When you've got one of the world's biggest man-made disaster zones on your doorstep, it pays to have an Energy Secretary like Steven Chu. Possessor of an enormous brain, he excels at distilling the big picture of climate change into ...READ»
In about 20 minutes, I head out to catch a plane to Berkeley, where I'll go to the Haas School of Business for BlogOn 2004, a conference exploring the business of social media. We've looked at the business case for blogs and social ...READ»
Berkeley business professor Hal Varian reports today that the unthinkable is true: Good-looking people (mainly men) consistently enjoy more professional success than their less physically attractive colleagues.
As if that weren't ...READ»
Ultra-fast Ethernet networks are great for playing graphics-heavy online games, but they could also help fight climate change, according to researchers at the Berkeley National Lab. The Department of Energy recently awarded the lab ...READ»
Today I am attending a conference at The-Hub.net workspace collective
in Berkeley that addresses resilience in a shifting landscape. For further
information on the timely topic of design ...READ»
US News & World Report released its new list of America's best graduate schools in the April 11 edition. Here's the top 10 business schools:
Harvard University
Stanford University
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
MIT ...READ»
One of the most effective behind-the-scenes connectors in the Valley, Sylvia Paul, started out throwing some of the hottest parties at computer-industry conventions in the '80s. Now she links the hard-core geeks, entrepreneurs, media insiders, and the political activists, too.READ»
Now that the tree's going crispy around the edges, rubber fish on plaques singing "take me to the river" are being re-gifted, and the salutation on every email and phone message is still 'Happy New Year", I've been reflecting on the ...READ»
The California Clean Tech Open, often regarded as one of the top business plan competitions in the world, announced the semi-finalists yesterday for its 2009 competition. 50 early-stage startups were chosen to compete in the ...READ»
I am an entrepreneur, a consultant in trend strategy with a
virtual office. For 15 years I worked fulltime in offices and corporations as a
designer, I am familiar with the cube-a-day world. These last ...READ»
I would love to put these economists on the couch and explore what is going on in their heads that enables them to observe the objective reality of the recent economic devastation, yet still hold as sacred their most basic, yet obviously flawed, beliefs about a free-market-driven financial system.READ»
"First You Get High on It, Then You Buy It." Amoeba Music Marches to Its Own Beat
Memo to: The Big Bosses at Virgin Megastores Re: Your Next Big Source of Competition
These days, it's hard for monstrously big music retailers to ...READ»
ZETA Communities isn't wasting any time in rolling out its "net zero energy" modular multi-family homes in California. The San Francisco-based startup, which opened a 91,000 square foot net zero housing factory late year, is ...READ»
Fast Interview: Earthmine co-founder John Ristevski talks about competing with Google and the first consumer applications for this space-age technology.READ»
Whole Foods’ standing among its core constituency is less than it was before CEO John Mackey
wrote a well-publicized op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, attempting to
put the brakes on health care reform. According to ...READ»
Whole Foods’ standing among its core constituency is less than it was before CEO John Mackey
wrote a well-publicized op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, attempting to
put the brakes on health care reform. According to ...READ»
Pop!Tech
October 18-20
Camden, Maine
poptech.org/popcasts
(from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
At this annual retreat, big thinkers and tech types wax philosophical on how technology is--or should be--changing the world. ...READ»
Naps are a powerful source of competitive advantage. The recent evidence is overwhelming: naps are not just physically restorative, but also improve perceptual skills, motor skills, reaction time, and alertness.READ»
Over cold spicy eggplant and tofu noodles at Hunan, a typically cacophonous downtown Chinese eatery, Sunny explained how Asian advertising is less about the individual, more about the collective.READ»
Tech Life follows the daily routines of the world's Fastest movers and shakers to find out what products make them click--and scroll and surf, too.READ»
