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Inspiration highlights innovative initiatives and people influencing the tech industry while narrating the tales behind the ideas. It’s a place to honor originality, tenacity, and ground-breaking concepts that encourage others to pursue their dreams and make them a reality.

If your mouse isn’t working, you may have been trolled

If your mouse isn’t working, you may have been trolled

There are times when having tech-savvy friends is a benefit. They can help you with computer problems, often answer your...

A paradigm shift in music listening is making the industry stronger

A paradigm shift in music listening is making the industry stronger

Remember the days when you had to go buy those shiny discs (which, if you looked at them wrong, would...

Bane may be on every geek’s mind but let’s not forget the master criminal himself

Bane may be on every geek’s mind but let’s not forget the master criminal himself

When the credits rolled on "The Dark Knight" I was saddened because I knew there was no way the conclusion...

Restaurants and the online ordering world

Restaurants and the online ordering world

There was a time when the only apps that restaurants cared about were the ones that people ordered before their...

Social grubbing just got easier

Social grubbing just got easier

The world is becoming smaller and smaller with the advent of social media. People eager to connect with long lost...

The hoax FBI Roswell letter that may not be a hoax

The hoax FBI Roswell letter that may not be a hoax

One would have to look at politics or religion to find more divisive topics than an alien presence and specifically...

Beware of social media peeping toms

Beware of social media peeping toms

We’ve all been in the same powerless position at some point in our lives, staring at the Facebook privacy settings...

Geotagging: the way of the now

Geotagging: the way of the now

As technology advances, the amount of information shared increases dramatically as well. No longer is just sharing pictures something of...

Chewie and Han, 30 years later

Chewie and Han, 30 years later

The best of friends in the Star Wars world came together for this epic picture. We all knew that Chewbacca...

Work a day, get a $44 million severance. Bill Johnson can CEO like a boss.

Work a day, get a $44 million severance. Bill Johnson can CEO like a boss.

There was a lot of excitement surrounding the merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy last year. When the companies...

Other than Tagged.com, all social networks are sexually lopsided

Other than Tagged.com, all social networks are sexually lopsided

Social media is a realm that is open to men and women of every race and nationality (other than in...

5 awesome bamboo products for your office

5 awesome bamboo products for your office

Going green is getting easier, and the products and ideas reach every corner of life. You can get a greener...

Newsle: The new way to track news from the people you care about

Newsle: The new way to track news from the people you care about

Newsle is a news tracking platform that allows users to follow news about the people that they care about. Whether...

I think it might be broken… let me check my phone and make sure: medical apps for doctors

I think it might be broken… let me check my phone and make sure: medical apps for doctors

When people say, “there is an app for everything,” that is nothing short of the truth. The medical industry has...

Social media goes for Gold at the 2012 London Olympic Games

Social media goes for Gold at the 2012 London Olympic Games

With the 2012 London Olympic Games approaching, there is much excitement coming from sports enthusiasts. Much of this hype is...

Left brain vs. right brain shoppers

Left brain vs. right brain shoppers

The term “Left Brain vs. Right Brain” is something you may have heard during a psychology course in college or...

What customers really expect from your business

What customers really expect from your business

Shopping is an integral part of our lives and many are taking their business to the web. Whether buying accessories...

The dubstep dispute. With robots.

The dubstep dispute. With robots.

Families argue. It's part of being a family. When your "family" is made up of unhappy robots getting ready for...

Easter Island may hold the key to curing Alzheimer’s

Easter Island may hold the key to curing Alzheimer’s

There is no cure or proven treatment for Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating form of dementia that cause challenges with memory,...

Where have our mobile manners gone?

Where have our mobile manners gone?

There is a growing problem in society. Once upon a time in the distant past (about 2 or 3 years...