AdvantEdge Workspaces Blog

Author: Isabelle Leichtman 

It’s an event people of all ages around the world wait for every 4 years, the summer Olympic Games.  This year the games began in London, England on Friday, July 27 with coverage by NBC in the United States.  According to the Wall Street Journal, Comcast Corp.’s NBC Universal recorded that some 35.8 million viewers tuned into the first three nights of the Olympics.  As NBC states, this past weekend had the most viewers of any opening weekend for the summer Olympics with 5 million more viewers than 2008’s games in Beijing, China.  In addition, 11.4 million videos were watched on NBCOlympics.com this past Sunday (with this year being the first time NBC is streaming the games live on their website).

Author: Jillian Joseph

The arrival of cloud storage is changing not only how we share files personally, but also professionally.  Now the business world is likely to be even more shaken up seeing as on Monday, July 16, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer released a preview version of Office 2013 and its cloud-connected cousin, Office 365, at a media event in San Francisco. This is timed nicely with the upcoming launch of Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 8, in October.  The company's next-generation office suite appears to be tightly focused on mobile devices, touchscreens, and the cloud.

Why should brands care about video content? According to the video infographic below, a video is worth even more than a thousand words when it comes to online business! The following statistics from this Social Times article highlight the reasons why businesses should be concerned about video content. The stats also provide compelling evidence in favor of focusing marketing efforts on the creation and optimization of video content.

Author: Gabrielle Jones

You live a green life. You recycle, use filtered water, and energy-conserving light bulbs at home, but what about in the office? AdvantEdge is proud to say that all three of our Washington, DC office space locations are LEED certified, and we take green initiatives seriously. While we’re not saying that you should embark on a zero-carbon quest like Google, we do know (and believe) that it’s actually not that difficult to “Go Green” if you utilize your available resources.

Author: Isabelle Leichtman

After last week’s dangerous heat wave, everyone realized just how important it is to stay cool both outside and inside the office. Across the United States, temperatures reached record highs and the DC area suffered from power outages making the heat unbearable. Even with the heat and power outages, we still had to go about our daily lives and work. Heat related illnesses (such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion) were abundant. In order to prevent those health scares and discomfort, here are a few tips for staying cool in the office.

All professionals have experienced that dreaded moment in their career when our precious electronics fail us. We can’t get our important presentation up on the screen, our internet connection is lost, or the printer suddenly stopped working while we’re on deadline. Before you reach for the phone and call your IT department or consultant, be your own IT guy or girl and try these simple steps:

Managing your time wisely can be the key to not only a successful business, but also a healthy lifestyle outside of the office.  No matter what field you work in, if you’re feeling overwhelmed with your workload, everyone (from co-workers to clients) can be affected.  While everyone has a different way to manage their time effectively, here are a few tips to ensure that you optimize your time:

The healing power of laughter is an often discussed subject in health studies.  Most of us inherently understand its value in our personal lives and relationships, but what about humor’s effects in office ergonomics?  Many people nowadays work in shared or co-working office space, and the traditional boundaries between professional and private lives are often blurred due to the sheer amount of time we spend every day next to our coworkers.

Author: Jillian Joseph

Summer in the city – temperatures soar into the 90’s and beyond, the air is often damp and muggy, and a commute to the office that was once a few blocks now feels like a trudge through the Amazon.  It’s understandable then that Washingtonians favor dressing more casually in order to keep cool.  So how do professionals strike a balance between casual and professional (especially when our wardrobes) are already so limited? Here are a few basic tips to keep in mind when dressing to impress AND beat the heat: