When Vancouver-born entrepreneur and engineer Eric Migicovsky thought of the idea for a new, “smart” watch, he went the traditional route, asking venture capitalists for help financing his investment. Yet, even after multiple attempts, Migicovsky was unable to secure any funding for his new project—the Pebble Watch, or just Pebble. But Migicovsky didn’t give up; [...]
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Can Lore Revolutionize Education Through Social Networking?
The concept of the social network has revolutionized the job search, personal photography, and the way people share music. The founders of Lore, formerly known as Coursekit, are hoping that the way that students interact, with teachers and among themselves, is social networking’s next disruptive innovation. In 2010, Joseph Cohen, Dan Getleman, and Jim Grandpre [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Mark Pincus Brings Entrepreneurial Lessons and Leadership to Northwestern
Mark Pincus, founder and CEO of Zynga, brought Silicon Valley to Northwestern University in a talk before 125 innovation-minded students and faculty members. The event, sponsored by the USA Today CEO Forum, revolved around Pincus’ career path and the lessons in perseverance, entrepreneurship, and leadership that have accompanied it. Taking questions from USA Today technology [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Apple’s iFactory Under Examination
Apple, the market leader for electronics, is currently being audited by the Fair Labor Association (FLA). The technology giant has been opening its doors for inspection of its working conditions after suicides and explosions at the factories of its suppliers. The company hired the Fair Labor Association to independently audit Foxconn and Apple’s other suppliers. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Yahoo: The Rise and Fall of a Tech Giant
In today’s increasingly changing digital world, some technology companies thrive, while others fall. Facing difficulty in the sale of the company’s stock in Alibaba, Yahoo! Inc. is struggling to keep its relevance as the Internet media company attempts to redefine and revitalize its brand. But the story of Yahoo, a first-generation internet pioneer that was the [...]
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Nic Adler is not your typical Pinterest user. As owner of The Roxy Theatre, a popular and historic nightclub in Los Angeles, Adler is more in tune with heady rockstars, popular DJs and up and coming indie acts than the cake recipes and fashion accessories “pinned” on the online scrapbook. He is also a rare [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Students Seek Cheap, Legal Alternatives to Pirating
Jarohn Johnson, a sophomore in Weinberg, used to download his music online for free. But that was before he realized “how the music industry has suffered due to the digital age and piracy.” “I just didn’t want to pay for it or couldn’t pay for it because it was before I had my own money,” said Johnson. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Spotify: The Next Step in Digital Music Innovation
In the 70s vinyl was king, the 80s brought cassettes, and the 90s presented CD’s. Meanwhile, music technology has continued to innovate in the beginning of the 21st century with the introduction of iTunes and other music downloading sites. But are we now on the verge of a new way to acquire and listen to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Going Mobile: Businesses Increase Use of Location-Based Marketing
On a rainy Saturday night in Evanston, Chris Morales checked in to Buffalo Wild Wings using a location-based services (LBS) application on his phone. “I check in so it looks like I’m doing something,” said Morales who attends Mather High School in Chicago and was at Buffalo Wild Wings for the UFC watch party. Morales [...]
Read the rest of this entry »At Grockit, Test Prep for the Digital Age
Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter are the ultimate forms of procrastination. When I want to take a break from my studying—or postpone the start of my studying—I usually end up on one of the two websites, if not both. Yet while such websites hurt work efficiency, one new social network is aiming [...]
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