Why David Byrne, Arcade Fire, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are Psycho Marketers, Q'uest-ce que c'est?

Sara D. Anderson — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:22:40 -0400

After David Byrne and Brian Eno self-released their album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today last August, they generated profits equivalent to a label advance. How? Software marketing, of course.

Comment on Node ant

Sara D. Anderson — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:41:05 -0500

Ben - yes, this is very true. Creationism and Darwinism are many times addressed in a black and white context, but the interesting fact is that (according to the Pew Research article I linked in the article: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1107/polling-evolution-creationism) most Americans do not view both explanations as incompatible, but more as a concept that incorporates both faith and science. They call it "intelligent design." Although most Americans believe in this concept, they are unfamiliar with the term.

A Peek into the Life of Darwin with Jon Amiel, Director of Creation [q&a]

Sara D. Anderson — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:42:47 -0500

We all know the text-book version of Charles Darwin: A man who had a soft-spot for beetles and sported an unkempt white beard (see the reverse side of a £10 note); a man who, 150 years ago, after a four-year voyage on the HMS Beagle wrote his discoveries on evolution and natural selection in The Origin of Species.

Husk Power Systems: Rice-Fired Electricity

Sara D. Anderson — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:15:11 -0500

In India's Rice Belt, 350 million people live without reliable electricity. But they do have lots of rice -- and rice husks discarded from harvest. So University of Virginia business students Chip Ransler and Manoj Sinha recently devised a way to give them their own form of energy independence by turning husks into biogas, which fuels mini power plants. Hundreds of homes in five rice-growing communities now have affordable power. And the ash from generating the gas isn't wasted: It can be used as fertilizer or as a low-cost ingredient for cement.

Civic Ventures: Silicon Valley Encore Initiative

Sara D. Anderson — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:22 -0500

In the not-for-profit sector, the severe shortage of managers is estimated to grow to 640,000 by 2016. Among baby boomers, there's increasing interest in "encore careers," especially in not-for-profits. Civic Ventures wants to "help supply and demand find each other," says Marc Freedman, president of the group, which is sponsoring this program to ease the transition for retiring Silicon Valley professionals through mentoring and, yes, internships. The first class of fellows, from HP and Agilent, will be placed as early as January.

Nokia To Take On U.S., Starts In Soho

Sara D. Anderson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:07:06 -0500

Approaching the display of phones at the Nokia Event Tuesday night at the Soho Mews venue, I pick up the one on the far left -- a massive, black, brick-like device. “Remember the movie Wall Street, with the scene of Michael Douglas on this phone on a beach in the Hamptons?” remarks another tech-reporter to me. I look up at a life-size cutout of the villainous businessman Gordon Gekko barking to brokers on his bulky Nokia Mobira Cityman 100.

Why Black Investors Trail Their White Counterparts

Sara D. Anderson — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:24:32 -0400

Nine out of ten people who are employed -- both blacks and whites -- have access to a defined contribution plan such has a 401(k). Of those, 90% of each group contributes regularly. That’s great news, but consider the following, from the 11th annual Ariel/ Schwab Black Investors Survey, which polled 503 blacks and 506 whites with household incomes of at least $50,000:

Wordlock – Redefining a Product in an Already Existing Market

Sara D. Anderson — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:03:42 -0400

More than 150 years after Linus Yale Jr. invented the cylinder pin-tumbler lock (you know, the combination lock keeping your bike, locker, and luggage safe?), we are still stuck trying to remember those three-random-number codes.

Swyping into the Next Stage of Text-Messaging

Sara D. Anderson — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:17:06 -0400