“Disobedient Objects” is a new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on the role of objects in social movements since the late 1970s. The exhibition features a variety of objects from movements from around the world, including banners, defaced currency, and experimental activist-bicycles. As part of the READ MORE >
So by now we’ve all been exposed one way or another to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. While some videos are ridiculous (check out Homer Simpson’s) others are touching and shed some light on the truth behind why this ‘challenge’ was created (like Anthony Carbajal’s. No matter the video you READ MORE >
How does an up-and-coming fashion designer make an impact? Tanya Taylor (favorite of Rashida Jones and Jessica Alba) turned to artist Kalen Hollomon to help get her resort collection noticed. Hollomon, a studied fine artist, who has risen to popularity thanks to an on-going series of less studied works that READ MORE >
We don’t usually think of Apple buying up other companies. They’re pretty good at developing their own cool stuff, but their latest talks with Beats has been seen as a move to get a stronger foothold in the music accessories business and bolster their online music offerings. Two areas that READ MORE >
Does humor have logic? Can it be reduced to a formula? Is it possible to analyze a joke without killing what makes it funny? Dr. Peter McGraw, the founder of the Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado and writer, Joel Warner went on a 91,000 mile road-trip through READ MORE >
As marketers, we recognize how well Facebook can engage consumers, but we’ve all noticed how much harder it is for our posts to gain traction. Many are blaming Facebook itself, or rather EdgeRank, their 2011 algorithm that determines what appears on news feeds. EdgeRank measures the time you spend with READ MORE >
Delta Airlines is seating professional experts next to eager “up-and-comers” in order to create a mid-air “mentoring” program. Here’s how it works: Find a Delta flight that offers “Innovation Class,” apply for a seat through LinkedIn, and if you’re lucky enough to be chosen, you’ll fly for free while squeezing READ MORE >
Google is boldly entering the world of smartphones and Google couldn’t make just any smartphone, it had to make one that’s even smarter. Introducing project Tango, the first phone of its kind that can actually create a 3D impression of an interior or exterior space. The 5” experimental device and READ MORE >
Tech geeks and trend spotters like us love keeping an eye on Google, so we’re keeping a look out for “Google and the World Brain”, the Sundance nominated documentary by director Ben Lewis. In 1937 HG Wells predicted the creation of the “World Brain”, a giant global library that contained READ MORE >
Today marks Facebook’s 10-year anniversary and what better way to celebrate than with the launch of a gorgeous new way to view Facebook. It’s an app called “Paper” and it’s awesome. Facebook has long tried to be the place you go for news. Now, the company is making serious waves READ MORE >