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Content Curators Are The New Superheros Of The Web

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 04-16-2012 | 6:17 AM | LEADERSHIP

Yesterday, 250 million photos were uploaded to Facebook, 864,000 hours of video were uploaded to YouTube, and 294 billion emails were sent. No wonder content curation is one of the most important jobs of our digital age. READ MORE›

A Sneak Peek At The TVs Of The Future

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 01-06-2012 | 5:13 PM | INNOVATION

It's nearly time for the annual geek pilgrimage to Las Vegas for CES. It's easy to write off this massive tech trade show as an outdated, overrated, overhyped gizmo-fest, but it does provide ahead-of-the-curve marketplace knowledge. Here's what's next for TVs and other tech gadgets in 2012.READ MORE›

What The Business Of Video Will Look Like In 2012

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 12-15-2011 | 3:51 PM | LEADERSHIP

Expect big changes in how video is made, shared, and consumed in the coming year.READ MORE›

As Email Wheezes Toward The Grave, We Contemplate A DNR

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 12-05-2011 | 10:56 AM | WORK/LIFE

Europe's largest IT company recently issued a "zero email" policy; by 2014, Gartner predicts social networking services will replace email as the principal method of interpersonal communications for 20% of business users. So, is email dead--and if so, does it deserve to be snatched from the grave? READ MORE›

YouTube And The Death Of User-Generated Content

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 11-22-2011 | 10:39 AM | LEADERSHIP

Why YouTube may not be about you for much longer...READ MORE›

A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing And Publishing An AppBook

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 11-11-2011 | 4:36 PM | LEADERSHIP

When I dipped my toe in the world of digital publishing, I expected the tech to be puzzling, the marketing untested, and the devices shiny but confusing. What I didn't count on was the crowd of people we used to call "readers" to turn into a chorus of critics demanding to be engaged. The journey to creating this app involved a whole new way of thinking and a unique workflow. READ MORE›

Steve Jobs Wasn't The Einstein Of Our Generation, He Was The Picasso

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 11-07-2011 | 11:50 AM | LEADERSHIP

Steve Jobs wasn't a technologist, or even a scientist, though the result of his genius will impact both technology and science for decades to come. Instead, he was a sculptor, an artist who foresaw how we would embrace the shift from tools, to what tools can do. READ MORE›

Swarm Robots Come In Peace

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 10-16-2011 | 9:02 PM | LEADERSHIP

A research scientist who managed the DARPA-funded Swarm Robotics project explains how multi-robot systems won't spell the terrifying doom the movies have made us believe--instead, robots working collectively will be able to handle lots of important jobs faster and better than humans.READ MORE›

Why We Don't Talk About September 11th

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 09-07-2011 | 3:13 PM | LEADERSHIP

The events that took place at the World Trade Center ten years ago mean different things to different people. And until we understand that, there isn't going to be a conversation.READ MORE›

The 5 Questions Entrepreneurs Need To Ask In Order To Get Funded

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 07-29-2011 | 10:48 AM | LEADERSHIP

Before you start raising capital, there are five questions you need to answer to ensure success, and any proper "show me the money" checklist should include them. READ MORE›

Why ABC's Shark Tank Is Entertaining, And 100% Wrong On Dealmaking

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 07-11-2011 | 11:16 AM | LEADERSHIP

What this reality show gets wrong about entrepreneurs seeking capital and the valuation of their companies.READ MORE›

Journalism Shedding Its Old Mass Media Skin

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 06-13-2011 | 10:14 AM | LEADERSHIP

Last week, when the Chairman of the FCC unveiled what was the largest Federally commissioned report on the future of journalism, I wanted to hear what the FCC had in mind. The report, titled: "Information Needs of Communities" was originally titled "The Future of News," but that title was dropped. Three hundred and sixty some pages, the FCC's long-awaited report outlines the crises facing the news industry is facing in painstaking detail.READ MORE›

Extreme Transparency: The New Way We Live

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 06-01-2011 | 10:03 AM | LEADERSHIP

Increasingly everything I do is in public: public posts, public tweets, public pictures, public slideshows.READ MORE›

It Is What It Is (Or Not)

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 05-16-2011 | 3:57 PM | LEADERSHIP

Can we really just shrug our shoulders and say--"it is what It is" and be okay with that? Is poor customer service, bad manners, discourteous phone operators, and public rudeness simply now part of our everyday life?READ MORE›

Sleep, Friends, Work -- All Victims Of Data Overload

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 05-01-2011 | 5:48 PM | LEADERSHIP

After weeks of survey research, it turns out--the bounty and abundance of web data is out of control. As Google's Eric Schmidt has been quoted, from the beginning of time to 2003, we created 5 Exabytes of data. We're now creating that every two days--and it's accelerating.READ MORE›

Google, Politics, And The President Of The United States

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 04-25-2011 | 2:18 PM | LEADERSHIP

In Steven Levy's new book "Inside The Plex," we get a rare first-hand view of Google's flirtation, and eventual disillusionment, with politics as a means to foster social change.READ MORE›

Cisco Kills Flip Cam, Abandons Consumer Strategy

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 04-11-2011 | 7:05 PM | MANAGEMENT

When Cisco announced its end-to-end video strategy back in 2009 it seemed pretty brilliant. Well, logical at least. They went on a buying tear, and snapped up brands like Linkysys and FlipCam. Now, just three years later, the plan doesn't seem to be working. READ MORE›

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