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We’re here to look at the biggest eCommerce website in the world and one of the biggest companies both in China and globally — Alibaba. There are very few people who haven’t heard about Alibaba already because it offers a wide variety of products, and most of those products can be purchased and delivered inexpensively […] Read the full story

Craigslist is one of the most well-known websites for classified advertisements on the web. It is a hub or a platform with various interesting sections such as discussion forums, job postings, community service, items wanted, housing, and more.  Established in 1995 by Craig Newmark, this web-based platform expanded into a range of classified categories, reaching […] Read the full story

There are many online learning platforms on the web, but only one offers unique learning experiences for coders. Its name is Codecademy, and it’s one of the most effective eLearning platforms for people new to the digital world of coding.  Aside from providing each student with a fantastic and immersive user experience, this platform stands […] Read the full story

Udemy is one of the largest online learning platforms on the web. It gathers together millions of students and eLearners and offers more than 185,000 eCourses at affordable rates. While there are many other similar eLearning platforms, Udemy is the only platform with such a vast selection of personalized courses.  The platform offers plenty of […] Read the full story

With the massive and rapid growth of the tech industry paired with the internet boom, the educational sector has leveraged these newly available options to improve. Thinkific is one of the platforms that offers a great example of this forward momentum. Thinkific is the brainchild of Greg Smith, the current co-founder and CEO of the […] Read the full story

Flippa is an outstanding global marketplace and professional platform where business professionals and industry leaders meet to trade digital real estate assets, websites, applications, and online business models.  This platform gathers a large online community of like-minded, tech-savvy investors, business owners, and developers of SaaS model services. Flippa is also a peer-to-peer (P2P) platform where […] Read the full story

Starting as an inconsequential online bookstore in the late ’90s and early 2000s, Amazon has become the biggest eCommerce giant our world has ever seen. With estimated monthly traffic of 2.5 billion visits, this company grows by the day, introducing new products, features, tools, and technologies that keep attracting new users.  Amazon’s unprecedented growth became […] Read the full story

When they’re starting out, very few businesses immediately jump to creating their own eCommerce website from scratch. Even well-established companies shy away from this task as it can be challenging to run an entire online store on your own. Instead, most online businesses turn to platforms like Shopify that make the whole process easier.  Shopify […] Read the full story

Plesk is a well-known online business resource as well as the only OS (operating system) agnostic platform that allows business owners to take care of their business hosting needs and grow their operations. It was established more than 20 years ago. This platform provides each user with an enriched business experience, giving them absolute freedom […] Read the full story

As one of the first and also most prominent global marketplaces, there’s a lot to cover when it comes to eBay. Although initially launched as AuctionWeb, the platform was renamed eBay two years after its launch. However, the primary concept has remained unchanged: to bring buyers and marketers together in a safe and open marketplace. […] Read the full story

Hacking is a practice that is as old as computers. The term “hacker” dates back to the 1960s. Experts at MIT coined the term to refer to highly talented and skilled programmers who practiced hardcore programming in old languages. Over the years, this term developed a poor reputation.  Today, “hacker” is exclusively used in a […] Read the full story

YouTube is the most popular video-sharing platform on the internet, without a doubt. It’s simple, easy to use, and so user-friendly that anyone with an internet connection and a web-enabled device can use it.  This ease of use is probably the biggest reason that YouTube has become so popular with multiple generations of internet users. […] Read the full story

The digital age and the expansion of the internet have led to a virtual revolution. One result of this revolution has been a digital transformation in every industry, and there are cloud-based services and post-social media channels all over the digital business realm.  All of these elements led to the inevitable rise of e-learning in […] Read the full story

Instagram has been around for almost 12 years now, and it’s become the dominant force in the social media realm. If you compare the first version of this most popular social network to the most recent version, you’d be surprised at how much Instagram has changed over the last decade.  However, the most significant change […] Read the full story

You’ve probably noticed that the term “big data” is frequently used these days. That’s because big data is a major player in the digital age. This term refers to complex and massive data sets that far exceed the potential of traditional data processing applications.  In the online business realm, digital businesses use the term big […] Read the full story

With the appearance of blogs, channels, and social media accounts, affiliate marketing has quickly become a key digital marketing strategy. While it has been around for some time, the popularity and practice of affiliate marketing significantly took off back in 2010, when social media platforms started becoming a bigger part of our everyday lives. Today, […] Read the full story

The Internet of Things (IoT) is making quantum leaps towards the future. The industry is rapidly expanding as the markets’ needs grow beyond our wildest estimations and forecasts. Powered by the latest sensors, cutting-edge software, big data, AI (artificial intelligence), and ML (machine learning), IoT will continue to develop. IoT also plays a vital role […] Read the full story

Social media today is unrecognizable compared to the social media of the early 2000s. It’s no longer a place solely for sharing every thought that pops into your head (although that depends on who you ask). It’s now a place for truly connecting with others, shopping, keeping updated on the latest news and events, even […] Read the full story

The online world is now more populated than ever due to the SARS-COV-2 pandemic. We’ve witnessed the biggest shut-in that has occurred in decades. Now, the only difference is that we have access to the world wide web to keep us entertained. The internet is crawling with all kinds of businesses. Truthfully, unless you have […] Read the full story

Startup companies are a double-edged sword. All of the world’s biggest mega corporations started as humble startups before cornering the market. Being able to tell whether a startup will increase in value and develop into something more serious is near-impossible, but you can make some fairly accurate assumptions. If a startup company has an all-star […] Read the full story