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I spotted this video too late, but in case you need additional seasonal lighting, consider this low-risk, high-brightness LED light project. All that’s required are spare Citronella tea candles, 3V Lithium batteries, a screwdriver, and a pen knife (or long … Continue reading →

Even the iconic Wooden Mirror had gone completely virtual. Maybe it was me, but this wintry NYU ITP show seemed to be less physically endowed than this school’s last public event held in the Spring. There were fewer spinning gears … Continue reading →

I sometimes think that social networking is wasted on the wrong demographics. Every teen and young adult lives in a Facebook networking haze, and professional types are hooked on Twitter, Quora, and Tumblr. But what about the moppet set (ages … Continue reading →

Honestly, Now is a personal advice site that I first saw demoed at Hoboken Tech Meetup in March. Started by Bob Petrie and Tereza Nemessany, NYC-based Honestly is a Q&A sub-genre specializing in personal advice and appearance feedback. You ask … Continue reading →

I was listening to Occupy Wall Street’s Beka Economopolous, and I couldn’t help it: my mind wandered to pitches I’ve heard in the startup world, especially the part when the founder gets to the bulletpoints on consumer engagement. I was … Continue reading →

When I was more actively going to big trade shows and conferences, the star speaker was usually a meaty high-level executive (of the biggest sponsor) or other tech luminary. Occasionally, at the end of the event, there’d be a motivational … Continue reading →

I won’t pretend to have understood all of the 5-minute presentations given by members of this NYC hack community on their works-in-progress at last night’s Hack and Tell meetup. If you’re a developer or other interested party who wants to … Continue reading →

New Jersey-based Mutual Force pinged us the other day about their upcoming beta service that pays former employees for their institutional wisdom. We have been in many, many situations where we left assignments, have good feelings for our old employers, … Continue reading →

Guest blogger Dan Pallotta writing for HBR’s Blog Network has a post on the meaninglessness of most business conversations. Dan founded Pallotta TeamWorks, which runs charitable events to raise money for AIDs and breast cancer research. In his post I … Continue reading →

General Assembly Demo Night is an informal tech gathering in which this startup community’s members learn about new projects and launches hatched within its comfy coworking space located on NYC’s lower Broadway. No judges, no awards. Just a guy or … Continue reading →