#TBT to My #FBF Our Generation's Obsession with Nostalgia
It's Thursday morning. As usual, I wake up and check my phone (I'm not even going to pretend I'm ashamed; who doesn't anymore?). I come across approximately 10 #TBT posts, two articles on what [insert...
View ArticlePeople Still Aren't Downloading iOS 8
People don't seem to be in a hurry to download Apple's latest mobile operating system. Apple on Tuesday said that 56 percent of people who visited the App store on November 10 were using devices...
View ArticleDeploying Technology in the Fight Against Ebola
You do not want to catch Ebola. The Ebola virus kills approximately 70% of those who contract it, but not before causing severe vomiting, diarrhea and bleeding. There is no proven cure. But the use of...
View ArticleRadioShack Reverses Plan To Stay Open All Day On Thanksgiving
Just two days after it announced it would be open from 8:00 a.m. until midnight on Thanksgiving, RadioShack is changing its plan. RadioShack said Wednesday that most of its stores will take a break...
View ArticleThe American InstaDream -- Fame Over Talent?
I was recently listening to Lisa Kudrow and Bill Maher chat on his show, Real Time. The discussion of fame came up, and I remember Lisa making a comment about how fascinated she was with the amount of...
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Going Against the Flow: Michelle Zatlyn, Cofounder of CloudFlare
Michelle Zatlyn is Cofounder and Head of User Experience at CloudFlare, a web performance and security company that provides online services to protect and accelerate websites online. This startup was...
View ArticleScaling the Mt. Everest of Behavioral Analytics
By now you have heard much chatter about Amazon's new Echo device, and there is a somewhat low-key video you can watch to see how Amazon thinks of this device in the home on YouTube. Â The best quick...
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Scientists Chart Course For Computers That Send Info At Speed Of Light
When you search for something on Google, the query travels the Internet at a rate of hundreds of millions of miles per hour -- a speed close to the speed of light. But the computer you searched on...
View ArticleRules of Engagement: Ten Rules for Teens and Tech
I must admit - I am happy I had my children when I did. Not because they are incredible people (they are), but because I just barely escaped the inundation of technology. Sure, there were toys that lit...
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Real Estate Technology for the Rich, Famous and Me
(Top Brewer makes coffee with your handheld device) Rupert Murdoch recently spent over $57 million dollars on a four-floor penthouse located on Manhattan's East 23rd street for a virtually raw space...
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Work Hard, Play Harder: The Best Apps for Spontaneous Outings
By Isha Kasliwal Whether it's 5 o'clock somewhere, or you're looking to de-stress and let your hair down, these are the best apps to help you plan and execute fun and possibly wild, spontaneous...
View ArticleThe Case For Social Media and Hashtag Activism
Social Media: Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking Activism: The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about...
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21 Ridiculously Hot Products That Every Ridiculously Cold Person Will Want
In many parts of the country, winter has already arrived in full force, slamming states in the Midwest and the Rockies with up to 18 inches of snow. What's worse: It's only November, which means frigid...
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How to Change Your E-mail Address Without Losing Your Mind
"Change my e-mail address? No problem," said no one ever. Why the reluctance to take on what can be an important chore? Because tracking down all the parties to notify and web sites to update can feel...
View ArticleKazeem Owonla Arrested After Impersonating Montana Attorney General In Online...
A Nigerian resident faces charges that he set up an online dating profile using a photo of Montana's attorney general and falsified stories about overseas business problems to scam several women....
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No Jail Time For Man Who Took Photo Of Rehtaeh Parsons's Alleged Sexual Assault
A teen who admitted to taking a picture of a girl allegedly being sexually assaulted by a 16-year-old will serve no jail time and will also avoid probation. The 20-year-old, who was 17 when the crime...
View Article7 Ways Technology Can Improve Your Happiness!
Have you ever found yourself on a vacation, a date or a great party with beloved friends and family when suddenly, out of the blue, and for no good reason, you develop an irresistible urge to check...
View ArticleVideo Game Industry Adds Billions to US Economy
Known more for remarkable advancements in technology and innovation than for jobs and commerce, the computer and video game industry is proving to be a bright spot in a slowly-improving American...
View ArticleAmericans' Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy Program
The Justice Department is scooping up data from thousands of cellphones through fake communications towers deployed on airplanes, a high-tech hunt for criminal suspects that is snagging a large number...
View ArticleHow One Man Made an Extra $1,000 Teaching What He Knew
In my last post, I spoke about how the U.S. Postal Service is leveraging its existing expertise in the delivery business to begin a two-year grocery delivery test in San Francisco, CA, and how you can...
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