Americans donated $304 billion in 2009, down 3.6%, and this year some are pledging more. We spoke to seven philanthropists of all different incomes, from billionaires promising half their wealth via Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge, to regular folks earmarking a slice of their salaries.READ»
Stanford undergrads squeal with delight at the slightest college reference, while Aaron Sorkin denies charges of sensationalism at a question-and-answer session.READ»
"School is no place for kids," says Helen Hegener, publisher of Home Education Magazine
and proud mother of five home schooled children. "Strap young growing
minds in a seat for eight hours a day? I don't think so." Roll your
eyes, ...READ»
The New Zealander and former ad man develops large-scale growth initiatives for major firms seeking $100 million-plus in new revenue. He only makes money if the idea works.READ»
Layar, the augmented reality browser, is stepping up its efforts to bring sci-fi-like AR to the world: It's just introduced in-app shopping. Yes, that's the world's first augmented reality store, and it implies all sorts of ...READ»
The partner at AdamsMorioka will lead us on a trip through his voluminous archives of visual inspiration this week. And he promises, for the most part, to behave.READ»
The swift collapse of stock prices this week was not supposed to happen – if you listened to the experts. This was earnings season, with many companies beating the consensus estimates, healthcare reform was a win-win for the insurance industryREAD»
This week in TreeHugger: A look at the most promising high altitude wind power projects bent on tapping into the jet stream. Also, the massive spike in e-waste left by the switch to digital TV, and America picks the ugliest car of the last 50 years. And it's a hybrid.READ»
Now that Microsoft has decided to open up its own retail stores, they need some help from all of us in building a great retail experience. Remember, this isn't Microsoft's first time. Microsoft used to have a store at San Francisco's ...READ»
In this post, I will outline a mindset that hurts that industry, what the current business model is and why it doesn't work, a suggestion to ensure profitability, and the business model that can make an online video site ...READ»
Imagine walking through a dark hallway, similar to an aquarium, with a wall of glowing video screens stacked three high. The videos extend as far as you can see, and when you touch a screen that interests you, it expands and begins ...READ»
I had one of the first cell phones with a camera. It would take these tiny, fuzzy photos that you would share with people on a 1 x 1 inch screen that was so small, that the image was nearly incomprehensible.
Now camera phones have ...READ»
