Drive Decisions Down To Every Employee
Good Samaritan Society VP William Anderson has insight into inspiration: Make sure everyone on your team is making decisions, regardless of tenure.
View ArticleA Wristband That Could Help Prevent Skin Cancer
It’s no sunscreen pill, but these new bracelets could provide a simple early warning sign that you’ve been out in the sun too long. If your wristband is pink, so are you.
View ArticleSurprisingly Beautiful Photos Of Trophy Hunters Show The Complex Relationship...
David Chancellor’s photography examines the competition between man and wildlife in Sub-Saharan Africa by focusing on one of the game’s most contentious players: the tourist trophy hunter.
View ArticleThe Internet's Youngest Rap Stars Love Snacks, Now Have A Future
The viral hit "Hot Cheetos and Takis," is the work of a Minneapolis after-school program that’s giving kids a musical path out of their bad neighborhood.
View ArticleYour Future TV Is Not About Tele-Vision
The word is a combination of tele--from the Greek meaning "far"--and vision, from the Latin word visionem, which means "the act of seeing." Call it remote viewing, if you're a sci-fi type, but...
View ArticleSiri, The Most Confused Personal Assistant In The World
The other day, I came across this tweet and laughed: Ratio of times I have triggered Siri accidentally vs when I have ever wanted to use it is totally off.— Colin James Nagy (@CJN) August 10, 2012 I...
View ArticleJack Dorsey's Square Deal For Small Businesses: 0% Transaction Fee
Square has a proposal for small businesses that they've never heard before: Instead of taking a percentage for every credit or debit transaction, it will charge them one flat fee each month. “It’s kind...
View ArticleWhy Do VCs Still Love Social Media?
Illustration by David Schwen Social network users aren't there to buy stuff. They're there to communicate with others. We use the phrase social media, but they're really communication services, not...
View ArticleAmazon U.K. Will Deliver To Local Stores
Amazon has been gently expanding its services so that it can deliver parcels to clients in the U.S. by installing lockers in some stores across the nation for delayed pick-up, and now it's trying...
View ArticleWhat Google Gets That Others Don’t: Innovation Evolves Customers
Customers don’t just adopt innovations; they alter them, adapt to them, and are changed by them. Like economic Charles Darwins, successful innovators strive to observe and understand how their...
View ArticleWhat Did Twitter Just Do To Your Favorite Twitter App?
Twitter announced that its upcoming V1.1 API update will very strictly control which apps can hook up to Twitter, and how much they can syphon from its stream of updates. For some users, and some...
View ArticleTough Feedback Can Be A Loving Act, Says New Belgium CEO
"When done skillfully," says New Belgium Brewing cofounder Kim Jordan of tough love, "people feel appreciative that you took the time to have a difficult conversation."
View ArticleEscape From Silicon Valley
Debbie Landa is the founder of Dealmaker Media, whose Grow Conference takes place in Vancouver next week. We caught up with Landa to learn more about why she thinks venture capitalists and startup...
View ArticleOfficeDrop And ExpenseMagic Want To Free You From Expense Report Hell
If you still complete expense reports the old-fashioned way--on paper--you know that poring over piles of receipts to itemize your costs is a frequent but unavoidable cause of misery. Today OfficeDrop,...
View ArticleThe Future Of Storytelling: Immersion, Integration, Interactivity, Impact
A new study from research consultancy Latitude lays out "The Future of Storytelling."
View ArticleFacebook, Meet Live Video
“Why should broadcasting be different then tweeting?” says David Thompson, Ustream’s senior vice president of marketing. “The only thing I care about on Twitter is what’s happening now.” The startup,...
View ArticleAn Entire House That You Snap Together, Like A Toy
The house, built from sustainable wood and made using digital software, is a kit of parts that took just six weeks to build.
View ArticleWill Twitter's New Rules For App Developers Squash Upstart UI Innovations?
Twitter’s future depends greatly on whether its UI can become more usable, and less of a firehose. So they’re taking drastic measures to make sure they run the show.
View Article12 Hours Of Huffing: A HuffPost Live Viewing Diary
The Huffington Post launched a new web TV news network, HuffPost Live, this week. It runs live from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. eastern, every day. On Wednesday, I watched all 12 hours. Spoiler alert: I do not...
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