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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.
The history of encryption
Sensitive data has always been a challenge to deliver securely. Even in the days of the Spartans, military commanders would...
iPad is to “tablet” as Starbucks is to “coffee shop”
When a product becomes synonymous with the general term for the item itself, it can own the market. To paraphrase...
BRAD: The ridiculously automated dorm room at Berkeley is much cooler than yours
The dorm rooms that are often the most visited by friends are the ones with a fridge, a Playstation, and...
Nerds unite! Celebrating Star Wars Day with The Avengers
May the Fourth be with you! Its Star Wars day and there is no better day than this to let...
Is Yelp spending too much money?
They say you have to spend money in order to make money. The problem for Yelp is that they may...
LinkedIn buying SlideShare for $119 million
Identity and insights meet at the junction of LinkedIn and SlideShare as the professional social network just purchased the presentation...
Will Yahoo passing up on Microsoft’s offer go down as the biggest business blunder in tech history?
There's a reason why mothers shouldn't judge their children in beauty pageants, why chefs rarely run the business side of...
Foursquare makes things easier for businesses… at a cost
Merchant tools on Foursquare are free and the company claims to want to always keep them that way. It's challenging...
Email isn’t dead and mobile devices are to blame
There was a time not too long ago when technology bloggers and pundits (myself included) believed that email was going...
Dark Knight Rises trailer: “This isn’t a car”
There are two reasons to never watch trailers of movies that you already know you're going to watch. You get...
The many faces of innovation need diversity at work
The days of middle-aged caucasian males running American businesses are behind us. Today, it takes talent from around the world...
CISPA: Blurred for a reason
The internet was all abuzz about SOPA and PIPA and proved a worthy foe against government oppression by quashing the...
Microsoft joins forces with with Barnes and Noble against Amazon, Apple
There are certain brick and mortar outlets that simply refuse to go down without a fight. Barnes & Noble is...
Will online shopping ever be safe?
As the madness of the holiday season dies down and the New Year gains pace, retailers will renew the cycle...
Trolls and critics and spambots: Surviving the people of the web
Unless a friend printed this article out for you, chances are you're online right now. Billions of people are connected...
How social networks have changed our world
During the last ten years, social networks have evolved from simple communication hubs to veritable agents of change; galvanizing thousands...
MIT develops “superhydrophobic” glass that repels fog, water, glare, and zombies
Leave it to the brains at MIT to improve something that most of us take for granted: glass. Their "Fog-free...
Where the startup jobs are hiding: in plain sight
In 2011, the boom of startups following in the footsteps of an economy showing signs of recovery filled the pages...
Exploring Apple’s Final Cut Pro X
Recently, Apple announced and showcased their new vision for 64-bit non-linear editors (NLEs). They called it Final Cut Pro X...
Social networking ties gaming as #1 mobile activity
For the first time in 40 months, gaming has a partner at the top of the charts for time spent...