Amazon Promotes First Woman to Role of Adviser to the CEO
Last Thursday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos promoted Maria Renz to the coveted role of technical adviser to the CEO. Renz was formerly CEO of Quidsi, the company that owned Diapers.com, which Amazon acquired in 2011. The position, which Bezos created more than a decade ago, serves as his sounding board on key decisions, sits with him during daily [Read More]
Radio Show Recap: The Business of Books
Technology, once again, has disrupted another old-school industry where the old way of doing things will have to adapt to both small and massive companies competing for revenue. Luckily there’s room for everyone, which means that it’s never been a better time to write or your memoir or pen that great American novel. Yesterday, Randi [Read More]
Five Practical Tips to Encourage Summer Reading
By Kari Riedel. There are many alarming statistics about the learning loss that occurs when kids leave for summer vacation (aka Summer Slump.) One EASY way to counter this is to encourage your kids to read every day. For some families, that’s easy peasy. For others, that sounds like a fight waiting to happen. Here are five practical tips for [Read More]
June, the Bracelet that Monitors Your Sun Exposure
There's no doubt that UV-monitoring wristbands like the UVeBand andUVA+B Sunfriend are a good idea for those spending some time in the sun. But most favor function over fashion, which is why Netatmo, a company known for its range of weather stations, has launched June ($129), a cute little bracelet that monitors your sun exposure. (Remember, 90 percent of UV [Read More]
Radio Recap: The Business of Branding
You are your own business and like a business in order to complete your core mission to engage, nurture, and convert a potential customer, employee, or even a date nowadays you have to have a solid online reputation. As does any successful and engaging company brand. But with all the various ways to engage an [Read More]
Only 18% of Computer Science College Grads in 2014 Were Women
Watch the trailer for Code: Debugging the Gender Gap, a documentary film shown at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. The movie explores the stark reality that by 2020, there will be 1.4 million jobs in "computing-related fields"—and of those 1.4 million jobs, less than 29 percent will be filled by Americans, and of those Americans, less [Read More]
How Mobile Devices & Technology are Advancing Fashion
By Jennifer Thayer The fashion world has historically been relatively insular, borrowing culture, technology and art to further its own ends. It could do that because it existed on a plane outside of society at large – more art than attire. But as technology's evolution has effectively broadened each individual's sphere to a mammoth degree, [Read More]
Should States Allow Online Voter Registration?
Currently, 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 online system. A few weeks ago, the senator introduced the [Read More]