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Are working relationships dead?

With ever evolving technology, it feels that we communicate almost solely through email. It might be effective, but can you build a relationship with someone over email? For me, that’s a hard no. Sure, you can try to maintain relationships…
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Healthy fear of pandemics is a good thing

With coronavirus hogging the headlines and stripping big box stores of face masks purchased in a panic, it’s a good time to visit some of the worst pandemics of the past 100 years and get some basic information. It’s not comforting…
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The Love of February

With the rise of esports, which is on track to be the second most watched professional sports league (behind the NFL), a new service, Juked, gives you a comprehensive listing of live and upcoming esports events.  And if you thought…
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Trends to Watch This Election Season

During customer research projects at Ideba, we consistently find trends.  The aggregate data we collect from customer interviews gives us first-hand accounts of what they’re thinking enabling us to find accurate inclinations. However, trends…
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The Other, Smaller Internet

There was a funny meme going around online with a picture of someone on their cellphone, and a question written across it, “do you ever get bored with the internet and then grab your phone to see what the other, smaller internet is up…
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Celebrating Ideba’s 10th-Anniversary the Best Way Possible

Well, I guess we’re not a start-up anymore! As a business owner, I often get asked “how’s business”. Most would respond with “great” (sometimes even if it’s not…). Others would answer, “great, revenue’s…
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What’s Affecting My Productivity?

As I’ve made the transition from being a full-time student to working full-time, the biggest challenge has been reconciling the times I am most productive with normal business hours. When I was in school, I could set my own schedule for…
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Generational Differences: Millennial and Gen Z

I tried to write a blog on the new short-form social video app, TikTok, and why it has become so popular with younger generations. Is it just a matter of generational understanding? Or it is social channel improvements via artificial intelligence?…
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New Year, Same Loyalty

The beginning of a new year is the best time to determine your hotel and airline of choice. I have many friends that travel a lot, but don’t have one airline or one hotel chain that they frequent. The problem with that is that…