The road to gender balance in tech is paved with code
Rails Girls, Girls Who Code, and Ladies Learning Code are just a few of the organizations that are attempting to get women excited about and interested in technology. Here's how they're…
View ArticleWhat if every ‘like’ and ‘favorite’ came with money? Flattr makes it possible
Content creators no longer need to brandish a Flattr button in order to receive micropayments through the service. All that's needed is for a Flattr user to 'like' their video, tune…
View ArticleAmping up the GIF: Zeega wants to re-invent interactive media on mobile
What happens if you combine audio and visuals into one, and then let consumers take control over the experience through gestures on mobile? Zeega, a company from the new media accelerator…
View ArticleA few trends that converge on a networked, unbundled, and connected world
William James once observed (although I can't find the reference), You can judge a man's intelligence by how well he agrees with you. This post is about some recent thoughts by…
View ArticleSocial fourth-quarter analysis and outlook
Zappos adopted Holacracy, content became further unbundled and consumerized, and Microsoft tried to adapt.
View ArticleSoundCloud rules Twitter, followed by Spotify and Last.fm
Data collected by a music tech hacker reveals that people tweet a whole lot more about SoundCloud than about Spotify or Pandora.
View ArticleTwitter reportedly considering a bid to buy SoundCloud
A report from Recode says that Twitter is considering the purchase of music sharing and hosting platform SoundCloud.
View ArticleTwitter’s reported interest in SoundCloud may not have been about the music
If you think SoundCloud you probably think of music first, but that's not all the platform is about -- maybe Twitter was thinking more Vine than Spotify when it looked into…
View ArticleMeet Wonder.fm: We Are Hunted’s co-founder is back with a new music discovery...
Stephen Phillips co-founded We Are Hunted and led Twitter's music efforts. Now he's back with a new music discovery site.
View ArticleThe Ubuntu phone is about to go on sale, but curb your enthusiasm
Finally, after many delays, the first Ubuntu phone is about to hit the market. In Europe. And only through a series of online flash sales. And you've almost certainly never heard…
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