reviews
Virtually every business these days gets reviewed online. And it’s a good thing. If, in the past, you wouldn’t know how good a business is unless you personally know someone who used it, today you can know it just by doing couple of clicks on the web. Of course, you Continue Reading
Taking advantage of manipulative social media mechanisms as a user
Social media is built upon powerful manipulative algorithms that can influence behavior of its users. However, it is also a very powerful tool that can greatly aid you in education, building your business, developing your career and exerting your influence in other ways. Even though most of the mechanisms that Continue Reading
It’s not Capitalism that’s the problem
Whenever you watch a news report, you see that the world has many severe problems that cause people to needlessly suffer. Very often, free market, which is commonly referred to as Capitalism, is what is blamed for creating those problems. After all, this is the dominant economic system in the Continue Reading
I cannot wait for AI to take over
In the summer 2017, we have experienced a significant heat wave in England. The temperature soared well above what is normal for June and air stood still for several days. England is not a country where many residential dwellings have any inbuilt air conditioning, so buying a portable fan or an Continue Reading
Remember that selfishness can be healthy and ethical
When I was studying at university, I wanted to become a part of something that would make the world a better place. I didn’t want to be yet another cog in a corporate profit-earning machine. This is why I have chosen Environmental Biology as my bachelor’s degree and have later Continue Reading
Ethical side of tax avoidance
From time to time, news headlines tell us about one of big corporations avoiding a large proportion of its tax liability. More often than not, this applies to tech giants. As Google and Facebook were featured in the headlines for a long time, the tax liability that is avoided by Continue Reading
Why you shouldn’t worry about technology replacing your job
We are living in the times of ever-accelerating technological progress. For most of the people, it’s a good news. Only a few years ago you wouldn’t have been able to watch a HD movie on your phone while riding a train on the way to work, or have a free Continue Reading
Should I trust online reviews?
The web is saturated with user reviews. Everything is being rated by consumers: food brands, tech products, estate agents and even jobs. Online reviews are indeed useful. Before parting with your money or making a life-changing decision, why not have a look at what other users think about a particular Continue Reading
10 biggest lies of tech retailers
Tech retail is not an industry normally associated with lies, unlike insurance and financial industries. Nevertheless, as a former insider, I can assure you that, due to the common practice of imposing strict targets on sales staff, it is very common for the tech retailers to lie to their customers. Continue Reading
Why software developers earn more than average
The great global economic recession is over and the global economy has bounced back. However, reports on the news about people being dissatisfied with their salaries became very frequent. There are many professions that have been gradually declining in value for various reasons. Increasing adoption of automation and new technologies Continue Reading
