SingFit Helps Improve Cognitive Function
Medical research from such reputable sources as Harvard Medical School, the National Institute of Health, and McGill University reveals that singing can have a profound impact on our physical, emotional and cognitive fitness. Medical technology has made strides in dealing with developmental disabilities, rehabilitation from brain trauma, and dementia, and now an app called SingFit combines the benefits of singing with mobile technology to, in its creators’ words, “turn music into medicine.” Studies have shown that many patients who cannot speak often can still sing, and music has been a part of healing in many cultures for millennia. Singing activates the entire brain rather than using only the left hemisphere, as in speech. SingFit works by engaging both sides of the brain to give the left hemisphere a boost and get those suffering from brain damage or disabilities moving and speaking again. Read more »
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease affects over five million people in the U.S. and is the sixth leading cause of death in the country. One in three seniors die with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, and, despite strides made in technology and medicine, a cure for Alzheimer’s is still illusive. There is hope to slow and diminish its effects, however, and this is where an app called Clevermind comes in. Many computers and mobile devices come with at least one “brain-training” app that claims to increase your cognitive abilities through puzzles and exercises. Clevermind takes a similar approach to mental exercise, but in contrast works specifically for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. 
Almost anyone with a computer or mobile devices has apps on it that help simplify his or her life and make certain tasks faster. For many, these apps are scattered across various desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and other tech devices and across a myriad of social networks. Enter Cloudbot, a mobile and web app that is an efficient solution to having your personal data, apps, and social life distributed across different services. People rely on so many different apps to access the various aspects of their lives that they can be extremely difficult to recall and organize. Cloudbot empower users to search, manage, and command all of their services through a single interface. 
While hiring long-term employees is an important part of business for restaurants, there are times when it may be necessary to hire someone for single events as well. This is particularly true of caterers and similar companies. Traditionally, staffing companies have hired servers and other staff on a full-time basis and assigned them to fill one-time events for clients. A caterer’s ability to hire for these jobs often only extends to its own staff and their network of friends and colleagues, and there is not much help for those who want experienced wait staff willing to work an event. Fortunately, now there is Bullpen, a service that helps businesses in this predicament find enough people right when they need them. It helps to assemble workers who are supplementing their employment but who are not interested in working for traditional temp agencies. 
Hiring the right people is an integral part of business, yet often one of the most difficult aspects. Having the best staff possible is particularly necessary in the service industry, where employees represent the company they work for to every customer. Likewise, it can be a challenge when looking for work to find the right fit. WorkNow is an app that allows employers and employees in the service industry to make the right match. It is the work of a startup called Shiftgig, an online professional networking and employment website for the hospitality and retail industries that aims to streamline and modernize the staffing process. In essence, it connects service industry people with each other and to businesses. 
While the Internet is an invaluable resource that helps us find almost anything, anywhere, there are times we do not know precisely how to search for something. Sometimes, when we want to learn about something we see it is difficult to know how to search for it, especially since the information we need is the information we hope to discover. This is where CamFind comes in. Its creators refer to it as “the easiest way to search the physical world,” and it helps make it much easier to search for something you are looking at right at that moment. Essentially, it serves to connect us to the real world and the information we want more effectively and quickly that we can through a typical Internet search. 
As a business, changing marketing strategies can be a risk when competing against established, well-known brands. An online business directory is more effective than traditional marketing methods, but it is still difficult to maintain an online presence with so much competition. ThatVideoMagazine wants to change that to make business directories more interesting and social for clients by providing them with a number of features that would give them an advantage. Directories with videos and comments exclusive to a company’s website are good for generating traffic to that particular website, but do not necessarily translate into maximum exposure for advertisers. 
Attracting likes and followers online is important for businesses active on social media, but it can be difficult to determine how exactly these things affect a company’s overall revenue. This is where a startup called Inside Social is most helpful, helping brands attribute value to specific social media actions. It is a way to help businesses measure and increase the influence social media has on its profit to help them get more fans and followers. Essentially, Inside Social utilizes its own patented software to help companies measure how social media engagement translates to actual business results.