Plane Loaded With 195,000 New iPhones Seen In New Photos
With more than 4 million preorders for the iPhone 6 on the first day alone, there are a lot of people eagerly awaiting Friday, when many of them will be delivered. But for anyone wondering what's been...
View Article10 Blog Etiquettes For Readers And Blog Owners
Blogging -- short for Jorn Barger's 1997 term 'weblogs' -- is one of many portmanteaus for web writing, logging or journalizing. Blogging has become the official news (or ranting) outlet for millions...
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Blue Cities Have a Sustainable Relationship with Oceans
A fascinating new book by University of Virginia professor Timothy Beatley argues that while cities must continue to merge with the "green" -- by adding more trees, green roofs, and green buildings --...
View ArticleWhere You Spend Your Time On Social Media Says A Lot About Your Political...
With all the social media platforms out there-- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit-- it's hard to balance what we use and determine how much time we devote to each one. But did you know...
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11 Teens You Should Follow On Instagram Immediately
Instagram's the new shopping mall; it's where all the cool kids are hanging out. But in a sea of selfies and mediocre sunsets on the beach, how do you find the teens with the coolest Instagram pages?...
View ArticleHow Tim Cook Passed the Test With Flying Colors
A year ago, I worried aloud what kind of leader Apple's Tim Cook might be. Still emerging from the death of Steve Jobs, there was a great deal of concern whether he could pick up the mantle of "pied...
View ArticleNSA Reform Bill Splits Reformers
James Clapper became public enemy number one for civil liberties groups in 2013 when Edward Snowden's leaks revealed that he lied to Congress about the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance....
View ArticleNASA Awards Boeing & SpaceX Big Contracts To Build ISS 'Space Taxis'
NASA has chosen SpaceX and the Boeing Corporation to build spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, the space agency announced in a press conference held today at Kennedy...
View Article#Existence_Error: How I Refreshed the Page
I bit hard on the hook of connected life. I am a media professor and started studying smartphones changing business behavior at the onset of personal digital assistants (PDAs) in 2001. I had a...
View ArticleVikings Fan Shuts Down Popular Message Board Following Adrian Peterson...
After initially receiving praise for their prompt suspension of Adrian Peterson following allegations of child abuse, the Minnesota Vikings reversed course, reinstated the star running back, and are...
View ArticleMobile Payments: Looking for Signs of Life
The arrival of Apple Pay has been a positive sign for NFC (near-field communication) mobile payments. Nevertheless, many in the industry have still chosen to remain on the sidelines, waiting to see...
View ArticleBig Data's Impact On Underserved, Low-Income Consumers On FTC Radar
The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a workshop this week on the growing use of big data and its impact on underserved and low-income consumers. The Commission's request for input from a wide...
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Waiting for Data Breaches Like Home Depot & Target to Stop? Don't Hold Your...
"When is this going to end?" you've probably asked yourself, after hearing about the Home Depot data breach of up to 60 million consumer credit cards. The breach is the latest--and possibly...
View ArticleDad Is Totally Loving This Oculus Rift Roller Coaster 'Ride'
If you've ever experienced the 360-degree virtual world inside the Oculus Rift, then you know it's hard not to react to its awesomeness. Watch to see what happens when the owner of an Oculus Rift...
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Yes, Facebook, Drag Queens Are Real!
As many of you are more than likely aware by now, Facebook, for reasons unknown to anyone, has decided to start enforcing a policy requiring that users use only their legal name on their personal...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Should Care About What Wall Street Is Doing in Washington
Six years ago this week, Wall Street began imploding with the collapse of Lehman Brothers. The biggest banks started falling like dominoes, taking a big portion of our economy down with them....
View ArticleHow Mobile Technology Will Continue Enhancing National Security
Mobile has disrupted every segment of the economy. From entertainment to communication, transportation and healthcare, mobile technology has transformed various traditional business models. Through...
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For Audi, Re-Engineering Cities is a Matter of Survival
The California Department of Motor Vehicles recently issued Audi the first permit to begin testing autonomous vehicles on public roads. But it's just a piece of Audi's mission to begin re-engineering...
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The One Key Feature for Selling Enterprise Software - and You Don't Have It
What your program does is secondary in the sale. What the decision maker sees, that's the closer. You have a great product. It solves a real need for many companies out there. People at those companies...
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The Power of Team Collaboration in the Workplace
Recent research by Cornerstone On Demand shows 38 percent of workers feel there is not enough collaboration in the workplace. Factors that would encourage collaboration, according to participants of...
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