92 Stories To Learn About 2020

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1. A Smart Solution For Those Who've Resolved to Travel in 2020

Everyday, we're working as developers, social media specialist, SEO specialists and we really enjoy our jobs.

2. 5 Quick Productivity Tips for Busy Solopreneurs

Not only do these productivity tips work, they also rhyme for easy recall.

3. Promising Tech trends: 2020 Edition

Technology is a necessity and it's hard to imagine doing anything without these innovations these days. The tech-crazy only gets bigger every year so it is expected to cover a bigger variety of industries and locations the following year. 2020 promises a new start now only because it’s a new decade. It will be an important year for tech lovers since a lot of innovations and advanced technologies we’ve been hearing about will finally be accessible for the public. We’ve combined a list of top 5 tech trends that you should look out for in the following year.

4. 3 Game-Changing VR Features: 2020 Edition

Yes, there is more to Virtual Reality than gaming

5. AI’s Impact in 2020: 7 Trends to Watch

As the need for additional AI applications grows, businesses will need to invest in technologies that help them accelerate the data science process. However:

6. How to Stop Your Office Chair from Constantly Sinking, Much Like This Year

Have you been pondering lately, "Why does my desk chair keep sinking?" whenever you use it for sitting? What is going on with the chair, and why is it happening? It's not only you who is thinking about it. This can happen to your chair after a few years of regular use, like many others. The piston that lets air in and out controls the valve of your seat height level.

7. Top 9 Security Practices at Kubernetes in 2020

In January 2019, Kubernetes, the world's most popular container orchestration system, discovered the first major security vulnerability that hit the project’s ecosystem. Vulnerability CVE-2018-1002105 allows attackers to compromise clusters via the Kubernetes API server, which allows malicious code to be executed to install malware, etc.

8. 7 Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Predictions for 2020

Robotic Process Automation is growing at an unprecedented clip. Here are 7 RPA predictions for 2020 in this multi-billion-dollar industry.

9. AI and Chatbots in Content Marketing: 4 Applications to Try in 2020

Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots continue to grow in popularity.

10. 7 Digital Accounting Trends will Affect CPA Firms in 2020

The always developing technologies and the advent of innovations in the world are boosting economic growth at a global level. Accounting, too, plays an important role in any business as well-organized accounting operations can provide accurate, relevant, and valuable financial information, leading to better business decisions and desired growth.

11. How Blockchain Technology Can Improve Education By Using Gamification

Learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught.

12. Open Banking and More Fintech Trends to Expect in 2020

The banking sector is perhaps one of the major beneficiaries of modern advances in software technology. Today, payments, accounts and other finances could be easily handled through banking software, mobile banking applications, banking software among other banking solutions.

13. 3 Futuristic AI Trends in Finance Sector: 2020 Edition

From the fraud prevention to driverless cars that navigate busy streets with ease, 2019 brought a dazzling array of artificial intelligence (AI) innovations. In 2020, AI is set to move towards collaboration in different sectors.

14. 2021: The Year of Remote Tools, Soft Skills, and AI Innovation

Wow. What a year! With everything from a pandemic to an election, it’s hard to believe that 2020 is (finally) coming to an end and that we are looking ahead to what the next 12 months will bring. It’s no secret that in 2021 we will continue to see drastic changes to personal and work life as we know it, and it’s safe to say that the technology market will continue to change and evolve, as well as our definition of “normal” for work.

15. Why the 2020s Will Be the Decade of Digital Currency

An economic shift has been underway for decades — a transition from physical cash to digital forms of payment. More and more consumers are starting to use smartphone pay, as well, further decreasing the amount of physical money used to pay for goods and services.

16. 4 Industries to Watch for Technology Innovation in 2020

Technology trends are evolving faster than ever. From cryptocurrency to autonomous vehicles, new possibilities for what computers can do for both businesses and consumers are emerging. Some of these trends are well-covered, like artificial intelligence emerging as a way to sift through massive amounts of data to find trends for use across a wide range of industries.

17. 3 Key Retail Opportunities and Risks in 2020

How will you sell better than ever in 2020?

18. E-Commerce Technology Trends: 2020 Edition

As you know, technology is the king of today’s world. With trending mobile app development technology, the business sector is adopting the changes to stay in the competition of the market. E-commerce technology has a high impact on eCommerce shopping. They will have a new influence on new technology, new customer demands, and are moving from desktop to the latest mobile applications.

19. What do we expect in innovation and technology by 2020

With the beginning of a new decade, many users set expectations for the new year. But what are the novelties that will be in technology and innovation

20. The Developer Boom of Georgia: Reasons Behind It

Similar to every post-soviet nation, the country of Georgia has started to grab the opportunity of developing itself through the technology sector rather than relying on various other industries that are more common in the country.

21. 10 Best Python IDEs & Code Editors: 2020 Edition

Since its advent in 1991, Python has been the choice of coders due to its simple features that include ease of understanding and readability of code but not limited to just that. There have been lots of changes in the codebase over time due to the contribution from developers worldwide. Simple syntax and faster execution make Python a favorable language among programmers. It is used widely to create websites and primarily in big data operations. To make the task of running Python programs easier, many IDEs have been developed for programmers. These environments are equally suitable for beginners and advanced coders with a variety of in-built extensions, libraries, and plugins to ease the task of program execution. Let's walk you through these six IDEs that can ease your work with Python:

22. Backend Developers And UX Design: Who Should Pay Attention?

There are many languages ​​and technologies in the arsenal of both the front end and the back end. A fierce debate is ongoing about their relevance and convenience. But the truth, as always, is somewhere nearby.

23. 3 Business Lessons We (Re)Learned (Re)Watching Moneyball at Waydev

To help soothe the shock of returning to work after the holidays, we've started a new tradition over at Waydev and kick off the year with a good movie or two. Since it had to be something both entertaining and inspiring, we chose to go with a classic: Moneyball, the 2011 film starring Brad Pitt.

24. AI, Big Data, Blockchain, and Edge: Welcome to 2020

Technological advancements and digitization have become inevitable in this online world.

25. 6 Ground-Breaking Software Development Trends: 2020 Edition

Artificial Intelligence is going to push development

26. Top 10 Productivity Apps to Make 2020 Your Most Productive Year Yet

Welcome to Part 2 of the Tech Productivity Series

27. 10 Things you Might not Know About Davos World Economic Forum

Freelance journalist Jillian Godsil popped her Davos cherry this year and learnt ten surprising things you might not know about Davos

28. Why Cyber Security Should Be Your Company’s Top Priority In 2020

As business is increasingly conducted through online interactions and digital exchanges of data and information, the importance of cyber security for companies grows by the minute. The influence of the advancement of technology has contributed to increased efficiency and productivity alongside a host of new dangers and vulnerabilities that can be taken advantage of by malicious users. In order to address these concerns, security needs to continually evolve to be able to effectively respond to new risks and methods of attack that are developed. To get a better idea of why you should make improving cyber security one of your top priorities moving forward, take a look at the points given below.

29. AI Trends in 2020: The Comprehensive Guide

“AI can be our friend.”

30. Quick Overview The Industries Most Affected by AI in 2020

Some predictions say that by the end of this decade, more than 500 million people will have to completely forget their current skillset and start learning new ones if they want to stay employed.

31. What Would President Andrew Yang Do For Cryptocurrency?

Andrew Yang is a 2020 presidential candidate who has earned sizable grassroots support from left-leaning cryptocurrency enthusiasts, and neoliberal technophiles; as well as a significant section of both professional and independent media organisations.

32. What To Post And Where: SNS 2020

Social media is in constant flux, this 5 minute read crash course will get you back on track.

33. The Top 8 Technologies That'll Dominate The Next Decade

One can hardly ever underestimate the effect and influence technology has on our lives. In every single area of our activity, be it work, leisure, fitness, or connection with friends and family members, the digital world has already penetrated them quite deeply.

34. A Look Ahead at Printer Technology: 2020 Edition

A lot of predictions for 2020 have been made. Where’s our world going towards? Technology is ever evolving. We get new smart phones every year, our kitchens become smarter. And don’t forget out home and office appliances. Printing technology is also evolving. Let’s take a look at what 2020 will bring for our text on paper needs.

35. The year 2020- From the Eyes of Environment and Climate Change

Norvergence LLC team has listed down both the positive and negative things that happened in 2020 w.r.t environment and climate change.

36. Will 2020 Be The Year You Finally Quit Your Job?

Every year, every month, every day — I kept telling myself that I will, one day, follow my dreams. This is the story of how I finally took action and quit my job.

My job was just another regular corporate job at a decent company. However, I always felt that there was so much more I could do. The daily commutes, the pointless meetings, the high pressure projects drained my energy, my soul, my body and mostly, my mind. In addition to this, over the course of the last few years, I dealt with bullying, dealt with aggressive co-workers, with unrealistic deadlines, under-appreciation of hard work. I overcame each challenge and towards the end of 2019, I started seriously contemplating how I was living life.

37. Eclipse 2020 IoT Developer Survey

On May 12, the Eclipse Foundation launched the sixth edition of the IoT Developer Survey. We encourage developers in the IoT open source ecosystem to add your voice to the IoT Developer Survey to help the industry gain the broadest possible view of the state of IoT technologies in the context of commercial IoT!

38. Interesting Innovations Presented at CES 2020

It seems that in the past years, the СES exhibition has surprised us already with everything we can be surprised about. But no!

39. D2C 101: Why the Future of Retail is Vertical Commerce and D2C Brands

For as long as humanity has existed, so has commerce in the form of sharing, bartering and selling resources. Even before currency in its most rudimentary form has come into existence in Mesopotamia in 3000BC, economies were created through bartering where people would exchange goods/services based on perceived value (Person A would want to sell Item A to Person B who finds Item A valuable in return for Item B which holds more value to Person A than it does to Person B).

40. Future of Banking and Financial Services: 2020 Edition

The world of banking and financial services has changed drastically over the past few years. The rise of technological innovation in banking and fintech sector has changed the way banking software companies have been operating. There has been a rush of cryptocurrencies powered by Blockchain, along with the AI automation that has disrupted the banking and financial space for better.

41. Guide to Keyword Research: Best Tools for 2020

The world of keywords is always competitive, it never sleeps, something that’s unstoppable and the cycle never ends as long as there’s a lot of hard work being done on the digital frontier. To develop a robust keyword strategy is extremely important if you want to make the website visible, crawlable, user-friendly and profitable in the market that’s hungry for your services.

42. Product Manager Tips from 2020 for a Better 2021

“Difficulty is what wakes up the genius” has become my mantra of 2020 (thanks Nassim Taleb). If that's true then what follows should be pure gold: a collection of my best ideas for a challenging year.

43. The New Year’s Resolutions Mega Thread

This Slack discussion by austin, Linh and Limarc occurred in hackernoon's official #slogging-beta channel, and has been edited for readability.

44. My Year In Review – 2020 Edition

A look back over 2020 as an annual review to better look forward to 2021 by Mr Ashley Ball.

45. UX Design Trends to Watch out in 2020

Today’s world is full of technological advancement where content with a poor design doesn’t stand out. It is considered to be useless. What attracts potential customers in whatever they want is the design. Nonetheless, it can be quite tricky to stay up on the top due to the ever-changing digital evolution.

46. 6 Business Technology Trends in 2020

Technology is not only shaping our lives, but it is also affecting how business is done and how successful it will be. Not only are there discoveries, innovations, and inventions, trends keep evolving and humans have to dance to the tune. Let’s face it, the future is now! To drive this point home, China has been setting the record from artificial intelligence to Alipay (an online mobile payment service that makes the transaction easy at anytime and anywhere).

47. Should I Learn Rails in 2020?

Rails (or ruby on rails) used to the most popular web development framework just a couple of years ago, but it's not so popular now. If you are struggling to make a decision, this post may end up saving a lot of your time. But it is recommended that do research of your own about the technology and what it does best, will it be a good fit for you?

48. Top 10 Artificial Intelligence Trends in 2020

Artificial Intelligence is among the most current discussion in today’s era, and the main thrust behind the majority of the enormous innovative achievements of ongoing years. At this point, the vast majority of us know about AI as an essential piece of our regular daily existences. In any case, a considerable lot of people would be very astonished to learn about the aptitudes AI realizes how to perform. In 2020, it will move beyond the realm of imaginary technological advancement and into reality.

49. React Native vs Flutter: What to choose in 2020

React Native with JavaScript and Flutter with “dark” Dart are both highly successful, multi-platform application development techs forming talks and news. In this study, we will make a detailed cross-review from both developers’ and clients’ perspectives.

50. 5 DevOps Security Challenges in 2020

In the beginning, a single developer worked on 100% of the code base that lived on their machine.  Inevitably, at some point, they wanted to share their code, or back it up, or even create a simulated testing environment.  On that day, they began the process of moving from Dev to DevOps. Since then, the world has changed drastically.

51. Why Mobile Professionals Should Use More SDK Platforms in 2020

The number of smartphone users is exploding. This opens up SO many opportunities to be successful in mobile product management today.

52. Crypto in 2020: The Year Of Institutions

Crypto in 2020 round-up by Anti Danilevski: The Year Of Institutions

53. Top 7 Social Media Marketing Approaches: 2020 Edition

According to smart insights report, the number of social media users worldwide has increased to 3.484 billion. Undoubtedly social media has grown into a great marketing tool for both startups and enterprises. This is why it’s important for you to stay updated with these latest industry trends and keep tweaking your social media marketing strategy. So, here I have collected some insights on social media trends from market leaders, let’s dig in to see what works best for you and your team.

54. 8 iOS Courses That Will Take You From Newbie to Pro: 2020 Edition

Is learning to code on your bucket list for this year? Well here are all the courses you need to get started on your journey to the App Store!

55. Solid PR Strategies through COVID-19 Crisis

On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus a pandemic. As of Wednesday, 118,000 people in 114 countries have contracted the virus and nearly 4,300 people have died. Now, more than ever, branding is crucial. So, how do you go about communicating your brand during a pandemic?

56. 3 Industries Harnessing the Power of Big Data: Healthcare, Law, and Retail

Big Data's value, popularity, and scale of usage in business today come from a few of the indisputable benefits it has to offer:

57. Artificial Intelligence: Stats and Facts You Should Know in 2020

TV shows and fiction aside, the present day examples of basic AI are Google Voice, Cortana, Alexa, Siri and chatbots. However, AI isn’t just limited to voice assistants, it’s turning tables in other domains and industries as well. Several restaurants for instance have bots for room service, serving food and carrying luggage.

58. 145 Top Cryptocurrency Blogs and News Sites to Read Daily in 2020

This rating of the best crypto blogs and news sites for 2020 is designed to help:

59. 145 Top Cryptocurrency Blogs and News Sites to Read Daily in 2020

This rating of the best crypto blogs and news sites for 2020 is designed to help:

60. 6 Tools to Help SMBs Hack Productivity in 2020

The approach of the new year is always a great time to revisit all the awesome things your SMB has achieved and pat yourself in the back about how great things are running.

61. 10 Secrets to Boost Local Business Visibility for 2020

Everyone in the business knows how important local SEO (search engine optimization) is. Every company strives to win the top spot in the Google search engine. Wondering what you can do to enhance your local business visibility and outshine others this 2020?

62. How To Start a Technical Blog in 2020

Technical blogging can reinforce your learning, educate people in the tech community, and serve as a good source of income. As a tech blogger, you have the great benefit of becoming a lifelong learner because you need to be well-versed in the field you are writing about to explain the concepts to readers clearly.

63. Self-Driving Cars: What Will Happen in 2020

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As we take our first steps into the new decade, it’s an interesting time to take a look at just how far technology has progressed. While we are at the ubiquitous robot workers stage, we certainly benefit from advances that define our current digital landscape. One area of futuristic technology that is gaining ground is autonomous vehicles (AV).

64. OpenStack Top Interview Questions And Answers: 2020 Edition

65. 13 Must-Have Tools for Content Marketing in 2020

Hey there! If you’re looking for the best Content Marketing tool for your Business, stick here! Because I’ve made a list of tools for you that you need for your Content Marketing in 2020. I’ve used a lot of tools for my Content Marketing and shortlisted a few that are a must-have if you are to market your business through social media and Content Marketing.

66. 2020 Founder Review: Product, Community and Challenges

Year Highlights for TAIKAI's Product, Community and Challenges.

67. 7 Digital Marketing Metrics for Novice Entrepreneurs

It doesn’t matter where you stand at the moment in your digital marketing journey, but digital marketing is either a teachable science, or it might feel like a voodoo superstition. You might be measuring some metrics thinking that these will help you get results, but they are not getting you anywhere.

68. Free eCommerce Website Builders: 2021 Edition

The eCommerce industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors on the internet, with online stores springing up every day trying to meet the insatiable demands of the general public. In 2018 alone, global e-retail sales grew 22.8 percent compared to the previous year. During that period, retail e-commerce sales accounted for 12.2 percent of global retail sales.

69. Mobile Application Development Trends In 2020

Technology is changing our way of life. Mobile applications have a particular impact on this. Some facilitate daily activities (reminders, calling an ambulance or simply ordering coffee), while others simply help to kill time (if there is free time at all). But without all of them, it’s hard to imagine today's existence.

70. How to Find Long-Tail Keywords

Keyword research is one of the important strategies that every digital marketer should consider before optimizing the website or blog content. It not only helps in developing a good keyword list but also helps in finding the topics that users are searching for.

71. Retailers Guide To Win Holiday Sales in 2020

The holiday season is all about spreading happiness. It is also the season of big sales for retail stores. Retailers have high hopes of ending the year with big profits. But just like many other things, holiday shopping will be different in 2020. And that’s why retailers have to adjust their holiday sales strategy to achieve their year-end goals.

72. Reputation Management: Q&A With Professionals

Today we have a question and answer to help educate the general public about the online reputation management in 2020, the affects the industry is seeing as a result of COVID-19, and how the ORM industry has changed over the last 10 years. We have Nick Cuttonaro and Richart Ruddie providing helpful information.

How Is COVID-19 Affecting the Online Reputation Management Industry?

Nick: I’ve seen a lot of instances where CEO’s and companies have needed to make difficult decisions to let employees and vendors go as a result of COVID-19 impacting their businesses. As a result of not approaching the matter with dignity and leadership, they’ve negativity impacted their own reputation and brand.

73. 3 Micro Steps You Can Take Towards a More Politically Woke 2020

It’s easy to feel powerless given our politics today.

74. Web Trends 2020, Wrapped: VUIs, Adaptive Design, and Many Chatbots

With 2021 around the corner, let's take a look back at some of this year's leading trends in web design.

75. 7 Software Development Trends for 2023 Revealed

Do you know more than half of the IT projects fail? It’s not much shocking for many of us who are aware of the complexities and dynamic nature of the software development industry.

76. B2B Sales Trends: What To Expect In 2020

Welcome to the 2020s!

77. Behind the Scenes Of Landing Pages Marketing: 2020 Edition

As part of our new Conversion Benchmark Report, Unbounce ran a survey of marketers, working in dozens of industries, in early 2020.

78. 8 Illustration Trends to Keep Your Eye On in 2020

We love creating artworks. We've been doing it since the early ages be it the cave paintings in Altamira or Ajanta, we have an innate desire to express and depict the world as we see it. Illustrations, on the other hand, are more than just expressions, they serve as a way to communicate to a much larger audience using a familiar visual language. In a digital age, illustrations are a powerful tool to visually express a piece of text, to empathize with the user, to simplify complex processes and even to bring delight.

79. The 7 Simplest Habits of Highly Effective Founders

How Startup Owners Can Boost Their Productivity: Simple Tips That Really Work.

80. 8 Most Popular Weather APIs for 2020

The climate is a hot issue and weather forecasting technology is suddenly cool. The urgent need for innovative weather and environmental conditions forecasting solutions is obvious whether you believe in climate change or not.

81. 10 Best Online Survey Tools And Apps You Should Be Looking For: 2020 Edition

Online survey tools do brands everywhere a world of good. Don't believe that?

82. Food Tech Stories: Yummy Trends in 2020

Based on this story: Food and Restaurant Trends 2020

83. How To Design Web and Mobile Apps for Inclusivity

There's been a lot of talking about inclusive web design in the past few years and that's great, as long as it's not only used as a keyword to boost SEO but is actually being considered by design teams.

84. 4 Business Trends: 2020 Edition

Let's look at important trends happening in the business world, that have the potential to affect and reshape current industries.

85. The Future of Customer Support: Facts and Trends to Watch in 2020

So, millennials, huh? Oversensitive snowflakes, always in their smartphones, but don’t like phone calls. What else do we know about people who are already the largest and most influential generation of consumers and only going stronger?

86. Unionize or Die: The Next Great Depression in an Age of Pandemic

The alarm you set last night chimes lightly on your nightstand. Morning light peeks through the window as the sound of the neighbors starting their day reverberates around the apartment complex. Spring air mixed with car emission wafts through the screen door as you gather yourself for the day ahead. Your work bag packed with lunch and your uniform in tow, you begin the commute to your first job, hoping the charge on your phone will last the bus ride.

87. 5 True Intercom Alternatives in 2020

Are you a Customer Success superhero? Perhaps a sales or marketing executive at an e-commerce business or a SaaS founder?

Then you’ve probably tested, used or at least heard about Intercom. It’s an amazing customer platform that enables thousands of online businesses to communicate with and support their customers in many different ways.

88. Top 50 Crypto Exchanges to Trade Your Cryptocurrencies in 2021

According to data from coinmarketcap.com, there are over 4,900 cryptocurrencies in existence today. They operate in over 20,000 markets, with over 300 registered cryptocurrency exchanges.

89. Top 25 Customer Service Tools for Every Budget and Need: 2020 Edition

To be completely honest, customer service is such a wide notion that it’s quite difficult to see which tools count as customer service tools and which don’t.

90. The First Half of 2020 — According to 35 Featured Hacker Noon Stories

Hey there, Hackers. I'm writing to you from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where—as of today—we've had 50,273 confirmed cases of Covid-19, and 6,113 deaths. The curve here appears to have been successfully flattened:

91. What Future Holds for DevOps in 2020: A Complete Guide

Software is eating the world, in all sectors. Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape, said it long back about how software is eating the world. He also summarised that every company is a software company these days, and software companies are poised to take over broad swathes of the economy. You’ll see DevOps clearly in 2020, where continuous updates transform the way software is delivered to a nearly-limitless marketplace. DevOps has become a must to thrive in this highly competitive technological world.

92. A Brief Review of 20 Crypto Exchanges for 2020

There are lots of forces responsible for the downturn of global markets that had an unprecedented side effect on the prices of digital assets. It is no longer news that the untamed spread of Covid-19 and OPEC’s oil price crisis have had a devastating impact on the crypto market, with bitcoin, the poster boy of the market, recently shedding over 50% of its value and still recovering.

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