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Mesh Networks for a Better World
January 29th, 2014
After Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines at the end of 2013, one of the starkest response deficits took place in the communications. As rescuers tried to help besieged victims, they were unable to locate all the survivors because the communications ... Read More
Technology Trends for Nonprofits
January 29th, 2014
As income disparity has increased in America, the need for nonprofits has grown. At the same time, managing resources to reduce administration costs and deliver higher ROI on marketing has become increasingly crucial as donors have increasingly scrutinized nonprofits’ financials ... Read More
No Appointment, No Problem
January 29th, 2014
The office visit may slowly be going the way of the housecall. In 2014, health technologies, including wearable health monitors, mobile apps to manage chronic disease, and virtual appointments are helping consumers make their healthcare more accessible and convenient. Patients will ... Read More
The Internet of Things
December 26th, 2013
We often talk about how the internet is becoming more deeply incorporated into our world, but that story goes both ways. The things in our world are increasingly connected to the internet and to each other—everything from your kitchen appliances ... Read More
Is this the Creepy Future of Wearable Tech?
November 27th, 2013
I keep telling people that technology isn’t something to be afraid of, and then Google goes and comes out with this terrifying patent. From the name of the patent, “Coupling an Electronic Skin Tattoo to a Mobile Communication Device,” it sounds ... Read More
Why the Web Matters for Education
October 30th, 2013
The big ideas, the ones that shatter the walls you didn’t even know were there, are often more discovery than innovation. Discovery naturally arises from human curiosity, and with the internet, we have infinite capacity to make the most of ... Read More
Marketers Plan. Google Laughs.
September 30th, 2013
The end of September was busy for Google. It celebrated its 15th anniversary, released an algorithm update called “Hummingbird,” and made a lot of marketing professionals cry. Let’s start this journey in the light and travel slowly into Google’s heart of ... Read More
The Unsolvable Problem
August 28th, 2013
When you think about the security of digital content, you likely think of things like robust passwords and firewalls, but as Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden have demonstrated, not all security failures are technical challenges or user error. Is there ... Read More
The Public Internet
August 23rd, 2013
Equal access to digital tools is increasingly a civil rights question as more of our lives are conducted online, including finding work and negotiating necessary services like healthcare. Is it time to make internet access a public utility? Susan Crawford—author, educator, ... Read More
Big Data, Big Opportunity
June 26th, 2013
There are few industries that could do more with big data than healthcare (no, we’re not going to talk about the NSA). Big data is set to transform healthcare, but in an industry that is vital to both our wellbeing ... Read More
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