April 2012

92 Stories

The ins and outs of hybrid technology

The ins and outs of hybrid technology

We know it works. We know it gets us better gas mileage than other types of vehicles. We know that...

T-Mobile’s Carly to dump pink dress in favor of leather and a Ducati motorcycle

T-Mobile’s Carly to dump pink dress in favor of leather and a Ducati motorcycle

The best mobile spokesperson for the worst mobile carrier is dropping the pink dress that helped to make her so...

Path may be the next startup to go huge after $30 million round of funding

Path may be the next startup to go huge after $30 million round of funding

Everyone has startup fever again after Facebook's huge purchase of Instagram last week, perfect timing for Path to announce a...

The 1950 that 1925 envisioned would have been nice

The 1950 that 1925 envisioned would have been nice

Aircraft landing fields on top of buildings. Zeppelins taking people too and fro. Self-reliant building communities with schools and businesses...

“Social Discovery” spins social networking away from the mundane

“Social Discovery” spins social networking away from the mundane

The same people. The same updates. The promise of social media being a way to find the fresh and new...

Gmale and Siri fall in love

Gmale and Siri fall in love

Amongst the "big 4" tech companies that get most of the attention today, Google and Apple are two of the...

Online empires fall. Will Facebook?

Online empires fall. Will Facebook?

It's hard to imagine the world without Facebook right now. Even people who aren't users are affected by it even...

Marketing around the collapse of the Daily Deal

Marketing around the collapse of the Daily Deal

When Groupon rejected a $6 billion buyout from Google in late 2010, the company clearly saw nothing but rosy skies....

To train internally or outsource: the business social media dilemma

To train internally or outsource: the business social media dilemma

Most businesses are getting involved in social media in some way. Whether for marketing, customer outreach, collaboration, or any of...

Population poses problems technology can’t fix

Population poses problems technology can’t fix

Many of the problems that face the world currently have been solved through technology. Food can be grown, raised, processed,...

Pinterest growth stalled in March. So what?

Pinterest growth stalled in March. So what?

After doubling its users in February, growth slowed dramatically in March down to 1 million new users or 5% growth....

A tale of the Titanic tape

A tale of the Titanic tape

It was one of the most amazing technological feats of the day. A century ago, the most amazing piece of...