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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.

ScoreBig attempts to revolutionize crowded market of selling online tickets

ScoreBig attempts to revolutionize crowded market of selling online tickets

With a bevy of recognizable names in the online ticket marketplace, such as Stubhub, TicketsNow, and Ticketmaster, ScoreBig entered the fray...

A new social media site just for your grandparents is in the works

A new social media site just for your grandparents is in the works

It’s bad news enough when your mother discreetly sends you a friend request via your favorite social media site. This...

Social media: How politicians will win the future over

Social media: How politicians will win the future over

For decades politicians have fought to gain a foothold in the crucial 18-24 demographic. No longer is this just a...

Searching for social media’s John Hughes

Searching for social media’s John Hughes

This generation's filmmakers have not been able to accurately portray the ethos of the social media generation yet. When will...

The rise of the mini media moguls

The rise of the mini media moguls

Social media is allowing a whole new generation to emerge. With young adults and children taking over social networking sites,...

GM’s facebook ad brawl – sociability vs. visibility

GM’s facebook ad brawl – sociability vs. visibility

So, after a couple of weeks, the truth has come out about GM’s sudden Facebook ad maneuver. Or at least...

Is social media destroying the world?  I don’t think so

Is social media destroying the world? I don’t think so

Everybody has a different view of social media: enthusiastic, annoyed, indifferent.  However, when it comes to being amusing, nothing beats...

Tech companies dominate the list of most valuable brands in the world

Tech companies dominate the list of most valuable brands in the world

Very few people would miss the answer to the question, "What's the most valuable tech brand in the world?" Sure,...

Believe it or not, there’s a PC behind the dust clowd

Believe it or not, there’s a PC behind the dust clowd

You can mark this down as "How not to treat your computer." Look at the picture above. Do you see...

Businesses can’t hide from social media wrath

Businesses can’t hide from social media wrath

There was a time when an unhappy customer was an unhappy customer. Best practices said to deal with their concerns,...

Movies for reel geeks: 7 upcoming non-blockbusters to put on your list

Movies for reel geeks: 7 upcoming non-blockbusters to put on your list

The Hollywood hype machine is already anointing this summer as the biggest one in movie history. The Avengers shattered records...

BBC confuses HALO UNSC logo for United Nations Security Council

BBC confuses HALO UNSC logo for United Nations Security Council

The situation in Syria is serious. Amnesty International has accused the United Nations Security Council of failing to "match the...

Don’t post pictures of your grandmother’s cash stash on Facebook

Don’t post pictures of your grandmother’s cash stash on Facebook

Call this a #protip for social media use. If you're helping your grandmother count her life savings, don't try to...

The Facebook phone rumors won’t die (because they’re probably true)

The Facebook phone rumors won’t die (because they’re probably true)

Incessant gossip surrounding iPad/iPhone releases and future features is the only thing more persistent in the tech rumor mill than...

Those aren’t stars

Those aren’t stars

Not everything that twinkles in the night sky is a star or a planet. Satellites have the same basic appearance...

Should Microsoft buy Research in Motion?

Should Microsoft buy Research in Motion?

Here's how it all breaks down: It doesn't take an astute observer to realize that RIM is dying. It takes...

iPhone photography and the world around

iPhone photography and the world around

The Apple iPhone 4s is just not another pretty face with sleek design and glorious interface. The iPhone is designed...

Measuring the universe

Measuring the universe

Does your brain hurt right now? Unless you're an astrophysicist, watching the video below should make your brain hurt if...

WiFi security facts and figures

WiFi security facts and figures

WiFi has changed the world. We are no longer locked into proximity to wall outlets. We're not tied down by...

Social media: Breaking through the traditional news barrier

Social media: Breaking through the traditional news barrier

As of 2012, printed newspaper has been surpassed big time by online news revenue. Networking sites such as Facebook and...