August 25, 2014

Apps: Why you should be wary of health trackers

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The use of fitness apps “has exploded in recent years,” but you aren't the only one keeping an eye on the data. The use of apps that...
August 11, 2014

3 Good Reasons Why You Need to Like RATS

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Of course no one likes actual rats, but since we have social-media-savvy tweens and teens, we do need to Recognize Acronyms and Text S...
August 4, 2014

Cybersecurity: The vulnerability of online media

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The Syrian Electronic Army struck us last year, said Matt Buchanan in NewYorker.com. If you were on Twitter or NYTimes.com, you may well h...
July 28, 2014

Encryption: Are there any secrets on the Web?

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The NSA has cracked common forms of encryption used not just by terrorists, but also by regular consumers and businesses. Is anything onl...
July 21, 2014

The Largest List of text & Chat acronyms is available as a book!

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Ever seen an acronym you didn’t know? Are you a parent or teacher with kids online? Are you a business professional trying to stay savvy...
July 14, 2014

The economics of Netflix: Making a $100 million show

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Source: GreatBusinessSchools.org
July 7, 2014

The Internet: Is the U.S. losing control of the Web?

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According to some experts, Internet freedom is in danger. L. Gordon Crovitz in T he Wall Street Journal reported that the Obama administrat...
June 30, 2014

You’re under surveillance: Dragnet Nation

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In ‘private’ online forums, at malls, and even at home, Julia Angwin reports, someone is tracking you. Sharon and Bilal  couldn...
June 23, 2014

How to create a culture around your brand

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Source: Masters-in-Marketing.org
June 16, 2014

The future of artificial limbs

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The past decade has seen huge leaps in prosthetics. How far will the technology take us? Writers at The Week investigate, what’s driven the ...
June 9, 2014

It's time for women to start asking for raises

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Turns out the old adage is true: If you don’t ask, you don’t get, said Jennifer Ludden in NPR.org . New research by economists at Carnegie M...
June 2, 2014

Did you hear about Teju Cole's essay on Twitter?

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Teju Cole might be the opposite of a book snob, said Aaron Calvin in BuzzFeed.com . Earlier this year, the award-winning Nigerian-American n...
May 26, 2014

The psychology of video game addiction

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What turns a hobby into a sickness? Jack Flanagan at The Kernel investigates. "I would not inflict this game upon anyone" was the...
May 19, 2014

The military is weaponizing video games

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The Xbox Kinect can do a lot more than recognize your dance moves. According to Eugene K. Chow in The Week , the military has long been an o...
May 12, 2014

Sex toys get social

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And they're not a total waste of time... According to John Aziz of The Idea Factory, a new generation of sex toys is here. Manipulata...
May 5, 2014

The online cookie has turned stale: Here's what advertisers are cooking up to replace it

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Sorry, you're still being tracked. According to Robert W. Gehl in The Week , the $10 billion online advertising industry is in a state o...