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Travel Happy With Google Flights

GoogleFlights3Google Flights is making it easier to book the perfect flight and keep your gadgets connected and powered on during cross-country getaways. The company has announced a new partnership with flight-rating service Routehappy that will bring those details and others to Google Flights search results. When planning a [Read More]

March 16th, 2015|Hot, Life, You|

You Need Just Ahead for Your Next Road Trip

Yosemite-Valley-from-Glacier-PointThis just in: You no longer need a guidebook to take your next great road trip.

Instead, make your way around the country’s greatest national parks with an audio guide from Just Ahead, a new app that turns your smartphone into a tour guide.

Using GPS, the [Read More]

March 10th, 2015|Hot, Life, You|

How to Turn Your Child’s Digital Photos into Lasting Memories

shutterstock_92398126-337x224By Holly Rust

As a child who grew up in the 70’s and 80’s, my parents didn’t have too many inexpensive options to capture all of our first milestones, family vacations, and everyday life moments. We were, however, able to take our obligatory Olan Mills holiday [Read More]

March 6th, 2015|Fam, Life, You|

Diversity in Business

By Randi Zuckerberg.unnamed

I spent most of last week engaged in a topic that’s close to my heart: diversity in business. Lack of diversity, specifically in the tech world, is a well documented industry problem. Thankfully, big players like Google, LinkedIn, and Yahoo are owning up to the issue by making [Read More]

February 24th, 2015|Hot, Life|

Sherpaa Lets you Get a Virtual Doctor’s Exam

happy-woman-texting-at-home-horizThese days, you can ship a casserole across the country without leaving your couch. So why is it so hard to get a fast, reliable answer to a health question?

Kiss the waiting room goodbye with Sherpaa, a new digital healthcare service that lets you [Read More]

February 13th, 2015|Fam, Hot, Life, You|

Radio Show Recap: Tech & Travel

travel-technology_1605811cWhen we go on vacation—especially if we unplug—we come back more relaxed and more productive at our jobs. But strangely enough only 60% of Americans would give up junk food, 40% would give up social media, and a mere 9% would give up their phone—all for [Read More]

February 5th, 2015|Hot, Life, You|

Making New Year’s Intentions, Not Resolutions

The New Year…it’s that quintessential time to reflect on the past, look towards the future, and probe deep inside with a lens of self-inquiry, introspection and honesty. It’s the season to make resolutions for all the things we want to change, do better, let go of, or fix about ourselves so we can achieve a healthier state of [Read More]

December 27th, 2014|Life|

Stop Sharing On Thanksgiving

May I so boldly suggest that this Thanksgiving, we focus on one-on-one conversations, instead of broadcasting our lives to the masses.

Yes, I do mean eating your Thanksgiving dinner instead of live-updating from the table. And calling or Skyping a loved one directly instead of shouting “Happy Thanksgiving” to your followers.  This year, let’s [Read More]

November 27th, 2014|Life|

Radio Show Recap: The Art of Digital Philanthropy

giving+tuesdayDid you know Americans donate 3% of their income to charity and 38% of Americans donate only during the holiday season? That’s why the UN, in partnership with the 92nd Street Y, has created #GivingTuesday to follow hot on the heels of Black Friday, Small Business [Read More]

November 26th, 2014|Hot, Life, You|

Radio Show Recap: Wine and Technology

unnamedOver 90% of U.S. marketed wines come from California. With over 110 grape varieties and 3000 wineries in California State alone, wine is a multi-million dollar industry that, too, has been affected by technology.

Here are just ten ways tech, in some form, has altered the traditional forms [Read More]

November 19th, 2014|Hot, Life, You|