Who's Really Investing in Alternative Energy? As 3,500 global leaders in the energy field gather in Montreal to discuss trends and growth, we calculate which countries have earned the biggest bragging rights. Here, we compare the seven that have made the largest investments in alternative energy.
Posted Wed Aug 11, 2010
The Economics of the 2010 FIFA World Cup It's been billed as a showcase for a new South Africa -- and the government is spending billions to make it so. One brand-new stadium, in Nelspruit, reportedly cost $137 million. Nine cities will host matches, from June 11 to July 11. As of mid-March, 2.3 million tickets had been sold, nearly 1.5 million to foreign fans for $320 to $400 apiece. (Locals can buy special $18 tickets.) Will the expected $1.1 billion boost to South Africa's economy materialize before the cheers die away?
Posted Sat May 1, 2010
Tech Terrors and Triumphs Are Stuff of 2010 Pulitzers
The 2010 Pulitzers will go down as the year of the Washington Post--the venerable paper won four awards. The New York Times took home three. But the real winner was technology--both as a subject and as a way to deliver news.
Posted Mon Apr 12, 2010
Tina Sharkey, CEO of BabyCenter In the last year alone, 50% of the babies born in the U.S. were registered on BabyCenter and 80% of new and expectant moms visited the site.
Posted Thu Mar 25, 2010
Leslie Harris, CEO, Center for Democracy + Tech Who owns your medical data, when you upload it to an electronic health record? And how deeply should Internet browsers be able to mine your consumer data? These are the questions that keep Leslie Harris awake at night, and as CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology, she's often tapped to speak before Congress on just such issues.
Posted Wed Mar 24, 2010
Jessica Jackley, founder of Kiva Since 2004, the Kiva founder has spread that feel-good buzz to thousands of people around the world, channeling millions of dollars to more than 185 countries on the first peer-to-peer online microlending site.
Posted Tue Mar 23, 2010
Cheryl Contee, founder of Fission Strategy Oxfam, Greenpeace, the ACLU, MomsRising -- nonprofits and grassroot groups big and small have tapped Cheryl Contee to apply tech solutions to the activist arena.
Posted Tue Mar 23, 2010
Sarah Durham, founder of Big Duck Sarah Durham, author of 2009's "Brandraising," founded communications firm Big Duck in 1994 to help nonprofits raise money, gain visibility, and make effective use of social media.
Posted Tue Mar 23, 2010
Leila Janah, founder of Samasource Leila Janah founded Samasource, an Internet nonprofit that provides poor women, youth, and refugees throughout the world with computer-based work. After the earthquake in Haiti, for example, 40 young Haitians were paid to translate emergency text messages from Creole into English.
Posted Tue Mar 23, 2010
