Social Media- Global
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One way to follow what's going on in the Middle East and South Asia right now is through social media — Facebook, Twitter and blog posts. But of course you have to speak the local languages to do that. So scientists in the U.S. are trying to get computers to work around that problem.
Computer Translator Reads Between The Tweets
Global Expansion for Small Biz
When Karl Halpert heard that 95 percent of the world’s consumers live outside of the United States, he knew it was time to take his New Mexico-based small business global. As the president and CEO of Private Label Select — a manufacturer of lip balms and other personal care products — Halpert said the initial thought of international expansion seemed overwhelming, but the allure of tapping into such a large market was too good of an opportunity to pass up. “It was definitely daunting at first, but once I got on an airplane and met with people, I realized it is about developing relationships,” Halpert told BusinessNewsDaily, “which is not dissimilar from what goes on domestically.”
