2378 Stories
TECHi Inspiration spotlights the founders, startups, and visionaries building the future. From billion-dollar funding rounds to bootstrapped breakthroughs, this section tells the human stories behind the technology. The ambition, the risk, and the execution that turns ideas into industry-defining companies.
#signhereplease, a short film shot with a smartphone, reveals much about our over-connected world
The hashtag has become a symbol of sentiment in a society where the people are often so connected virtually to...
Instagram’s 17 month journey from nil to bill(ion)
There are already questions surrounding Facebook's purchase of Instagram for $1 billion yesterday. Was it a talent purchase (of 13...
Silicon success hits Instagram as Facebook shells out $1 billion to buy it
It's a sign of the times. Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook has purchased photo app Instagram for $1 billion. The...
16 Ways Educators Use Pinterest
Everyone is talking about Pinterest for business or Pinterest for marketing but what about Pinterest for education? Can the fastest-growing...
The marketing zombies will take over Pinterest soon. They already are
In 2007, there was an emerging social media site that had a modest but growing userbase. It was designed to...
Fan-made Pac-Man movie short puts a unique spin on the gaming classic
When you mention "classic games" to anyone over the age of 30, there's a good chance that the first thing...
MapQuest lives (despite every attempt to replace it with smartphones)
It's hard to let a good thing die. Most people who do not have navigation in their vehicle or a...
The college experience enhanced (or hampered) by social media
When Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook, he wanted to make a closed network for the elite at Harvard. Over time,...
Do you bow to your online masters?
Statistics can be beautiful. They can point us in the right direction and tell us things about society that highlight...
Google’s Project Glass will be more annoying than bluetooth (until it’s accepted and mass-delivered)
Sometime in the near future you may see people walking around with eyeglasses on that only have a small lens...
Is the internet ruining our brains?
The majority of people would say that the internet has enhanced our lives. It has given us access to more...
A CMO’s breakdown of the social media landscape
Social media has been the most enigmatic tool that chief marketing officers have used with varying degrees of success over...
Gyroscopes are cool
The amazing science behind how gyroscopes work is interesting in and of itself, but simply watching them (or better, playing...
As many as 1.5 million credit cards at risk through Global Payments hack
Late last week payment processor Global Payments revealed that MasterCard and Visa cardholders were at risk through a security flaw...
Google hacks to streamline searches
As Google continues to dominate search, they bring about new ways to make searching easier. The problem is that most...
O’Brien out at Mashable
And just like that, he's gone. In an unfortunate April Fool's Day misunderstanding, Conan O'Brien did not buy Mashable from...
Is Ashton Kutcher the best choice to play Steve Jobs?
Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in indie pic Jobs. There is a certain cohesive fit with having Ashton Kutcher...
When will iBooks become the norm in schools?
There has been a push to replace books in the educational arena for some time now. This push hasn't been...
Google to allow people to change their weather on April 1
Another sighting of Google's yearly April Fool's Day jokes is live. If you search for "weather" you will have the...
Conan O’Brien ousts Pete Cashmore at Mashable for $3500
Talk show host Conan O'Brien posted a viral video and accompanied it with a blog post on Mashable declaring that...