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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.
According to Pink Floyd, Pandora support letter fails the fun house mirror test
Pandora failed last year to get the Internet Radio Fairness Act passed, a measure that would have reduced their payment...
Good guy Tim Cook has compensation adjusted to reflect performance
It isn't often that CEOs negotiate a worse deal than the one they're offered. Apple's CEO Tim Cook isn't your...
Are you ready for Myspace 3.0?
The last time anybody had heard about Myspace, it was most likely the punch line of some social media joke....
#Instagram: the savior of small businesses
When a group of people from a business begin to engage in ways of promoting their businesses what are some...
@Social #LeagueofJustice
This past Friday was the release of the highly anticipated summer blockbuster Superman: Man of Steel. The film brought in...
Ground-breaking technology to reduce shocking US burglary figures
It’s an unfortunate and startling statistic: by the time you’ve finished reading this opening paragraph, someone in the US will...
Understand the basics of #socialmedia posts on each network
In my recent exploration of various social media profiles being used by local businesses, I found a disturbing trend. While...
Where your favorite geeky movies were filmed
Have you ever wondered where your favorite movie was filmed? Many times, we see the beautiful scenery and cool sets,...
Playing to tomorrow’s customers on social media helps decision makers today
A father and son walked onto a car lot and started looking around. As the salesperson approached, the son, 14-...
UFO activity in May, 2013
Sometimes the best footage of unidentified flying objects isn't with cameras pointed in the sky but at the ground. In...
Is NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden a patriot or a traitor?
Now that Edward Snowden has come forward as the source of the NSA leaks, much of the attention in Washington...
The current (and future) status of driverless cars
We've seen them in movies for half a century. The concept cars have been popping up for decades. Some of...
The Joy of Tech takes an unpopular but sadly realistic take on the NSA Verizon controversy
With Verizon vans rolling down the road being called "NSA Surveillance Vehicles" and every tech and political blog on the...
Comparing the coveted internships of Google and Facebook
In a world where people are often having trouble getting full-time jobs, there are a few internships in the tech...
5 ways companies can use social media to manage customer relations
The internet gives everyone a voice, and that's a beautiful thing. However, the things people say online can actually have...
Why ‘Game Of Thrones’ characters should have used social media
Twitter and Facebook exploded this past Sunday night with tweets and statuses surrounding the shocking ending of this week’s episode...
Social media is the leader in disaster response
What is the first thing that pops into your mind during or after a disaster? Well during the course of...
Could “Seinfeld” live in today’s digital world?
One of the most popular TV shows of the 90s was the hilariously eccentric “Seinfeld.” The characters always seemed to...
Social media loves animals. Thankfully, humans do as well.
If there's one thing that plays well, almost universally, on social media, it's animals. From pets to wild beasts, animals...
All Yahoo email accounts will be scanned starting Monday
If you avoided Gmail and stuck with Yahoo mail for the sake of privacy concerns, it's time to find a...