The Best Apps to Help You Master Networking
Gone are the days when networking meant intimidating, time-consuming legwork. Thankfully, web and mobile apps now provide more opportunities to establish valuable connections and also make it possible to master this art. To get you started, here are some of our favorite networking apps. The basics: LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the gold standard in professional networking. Once [Read More]
Radio Show Recap: Kara Swisher
Tech journalist Kara Swisher has been reporting on the internet since electronic mail and the world wide web weren’t yet abbreviated. Randi recently had the pleasure of spending an entire Dot Complicated Radio Show hour with the Re/Code co-founder and correspondent. Here are some of Kara’s choicest thoughts on trends, technology, and her favorite platform of [Read More]
News vs. the Net
The internet has forever altered how journalists acquire information. What was once a soap box became a published periodical. A news broadcast, now a viral video. From blogs to vlogs to Twitter, there’s definitely no shortage of news available, but how accurate is the info you’re receiving? While technology expands the amount of news outlets, [Read More]
Chalk, the Online Preschool
Preschool in the United States can cost anywhere from $4,000 to $15,000 per year—figures that can be prohibitive to many families. But every child deserves access to an early education. That's why we're so excited about CHALK Online Preschool. The CHALK program began in actual preschools—they have brick and mortar locations in Chicago and Los Angeles—but the [Read More]
Parenting in the Age of Social Media
With social media on just about every device, parents have new fears to keep them awake at night. Around 95% of teens between the ages of 12 and 17 are online, and 81% of them use social media sites regularly, according to a recent study from the Pew Research institution. Younger children are also logging [Read More]
So You’ve Taken the Ice Bucket Challenge. Now What?
Unless you’re living under an Internet rock, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has probably monopolized your Facebook feed over the past few weeks. Everyone from Justin Bieber to Ben Affleck to Anna Wintour has taken a cold shower to raise money for research on Lou Gehrig’s disease. But how can other charities compete? Will copycat [Read More]
Elevate, An App Made for Your Brain
It’s no joke that smartphones have made us chronically unfocused (hi, Candy Crush), so we’re making room for a feature that can do something good for our minds. Elevate is a free app that’s designed to improve your cognitive abilities (speaking, writing, reading, and listening) through a series of sharply-designed brain exercises. To get started, [Read More]
Ten Ways To Bring Your Past Into The Future
Of all the new things technology allows us to do, it's funny how much we use it to recall our favorite memories of days gone by. Whether we're pulling up the lyrics to Bell Biv Devoe, taking a quiz to find out which Muppet we are, or tracing our family tree, the Internet has made [Read More]