Peter Warden analyzed the user profile data and friend settings from more than 200 million Facebook profiles, and found that they naturally segmented themselves into seven regional groups, based on the number of connections between users and those from other states. Read More »
Silicon Valley’s gender problem boils down to babies — as in, those who have them can’t be a startup CEO too. We live in a society where women shoulder the burden of raising children, and until we change that we can’t change the workforce. Read More »
As vehicles and the power grid increasingly cross over to the digital realm, and get connected with networks, expect fear and anxiety to emerge. The headlines of yesteryear provide clues as to why. Read More »
A growing number of authors are signing exclusive e-book deals with Amazon for the Kindle, attracted in part by the higher royalty rates the electronic retailer is offering. In the latest deal, author Gavin de Becker gave Amazon rights to two e-books for a year. Read More »
Google reportedly plans to add a stream of recent status messages and media from users’ contacts to Gmail. It’s a good idea, following Google’s stated goal of combining social features across its products, but one that will have to be executed well. Read More »
Collaboration is in full swing on the web, for both social and work-oriented purposes. Most of us can rattle off the well-known applications that are available, but there are many targeted, useful collaboration apps that are more offbeat. Here are 10, many of them free. Read More »
Google is developing technology it hopes will translate foreign languages almost instantly as users talk on their phones. But while the software could transform the way we talk to each other around the world, as Google acknowledges, it will likely take many years to achieve. Read More »
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