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 MORE›
Today's New York Times sneaks in a notable feature on Autopia, an old-school Tomorrowland exhibit at Disneyland. Staying true to its 1955 opening day intent, Autopia offers a now-dated utopian view of car culture.
While pulling the ...READ MORE›
"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 MORE›
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 MORE›
Analytics guru Dr. Sid Shah discusses how the search giant has quietly and massively changed the online ad game again--in favor of big brands. READ MORE›
Go to the National Retail Federation annual convention, and you might think we’re on the verge of a high-tech shopping boom. So where is it? Paco Underhill, retail consultant and author of Why We Buy, explains.READ MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
The last week or two has marked a handful of notable business-, leadership-, and innovation-related anniversaries:
On July 11, 1914, Babe Ruth made his major league debut.
The first Etch-A-Sketch was introduced July 12, 1960.
The ...READ MORE›
Stanford undergrads squeal with delight at the slightest college reference, while Aaron Sorkin denies charges of sensationalism at a question-and-answer session.READ MORE›
Some ad agencies just design breakthrough campaigns. TBWA/Chiat/Day also designs breakthrough offices -- from 1994's "virtual office" to today's advertising city. And every time the agency redesigns its offices, it reinvents itself.READ MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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