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Should States Allow Online Voter Registration?

imgresCurrently, 20 states allow online voter registration. Two additional states have limited online sign-ups, and five more, along with Washington, D.C., have passed (but not implemented) an online registration system. But now, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is trying to make digital registration the norm with a universal [Read More]

May 8th, 2015|Hot, You|

Radio Show Recap: Mothers’ Day Tips from “Dot Complicated!”

unnamedWith 4.3 babies born each second, and over 2 billion moms around the world, thankfully motherhood is another thing technology has successfully disrupted.

Here’s a few mommy facts: The average age of modern moms is now 25 whereas the age of new moms was 21 in 1970; [Read More]

May 7th, 2015|Fam, You|

Elizabeth & Clarke’s Unstainable White Shirts

unnamedThere’s a long held rule that if you were a white shirt, you will spill something on it. That’s why we can’t wait to get our hands on an Elizabeth & Clarke blouse–a.k.a. the world’s first unstainable white [Read More]

May 6th, 2015|Life, You|

Radio Show Recap: How to Make it as an Entrepreneur

think-entrepreneurWhether you’re making a plan to go it alone or you’re already deep in the trenches of entrepreneurship, the odds of succeeding as a startup have been said to be one out of every 10. So if it really is a one in 10 chance of [Read More]

April 30th, 2015|Hot, You|

nspHire, the Tinder for Job Searches

the officeTired of sifting through resumes and cover letters? We get it.

Avoid all the corporate back-and-forth and cut to the chase with nspHire (free for iOS and Android). The new job matching app for employers and job seekers makes it simple for employers to hire candidates [Read More]

April 29th, 2015|Hot, Job|

WomenOn20s

rosaparksMove over, Andrew Jackson: a new national campaign is out to replace the former president with a fresh face on the $20 bill. The “Women on 20s” movement is going viral, with 80,000 people heading online to pick from potential candidates like suffragist Elizabeth Cady [Read More]

April 28th, 2015|Hot, Life, Stuff, You|

Radio Show Recap: The Business of Marijuana

costeffectiveUp from $1.5 billion dollars in 2013, legal cannabis and CBD oil sales grew 74% to $2.7 billion in 2014 making these popular new wellness products the fastest growing industry in the US. According to Greenwave Advisors, legal cannabis could be an industry with revenues [Read More]

April 23rd, 2015|Hot|

Honk, AAA Roadside Assistance for the Modern Age

img-roadside1There’s nothing fun about needing a tow truck. From the frustration of waiting forever for it to arrive to the unshakable knowledge that you’re about to be gouged for a simple service, it’s a situation most drivers would gladly avoid. And like most industries, the experience [Read More]

April 22nd, 2015|Hot, Life, You|

Jon Ronson on Public Shaming

9k=In the United States, public punishments have been banned since 1839. But nearly two centuries later, it seems like someone’s being flogged in a virtual town square on the Internet every day.

In his new book, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, investigative journalist Jon Ronson examines [Read More]

April 21st, 2015|Hot, Stuff, You|

Vessyl, the World’s First Smart Cup

Between fitness bands, apps, and journals, there are 1400Vessyla lot of ways to keep track of calories. But all those things require you to do work.

You might want to try the very first smart cup.

Unlike old standby methods, Vessyl, a 13-ounce thermos-like container, does all the nitty gritty for you. [Read More]

April 17th, 2015|Fam|