Journalism Uber Alles
Yesterday it was announced that David Plouffe, former campaign manager for Barack Obama (among other things) was joining Uber, the taxi app, as a "campaign manager" there as well, to build out the...
View Article3 Best Practices to Drive Mobile Engagement With Push Notifications
Driving consumer engagement in apps has become a top challenge for mobile marketers and developers. Because it's so expensive and difficult to get noticed on the App Store in the first place, making...
View ArticleMarijuana and Tech: Colorado is Now Ground Zero
My oh my, what Colorado has done to turn the tables on America's "war" on drugs. Having approved marijuana for legal sale, distribution, and cultivation, Colorado is leading the way in attracting all...
View ArticleWhere Is Josh Harris Now? Catching Up With We Live in Public's Star Prophet 5...
Before Mark Zuckerberg ever got his first computer, Josh Harris, founder of Jupiter Communications, had made many millions in the tech world forecasting Internet trends and predicted that we would...
View ArticleIntroducing Hyperlapse, Instagram's Latest Creation
Instagram announced the launch of a new app on Tuesday that will allow users to easily make time-lapse videos. Hyperlapse, which is only available on iPhones for now, uses image stabilization...
View ArticleUber's Latest Cutthroat Business Tactic Might Actually Help Workers
Uber has been at the center of many scandals, giving people plenty of reasons to be mad at it. But its latest scandal might be a reason to praise it. The ride-sharing company's cutthroat business...
View ArticleIdentity Thieves Target Kids as Well as Adults
I'm sorry to report that child identity fraud is alive and well in 2014. If anything, the problem may be worsening as identity thieves devise new methods to steal -- and use -- children's personal...
View ArticleDetroit's Chalkfly Brings Social Good to Office Supplies
By Wayne Lam and Adam Ludwig In anticipation of our Techonomy Detroit conference on September 16, we are profiling Detroit-area tech startups that are driving the city's re-emergence as a center of...
View ArticleApple To Announce Wearable Device In September: Re/code
This may be a huge year for Apple, but it's already a big year for Apple rumors. There's talk of the company introducing not one but two new iPhones in September, as well as its biggest iPad yet. And...
View ArticleSheepdog Study Yields Simple Explanation For Dogs' Awesome Herding Ability
When it comes to getting unruly livestock to toe the line, sheepdogs certainly know their stuff. And now scientists know how these incredible canines do it, with new research showing that they follow...
View ArticleGoPro Fetch Camera Harness Lets You See From Pooch's Point Of View
Ever ask your dog how his day went and not get a satisfying answer? Now you can know exactly what your pooch has been up to by outfitting it with a GoPro Fetch harness, which enables a camera to be...
View ArticleNobody Is Buying Amazon's Fire Phone
Amazon's Fire Phone does not appear to be on fire. According to an estimate by Charles Arthur, technology editor at The Guardian, the world's largest online retailer sold fewer than 35,000 of its new...
View ArticleFBI Said to Be Probing Whether Russia Tied to JPMorgan Hacking
Russian hackers attacked the U.S. financial system in mid-August, infiltrating and stealing data from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and at least one other bank, an incident the FBI is investigating as...
View ArticleHow the Ferguson Protests Convinced Me We Don't Need Cell Phone Kill Switches
California Governor Jerry Brown just signed a bill that requires all smartphones sold in California to come with mandatory "kill switches." A few weeks ago, I thought the bill was a seemingly harmless...
View ArticleHow Magazines Are Shifting to Digital for Huge Revenue
For Ed Loh, editor-in-chief of one of the most popular men's magazine's in the country, making the switch from being known as Motortrend magazine to just "Motortrend" wasn't a conscious strategic...
View Article5 Traditionally Male Jobs You Didn't Know Women Pioneered
Today, women make up nearly half of America's workforce, and counting. But even as women achieve new levels of success at work, some fields remain heavily male-dominated. Many of these occupations are...
View Article$10m Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE: 10 Finalist Teams Selected
By Jon Sung It all began with over 300 pre-registered teams, which led to over 20 competing teams. And then there were 10. That's right. After considerable evaluation and deliberation, it's time to...
View ArticleMIT To Offer 'Credit For Reddit' Course Next Spring
These days, it seems like millenial-targeted college courses are springing up on nearly every college campus, from Tuft University's “Demystifying the Hipster" course to Skidmore College's "The...
View ArticleThe Evolution of 4 Iconic Logo Designs
A strong visual language is the best way to establish brand recognition among your audience, and your logo is the foundation of that visual identity. A well-designed logo complements a brand,...
View ArticleOn August 30th, Celebrate the Anniversary of Email and the Indian-American...
Introducing the the History of Email series I am honored to introduce the History of Email series on HuffPost. August 30 is the official Anniversary of Email. On August 30,1982, V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai...
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