Introducing: The Hive Digital Magazine
Articles that entertain, inform & inspire
R.E.S.P.E.C.T – Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin's Voice And The Way She Conducted Herself Truly Made Her The Queen Of Soul Well, we got a little warning, and with that another great has left the building. When great artists pass, especially ones who have had such a lasting and profound impact on the...
The Marketing Of Books
People Read - So How Do You Sell To Them? When was the last time you read a book? I don’t mean any judgment with that question: it’s simply to illustrate a point about marketing. While a television show, or a movie, can take only an hour or two to get through, books...
An Interview With Brandon Scott
Brandon Scott Has A Compelling New Book Out! Brandon Scott has been writing for a long time, and as part of The Buzzazz Editorial Team he wrote a lot of really great articles. He has recently published his first book, and has taken his writing to a whole other level....
What Does The Collapse Of Dialogue Mean For People?
That Old Blue And Red Divide That Has Been With Us Since Rome The first thing to ask is whether there is a collapse of dialogue. Survey the evidence of the number of bipartisan conversations that don't descend into name calling and actually prove to be fruitful and...
The SEO Stats That Could Make Or Break Your Business
SEO is something of a nebulous subject at times. It can be difficult to pin down exactly what is working for you and what is not. The main reason why you can’t always successfully determine your progress with optimizing your website is that there is too much...
From Arya Stark To Daisie – A Collaborative App For Artists
Collaboration Over Competition Is Daisie's Philosophy It is always a great thing when someone takes their own success and parlays it into helping others. Who better than another artist to understand what it takes to go from obscurity to fame, and who better to...
Where Are You At?
What's Your Job Title? What Is The Date? What's The Time? Do you know where you are? Do you conflate this job that you are doing with the last one you were at, or maybe some long ago job that this one reminds you of? That can't be much fun. Carrying all that baggage,...
Is An Online Store Really The Best Option?
Globally, eCommerce is pulling in $2.3 trillion a year. It could be a lucrative option for your business if you get it right. Online shopping can help you grow your market share and offer a convenient solution for the clients. Top American brands have known about the...
Relationship Marketing
How Can You Help People? When a lot of people think about a great way for them to generate leads they are often imagining some super complex system with a whole bunch of complicated levers and buttons that must be pushed, metaphorically speaking that is. The more...
Solution Based Writing
Practical Solutions Make Much Better Reading Than Articles Full Of Problems I am going to just say this straight up - articles which only float problems in your direction aren't worth the time it takes to read them. They are the celery of writing - as much nutritional...
Dustin Miller Of Abstract Metal Design Interview
Dustin Miller Creates Beautiful Fine Metal Art Sculptures Inspired by the elements, Dustin Miller creates dynamic sculptures, that are durable and perfect for indoor or outdoor settings. Dustin has created works that are on public display around the...
Fake News Is An Oxymoron, Do You Mean Propaganda?
There Is No Fake News - It's Either News Or Not When you are discussing something as vital as information then the exactness of words is an important thing to consider, and fake news, while it may be a trending term, and the favorite buzzword of a few very loud...
Could You Be Crypto Royalty?
Cryptocurrencies have taken the world by storm over the last year or so. Some people have made buckets of money, others have lost everything. Cryptos have been responsible for creating a new breed of a millionaire. There is clearly the opportunity to make a lot of...
How To Write About Anything And Everything
Writing About The Problem Is A Way To Diminish The Problem Content writing - really good content writing, can convince you that the person writing it is possibly an expert from within the industry. It is not necessarily the easiest effect to achieve. Why? Because you...
No Substitute For Hard Work
Elbow Grease Is Only In Short Supply If You Don't Apply It When I was growing up my dad had a ready supply of elbow grease, and I wanted some, because he seemed to keep going and I got tired out too quickly. I worked hard from an early age, and by that I don't mean I...
Copyright, Free Speech Vs. Hate Speech, And Other Interesting Internet Conundrums
What Is The Internet? Depends Who You Ask Do you spend much time thinking about what shape the internet is? Following on from that - do you expend much energy in wondering what it is that allows it to retain that shape? If it really is just a black mirror then surely...
Happy 4th Of July
Independence Day Is Here! Perhaps the irony of having the only English dude in the office write a piece on the 4th of July has dissipated somewhat. I've been here 10 years now, and learned pretty early on that wearing a red coat around this time was not a good thing....
Amazon Making Good On It’s Healthcare Idea
Whether It Is Ultimately A Success Or Not It Promises A Change What do people want? You have to imagine that Jeff Bezos is asking that a lot. Why? Because he seems to provide a lot of things that people need and want. Easier access to medication is definitely one of...
Google’s Duplex Is On The Line
Is It AI? Do We Have A Problem, Dave? AI seems to me to be a misnomer for what we have right now. Some people working in the field of machine intelligence don't like it because of the species derived chauvinism that it indicates. But if you look at the systems which...
Education Technology Is Receiving A Concerted Push
Education Technology Is Always An Exciting Frontier It is not like technology in schools is a new thing - I have after all been following an education technology newsletter for a couple of years now. I remember when there was some kind of deal going on with Texas...
The Conners – Handling PR Problems
Roseanne Blundered, ABC Acted Correctly Sometimes you can be riding the crest of a wave and it seems like you have picked up so much momentum that you are something of an unstoppable force, and then some drops something on the tracks and the whole damned locomotive is...
Juneteenth
America Has Many Great Holidays, Juneteenth Is Amongst Them Today is the celebration of a big day in the annals of American History, but it is unfortunate that not everyone knows about it. It is celebrated by African Americans especially, because it commemorates the...
What Is The Buzzazz Hive?
An Amazing Digital Magazine It is an amazing digital magazine. that is the easy answer, and perhaps all you need, but if you want a little more, read on ... The Buzzazz Hive is a digital magazine. It is a place where we look at popular culture and the world at large...
Behind The Mac
Where Does the Purpose Behind A Product Drive It And You? I am not sure that I ever really saw a Windows or Microsoft advert that stuck with me. Windows was ubiquitous but never really aspirational or inspirational. I have Windows because it came on the computer I own...