Topic: Union Square Ventures

How To Hack Harvard

College tuition has risen more than any other component of the cost of living for the last 18 years. But in the Internet era, information is free and ubiquitous. To the extent education is a knowledge industry, it would seem ...READ»

Internet for Everyone

  Yesterday, at the Personal Democracy Forum in new York, a coalition of media, policy, and advocacy experts launched a new initiative that calls on Congress and the president to act in the public interest by enacting a ...READ»

Why People Explore New Technologies

I think a lot about how people get and share information, how technology impacts those experiences, and what organizations need to consider (and do) when trying to communicate or engage or direct an audience towards taking some ...READ»

Working Together Made Easy

Internet technologies have made exchanging and sharing information easier for small and medium businesses. Discover how some businesses are leveraging these tools to boost communication and productivity.READ»

Working Together

Teams often include offsite workers, business partners, clients, even suppliers. How can you communicate with them effectively and bring them all together in one spot? By using Internet technologies that foster collaboration.READ»

Finding Your Social Media Curators: 11 People Who Could Make Your Twitter Experience More Interesting

One of the most redeeming qualities of the social media landscape revolves around the unique ability microblogging (eg. Twitter, Facebook status updates, Blog comments) offers in the creation of "Thought Viruses." Everyone knows you ...READ»

How Does Customer Support for Free Services Work?

Twitter, Digg, Facebook, Google, FriendFeed - there is no scarcity of networks and services that are free to users who enjoy a connection to the World Wide Web today. What happens when one of these services we have come to rely on experiences a problem? How does customer support for free services work? READ»

Ning's Infinite Ambition

It isn't just a site where users can build their own social networks -- Ning is a model of how to create a perpetual growth machine.READ»

• 9 Social Networks That Aren't for Everyone
• Virtuous Circles

To Sell or Not to Sell: Silicon Valley Acquisitions Market Heats Up

That is the question in Silicon Valley as the acquisitions market heats up. And with it, another head scratcher: Are acquisitions good for anyone?READ»

Man vs. Machine

Serial Webmeister Jason Calacanis survived the dotcom bust and went on to sell Weblogs Inc. to AOL for $25 million. He says his new search engine--powered by people, of all things--will give Google a run for its money. We almost believe him.READ»