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LinkedIn launches ‘Open for Business’ globally for small businesses, freelancers

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Loknath Dasbusiness, Businesses, for, Globally:, Launches, LinkedIn, Open, Small

Professional networking platform LinkedIn announced on Monday the global launch of Open for Business, a feature that allows freelancers and small business owners to add their services to their LinkedIn profiles, making them discoverable from a LinkedIn search. The feature is now live in India, following an initial roll-out in the US in July 2019, and is a great way for freelancers and small businesses to indicate they’re ‘Open for Business’. Open for Business allows small businesses and freelancers to showcase the services they provide, directly on their profiles. This…

268 Million Kids to be Overweight Globally by 2025: Study

October 13, 2016 Srijita2025:, 268, be, by, Globally:, Kids, Million, Overweight, Study, to

In an indication that no policy interventions have proven very effective at changing current obesity trends, researchers have estimated that globally some 268 million children aged five to 17 years may be overweight by 2025. On the assumptions of continued population growth given by the World Bank, the study projected a rise from some 219 million children in this age group in 2010 to 268 million children in 2025. Obesity alone rises from 76 million children in 2010 to 91 million by 2025, the study, published in the journal Pediatric…

LG X cam, X screen Start Rolling Out Globally

March 28, 2016 Srijitacam, Globally:, LG, Out, Rolling, screen, Start, X

LG as promised last month, on Tuesday announced it has started rolling out its LG X series smartphones globally. To recall LG introduced its X series smartphones, namely the X cam and the X screen, ahead of its MWC 2016 event last month. The South Korean tech giant says the handsets will first be made available in its home turf South Korea followed by other key markets including Europe, Latin America, and Asia. India-specific availability details of the devices are not yet known. “What’s appealing about the X screen and…

20 Percent People Sleep Deprived Globally: Survey

March 22, 2016 Srijita20, Deprived, Globally:, People, Percent, Sleep, Survey

One in every five people across the world is sleep deprived owing to reasons ranging from lifestyle, odd working hours and personal obligations, a survey said ahead of World Sleep Day. The poll, conducted by Curofy – India’s largest community of verified doctors – was part of an effort to raise awareness about sleep disorders on the occasion. “There is a large population suffering from sleep disorder and our agenda on the World Sleep Day was to showcase these numbers and spread awareness about the bad effects of taking sleeping…