Author: Diana Cook

There is no doubt app-powered dating is on the rise. According to mobile analytics firm Flurry, a recent survey of 20 top mobile dating apps revealed that almost 17 million active users used those apps in January 2013 alone, for a combined 2.1 billion sessions. It’s obvious that finding love on your phone is the future of technically enhanced match making. But with so many apps on the market, which is the best place to start? Two of the most popular apps appeal to different demographics based on cell phone preferences.  Tinder is available for iOS users only while Swoon was designed for Android…

Email is one of those rare holdovers from the dawn of the Internet that continues to have practical applications to our everyday lives. Through constant challenges from the likes of tweets and text messages as the preferred means of relaying information to a friend or colleague, email has remained as useful as ever. Like any other technology, email has its limitations, but with the help of a couple of easy to use apps, you can turn your inbox into a beacon of productivity and efficiency. Here are a few useful apps you should be using for your emails right now.   Moveable Ink Thanks to the proliferation…

The recent announcement that Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are collaborating to provide free online classes through a nonprofit called edX has intensified the interest in online education.  While it is exciting that some of the biggest names in education are utilizing the ever changing information landscape to broaden learning opportunities, what do you really get after completing online courses? …

Startups are a big part of President Obama’s economic plan, with more than $48 billion in tax breaks earmarked for small companies creating jobs, annually. The initiative was bolstered by a recent report from the Kaufman Foundation stating that fast-growth companies, while making up less than 1% of US employers, are responsible for up to 10% of national hires in a given year. …

It’s a problem that students have dealt with for generations. How do I best study and retain information in an efficient and timely manner?  The pressure to acquire specific knowledge within a given timeframe can be overwhelming. Traditional methods such as cramming and memorization through the use of flashcards are often employed, but these “old standards” are accompanied by some serious shortcomings. …