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A Michael Jackson Hologram? Will.I.Am Wants to Rock With Virtual MJ

May 20, 2013 / Brian Anthony Hernandez / No comments
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Jaws dropped at the Coachella music festival in 2012 when rapper Tupac Shakur arrived on stage to perform. After all, he died in 1996 from multiple gunshot wounds. Modern technology brought him back from the dead as a life-sized hologram to spit verses alongside his old friends Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre

The virtual stunt begged a question: "Who's next?"

Since Tupac's digital reincarnation, we've seen plans for an Elvis Presley comeback and rumors of a TLC reunion aided by a virtual Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. And fans aren't the only people wanting to see these ideas come to life

Artists want to make magic onstage with their deceased musical brethrenWill.i.am, whose new music video "#thatPOWER" features Justin Bieber as a hologram, recently revealed which artists he'd like to revive. Read more...

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How Technology Made World Domination Easier

May 17, 2013 / Annie Colbert / No comments
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Technology has changed the way we do things. Yes, that's probably the "duh" statement of the year. But take a moment to flash back to the olden days (like 1992) and think about how you shopped, flirted and planned for world domination. Not a computer in sight, right?

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In this comic, Doghouse Diaries lays out all the tasks that have changed because of computers and the Internet

Comic illustration courtesy of Doghouse Diaries. Published with permission; all rights reserved. Read more...

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87% of Tech Startups Hiring This Year

May 8, 2013 / Samantha Murphy / No comments
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If you're in the market for a new job and can't seem to find any openings, you might want to consider applying to a tech startup.

According to a recent study by Silicon Valley Bank, about 87% of tech startups plan to hire new staffers this year. This may seem like a lot, and that's because it is. In fact, the number is up significantly from 14% four years ago

Software companies will be doing the most hiring this year, with about 90% planning to ramp up the size of their workforces, the study indicates.

The study was conducted among 750 startup executives in the U.S. and 125 in the UK

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Is Social Media Just a Waste of Time?

March 29, 2013 / FeldmanCreative / No comments
Please take a seat and enjoy your visit to our Theater of the Absurd. Today's play was written by Barry Feldman, who says he got the idea after reading 1,000,001 articles about C-level executives’ disregard for social media. "Many continue deeming social media as trivial," said Feldman.
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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Adopts Startup Culture in Government [VIDEO]

March 22, 2013 / BrianSolis / No comments
In this premier episode of the fourth season of Revolution, I’m proud to host San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on the show. Together we explore how governments can adapt and improve services by embracing startups and the culture that helps them accelerate and excel.
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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Adopts Startup Culture in Government [VIDEO]

March 22, 2013 / BrianSolis / No comments
In this premier episode of the fourth season of Revolution, I’m proud to host San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on the show. Together we explore how governments can adapt and improve services by embracing startups and the culture that helps them accelerate and excel.
Category: government, News, Social Media, social networks, startups, technology /

Google Glass: The First Stage of Something Bigger?

March 22, 2013 / cdhansen / No comments
Google Glass (or any technology) is a lot like a single-celled organism. The most complex organisms on the planet are a result of single-celled organisms interacting with one another and exchanging code: similarly, Google Glass might be the first stage of a much more impressive being.
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Flash Games Industry Experiences (r)Evolution!

March 14, 2013 / Sponsored Post / No comments

With cross-platform development becoming more of a reality due to recent improvements in technology and lowered barriers to entry, old labels such as “Flash game developers” and “mobile game developers” no longer apply. They are simply game developers.

In a recently released 2012 market survey, conducted annually by Mochi Media and in partnership this year with Adobe and FGL.com, it was revealed that 86 percent of Flash game developers are expanding to mobile platforms. This study also revealed that popular technologies & methodologies used to go multi-platform include AIR, Unity3D, and native coding.

This data will come to life at Mochi Media’s one-day event, Flash Gaming Summit 5, March 24, 2013 in San Francisco. This conference will be dedicated to fostering the growth and success of today’s game creators and publishers.

Organized annually by Mochi Media, this conference will bring together leaders and pioneers in the ever-evolving Flash game space to share industry insights and strategies on successful game design, development, and monetization. FGS is made possible each year thanks to amazing sponsors such as Adobe and FGL.com.

The FGS 5 speakers and sessions represent the exciting evolution taking place. Adobe, Unity Technologies, and top developers such as Frima Studio, Ninja Kiwi, and Berzerk Studio are in the lineup. View all speakers.

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Top 10 Social Knowledge Innovations of All Time

February 16, 2013 / Braden Kelley / No comments
The pace of invention and innovation accelerate when the speed of knowledge and insight sharing accelerates; knowledge acceleration leads to innovation acceleration. We are inventing and innovating today at an astonishing rate, and for companies or nations that want to outpace their competition, they should be laser-focused on accelerating the pace of knowledge sharing if they are intent on being faster and more efficient than their competition.
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Hack of the Sexes Ignites Twitter Battle of the Sexes

February 11, 2013 / Cameron Scott / No comments

social media, social networks, hackathons, gender, technologyDiversity has edged up to the foreground in recent weeks as a chronic problem in the tech industry, but one attempt to address gender diversity is meeting with criticism by male tech impresarios.

The Kaufman Labs-hosted Hack of the Sexes will pit “girls” versus “boys” in a Kansas City hackathon on April 26 – 27.

But organizer Sarah S. Hebert, of Curious Pixel, is fending off more than a few displeased tweets from male techies.

One developer suggested it would be better to have a competition among male-female pairs.

Hebert thanked the tweeter for the idea, but a board member at Hackbright, which provides women development training, recently said that Hackbright offers unisex instruction because male-female collaborative arrangements often result in the male partner taking over the project.

Mike Rundle, a longtime developer and entrepreneur, thought the “Girls vs. Boys nomenclature” seemed “immature.”

“Why not encourage collaboration instead of competition?,” he wondered.

Juan Gomez thought the competitive theme was a “step backwards” in the fight to “bridge the gender gap in the tech community.”

“Our intention was to help bridge the gap by creating an event to engage women,” Hebert replied.

“Friendly rivalry to get more women involved is all it is,” she said in response to another critical tweet.

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