Twitter founder Evan Williams relinquished his position as CEO on Monday to Dick Costolo, the company's COO. We've already examined Ev's reasons for stepping down, but one mystery remains: who is this Dick?READ»
Jennifer Siegal
Jennifer Siegal first grabbed our attention in 2006, as a prefab pioneer with an abundance of percolating ideas. Fast-forward, and the 44-year-old's eco-friendly visions are coming to fruition. Her first completed ...READ»
I've consistently seen conjecture, and occasionally even numbers, to back up the point that recessions drive innovation. In particular, one of the oft-repeated "truths" is that a down economy clears us of outmoded thinking as ...READ»
Robots with legs are, you might think, no great shakes. After all, they come in both four- and two-legged varieties--of the former, Boston Dynamics' Big Dog and Little Dog are the most notable, and you can check out the latest video ...READ»
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is known for funding innovative projects. The latest round of 78 grants doesn't disappoint, with recipients across 18 countries and six continents receiving $100,000 apiece for inventions that ...READ»
Overview Lyons Wealth Management presents Good Harbor Financial, a firm focused on innovative asset management programs. The Good Harbor Financial philosophy is that disciplined, model-driven investment approach that ...READ»
Net neutrality, considered a centerpiece initiative for FCC chair Julius Genachowski, would effectively stop Internet providers from slowing
or blocking access to Web sites. It's among the most important political topics that ...READ»
In-car apps have been a bit of a buzzword for some time, but Ford is in pedal-to-the-metal mode since launching its Sync technology last month. The system allows for all sorts of four-wheel fun and japes, including voice control. The ...READ»
Some people should never be given a live microphone in front of a large audience. Even though many may say their greatest fear is public speaking, a tiny minority view the opportunity of speaking in front of an audience as occasion to ...READ»
This is the only freely-circulating photograph in existence of Gordon M. Snow, the newly-appointed deputy director of the FBI Cyber Division. But then, the FBI is probably marginally more aware of social networking etiquette than ...READ»
Meet four minor App developers with major ideas. All age 16 or younger, they're part of a generation raised with multi-touch and social media, and they're cranking out profitable ideas for new devices and platforms as fast as manufacturers let them.READ»
Memristors: If you don't know about 'em, you certainly will over the next few years. We're probably not talking about the same kind of revolution as the transistor sparked off, but new research has shown they can mimic brain cells, so ...READ»
A law degree is probably the most amazing form of qualification both in professional and personal level, but at the same time is one of the most expensive forms of education. READ»
The latest consumer confidence index figure is an anomalyI must admit that the Conference Board's US consumer confidence index released yesterday was quite mystifying. Not only did it come in way below expectations (46 vs. an expected ...READ»
Smart companies are starting to make climate change part of their business strategies. I spoke with David Hone, Shell's Climate-Change Advisor on their approach. READ»
A global league of economists called J-PAL is deploying its experimental methods and one all-powerful asset -- data -- to explain human behavior, change how we help the poor, and try to save the world.READ»
With Deep Orange students, instructors and industry-types are getting together to take a vehicle from the white board to the road at Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research.READ»
Ford is planning to open its Sync in-car computing platform to third party app developers, the automaker tells FastCompany.com.
The idea is still nascent and there is no hard-and-fast timeline for release, says Prasad Venkatesh, who ...READ»
With so many companies in the past few years talking about producing online video and other forms of "branded entertainment," I'm amazed by how people often talk about these trends as if they are new. Radio and early television was ...READ»
In Monday's post, I wrote about the promise for dialogue between media studies/communication academics and media/corporate communication professionals. In my experience, when media industry practitioners and academics come together to ...READ»
Even the most congenial of families can fight like wolverines when a Last Will and Testament is contested. For this to happen, they don’t have to be from Michigan.
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