Clean water is something that is definitely top of mind this Earth Day weekend. Most of us take clean water for granted, yet one non-profit, Charity: Water, has leveraged the powers of social technology to capture people’s attention and fulfill its mission of providing clean and safe drinking water for those in need. Charity: Water…
Read MoreParis, France-based Owni is a collaborative media platform focused on the future of journalism, society, tech and digital news sourced from an alliance of almost 1,000 influential bloggers. Open source and published under a creative commons license, OWNI is a pioneer in augmented and data-journalism. Owni got its start when founder Nicolas Voisin created the…
Read MoreMany of you probably remember the movie Pay It Forward, where the premise was to do something good for somebody and that good deed will come back around to you in some fashion. It is a mantra some firmly live by. Over the last several years we have seen the rise in micro-finance sites, like…
Read MorePublic Service Announcement: Mothers Day is right around the corner. Sunday, May 9th to be exact. Set a reminder on your mobile device now. My mother and I have over 600 miles between us which makes it a challenge for me every year. Do I send flowers, a gift certificate, jewelry? Celebrate the next time…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More