The Ultimate Guide to Visual Search

You probably remember the moments in the movies when the girl with whom the main character is in love rejects him for a more beautiful and successful guy. The main character is embarrassed, he cries, and we all feel sorry for him. Does this relate to the world of business? Should anyone in business have the right to take offense at customers who decide to go with more attractive and successful companies? This can happen with any enterprise that delays the development and implementation of new technologies.…
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Zoho Announces Cliq - Unified Chat Software

Today Zoho unveiled Cliq, chat software that blends instant messaging with video, audio, and group conferencing to create a unified communications system for organizations of any size. Available immediately in native, web and mobile versions, Cliq integrates with Zoho and third-party applications to bring relevant data from those applications into the Cliq window, providing chat participants contextual information about the topic being discussed. "More companies around the world are turning to chat for real-time, internal collaboration," said Sridhar Vembu, CEO of Zoho Corp.…
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Australian Lumberjack Cake

Once upon a time in my early food blogging days, a friend from high school sent me a message and asked If you ever come across a recipe for Australian Lumberjack Cake, let me know.  I did a little bit of research on the web, found absolutely nothing (remember, this is probably 6 years ago [ ] The post Australian Lumberjack Cake appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
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Gin Swizzle Recipe

The classic Gin Swizzle.. a super simple and refreshing drink for everybody. When I first found out about this recipe, I wasn t sure why it was called a Gin Swizzle. This, of course, led to some Google searching and apparently, swizzles are types of cocktails that have been around for quite a long time. According [ ] The post Gin Swizzle Recipe appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
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Dill Pickle Pot Roast & Pickle Gravy

If Dill Pickle Pot Roast wasn t a thing before, it sure is now! This absolutely scrumptious roast came about because I don t like the Mississippi Pot Roast that the entire internet seems to love. (gasp!!) I was struck with the inspiration one day that pickles looked exactly like those peppers (the part I hate) in [ ] The post Dill Pickle Pot Roast & Pickle Gravy appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
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Intranet Design Guide Released & It's Completely Free

MyHub have just released their free guide to designing an intranet, and we’re here to give you the rundown on it.
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Nuxeo and Simflofy Partner to Help Organizations Intelligently Achieve Their ECM Objectives

Nuxeo today announced a strategic partnership with Simflofy, provider of Content Integration Services. The partnership enables Nuxeo’s customers to intelligently meet their ECM objectives by connecting to content where it lives, whether in legacy Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems or business applications, and removes the cost, pain and risk of content migrations typically associated with ECM implementations. “Traditional ECM involves storing all of your content in a single repository.…
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Copycat Cracker Barrel Fried Apples ( Slow Cooker or Instant Pot!)

Every time we visit the States and we are close to a Cracker Barrel restaurant, we have to stop in. These Copycat Cracker Barrel Fried Apples sprang from my love of that particular side dish option. ( I m sure there are going to be a few more recipes along the way. Just wait!) Gah. Now I [ ] The post Copycat Cracker Barrel Fried Apples ( Slow Cooker or Instant Pot!) appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
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BlueConic Unveils Free Tool to Help Marketers Determine Readiness for Customer Data Platforms

BlueConic today announces a free customer data platform (CDP) assessment tool for marketers. The tool, available here, will help marketers understand organizational maturity for implementing a CDP and craft a roadmap for adoption.The $300 million CDP market is growing at an estimated 50% annually, according to the CDP Institute. The Institute defines a CDP as a marketer-managed system that creates a persistent, unified customer database accessible to other systems.…
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Make the Move Toward Automated Landing Page Management

If your brand is expanding and transitioning to more large-scale campaigns, it needs a landing page platform powerful enough to scale your campaign content. Automating your landing page generation is a step toward improving your marketing strategy and increasing campaign efficiency. The ideal platform would be able to automate the landing page generation process while maintaining brand consistency and messaging across all landing pages. It shouldn’t just generate one or two landing pages.…
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Review: Canva

Canva is a user-friendly design tool that makes it possible for businesses, marketers, bloggers, and other individual professionals to create eye-catching images without graphic design experience. The online design solution offers users a wide array of features, including drag-and-drop design creation, quality photographs and illustrations, layouts, and fonts.…
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How To Improve Internal Communications Using CMS Intranets

Improved internal communications is the holy grail for many businesses. And although much effort is spent searching for solutions, somehow it seems to remain elusive. And it’s an issue that affects all organisations regardless of their size. In fact, small to medium businesses often have more flexible working and tend to employ freelance and remote workers which means that internal communications is often a bigger issue for these companies.…
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Mobile-First, Adaptive, or Responsive Design: Which to Choose for the Website so Customers Want to Buy Your Product or Service?

What is Adaptive Design? Adaptive web design adapts to the browser environment, and may or may not take into account the browser’s size. I bet customers think that the mobile web is the new black as they find themselves spending at least a few hours a day surfing the web on a mobile device. Users joyfully browse sites that are created to ensure a comfortable web journey no matter what device is used, and ignore sites that are not optimized for their smartphones or tablets. The core of customer satisfaction or disappointment is a website's design.…
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Sloppy Joe Mac & Cheese Skillet

I am ALL about skillet meals this past year. Give me all of the meals in one pot, please and I ll be one happy Mama. This Sloppy Joe Mac & Cheese Skillet is one of my favourite new meals to make, and it will absolutely be making a reappearance (or five)  this winter. I riffed off [ ] The post Sloppy Joe Mac & Cheese Skillet appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
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Kleiber Digital launches JECIS – The First E-Commerce Framework for JCR-compliant CMS Solutions

Kleiber Digital, a leading expert in JCR Content has launched JECIS, the very first E-Commerce framework for CMS solutions. Instead of trying to integrate a CMS into an E-Commerce system, JECIS is built directly into a CMS, allowing developers and authors to build commerce-driven Web/Digital Experiences using all the features and capabilities of their CMS solution. JECIS is based on the JCR Content Repository standard, the foundation of such cutting-edge CMS solutions like Adobe’s Experience Manager, Magnolia CMS, Jahia DX and others.…
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Latest NodeBB release offers 200% speed improvement, better email templates & more

NodeBB, the Canadian company with the goal of modernizing Internet forums, is proud to announce version 1.6.0 of their software, which features a completely re-written rendering system to dramatically improve performance. "While our customers have generally been happy with the speed of NodeBB, in our hearts we always knew we could do even better," says NodeBB co-founder Julian Lam.…
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Simple Tomato & Rice Hamburger Soup

This soup reminds me of my Cabbage Roll Soup, without the cabbage. It really is just a simple tomato, rice and hamburger soup.  It came about when I forgot to get supper on one late afternoon. Yes, even food bloggers forget to make supper, but especially the food bloggers that are also cookbook authors. When [ ] The post Simple Tomato & Rice Hamburger Soup appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
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Review: Wishpond

Once a customer has finished purchasing the items they wanted from your site, you need to keep them coming back. Otherwise, you could potentially lose that customer forever. So, how do you keep them interested? How do you remain relevant to them? You need to nurture your leads to keep them going through the sales funnel, and that takes more than just a solid branding strategy and quality products. That’s where Wishpond becomes useful. Wishpond is a lead management tool that has a wide array of additional tools integrated into the platform.…
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Slow Cooker Calico Beans Recipe

These Slow Cooker Calico Beans are a fast, frugal and delicious dinner that the entire family will love, and they can be cooked in the Instant Pot or the oven as well. I finally got around to making this calico beans recipe ( what the heck kind of name is calico beans?) which Mike has [ ] The post Slow Cooker Calico Beans Recipe appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
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How to Choose a CMS in 7 Easy Steps

As a business owner, the most important technology you will use for your website is the Content Management System (CMS), which is the system you will use to create, manage, and edit the content that is on your website. It’s what gives you control over your website. The best types of CMS are able to accommodate necessary updates in a timely manner, as well as the management of the entire website without you requiring help from an outside source. Without a CMS in place, you will need to rely solely on your website developer to make any content adjustments to your website.…
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The Boating Punch Cocktail

This particular cocktail is another one of those excellent strong ones from, I believe, around 1917 when it appeared in the book, The Ideal Bartender. This cocktail is potent, so be prepared.. but it is also a great sipping cocktail. I ve always been a fan of vintage cocktails. I guess it s because I feel like [ ] The post The Boating Punch Cocktail appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
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Gnocchi Breakfast Skillet

Gnocchi for breakfast? Why not? I whipped up this Gnocchi Breakfast Skillet when Mike and the kids were away for a weekend and I was busy working on the manuscript for cookbook #2. That s usually when I get up to trouble and try out recipes that I suspect they wouldn t eat ; however Mike saw my [ ] The post Gnocchi Breakfast Skillet appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
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Business Intelligence and Analytics: What You Need to Know

Regardless of whether you have a successful business that meets all of its sales goals, or you’re a brand-new startup that is still struggling to keep afloat, you need to be able to analyze important data in order to make informed decisions about your brand. There are so many different aspects to running a business, even though sometimes they may not seem connected. However, it’s these subtle connections that can make all the difference between a successful company that really takes off, and one that crashes and burns.…
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Cloud Intranets: The Future Is Multi-Purpose Software

Every business, whether large or small, is facing multiple challenges at any one time. The future is, in fact, multi-purpose software with the cloud intranet being the perfect example. Let’s explore why.
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