There has been a lot of discussion in the public domain about a new device called the Poken. It is a small device that is set to replace the need for business cards say in the next year or so by consolidating a user’s contacts in its small microchip and enabling on to transmit information on themselves in a fun and cool way.

1. Poken User meets other Poken User

2. User “’high four’s” his or her Poken with that of the other user. This is essentially holding them against each other (such that the       coils inside the token are more or less aligned).

3. The two Pokens flash green to signal that a bond was made. If red light appears, please try again as this means that the devices have not yet connected.

4. On a computer at home or anywhere, the User plugs in his or her token into the USB port. Read more »

Although facebook remains the dominant social networking website among the worlds population, LinkedIn is catching on to be the favourite professional networking website among its users.

This is mostly attributed to its professional nature that allows a user to upload information about qualifications and resume activity sometimes resulting in recruitment from that very interface.

LinkedIn boasts about 1 million new user-registrations every week. The company reports that over 44million of its users are based in the United States (U.S.) and 20% of the users on the global front are ion the service industry with Cisco, Apple, eBay and Amazon enjoying the largest mentions among users. Read more »