NJ Startup ThinkNum Rethinks Econ Charts
Can a motivated Every(wo)man without a deep financial background analyze some of the great economic themes of the day– inflation, government spending, EU austerity? Princeton …
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Marketing Meets News: NewsWhip’s Spike
Does the world really need another news site or app? Sometimes it’s hard to see how any value can be added to the already well …
Snapshot of PhotoShelter
As a forever-at-the-amateur-level photographer, I generally hate looking at the work of professional photographers. The photo pros make me realize how really good they are. …
Our Favorite SMB Apps, Summer 2013
Even with blogging a tad light the last few months, we’ve managed to find enough TvB-worthy finalists for our semi-occasional roster of favorite apps. Thankfully,TechCrunch …
Paul Revere’s Random Ride: Metadata And Social Attribute Networks
Like everyone else, I read Kieran Healy’s post on Paul Revere, the mostly highly connected person in Boston circa 1770. Healy, a sociologist at Duke, …
Brief Note on Shifu: Checklists for the Lazy
For some, mostly computer illiterate but highly-educated professionals, Atwal Gawade’s The Checklist Manifesto is their first introduction to checkboxes, at least as they relate to …
UK Joins Other EU Members on Google Privacy Legal Action
Last week, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office or ICO revealed that it had asked Google to revise its privacy policy to conform to their Data …
Plug: Teeny File Server Debuts on Kickstarter
Who needs the cloud when you have a device like the Plug? Made by a US-French company called Cloud Guys, Plug mirrors personal computer files …
CE Week 2013: Beyond Gadgetry
I think this is my third year attending CE Week’s NYC event, and of course three is a charm. Sure there were the usual big …
Clean Tech Incubator Grows in Brooklyn
New York City through its Economic Development Corp. has had its hand in developing more than a few incubators around town.Teaming up with NYU-Poly, NYCEDC …
CE Week 2013 Comes to NYC
CE Week, the annual showcase of consumer electronica, is coming to town June 26-27 at the Altman Center, on 18th Street in Manhattan. It’s a …
I Can Get It For You Wholesale at Lookboard
Lookboard is a B2B service that connects buyers–I mean non-consumer professionals with the word Buyer in their job tile– with real suppliers, manufacturers, importers, etc. …
One More Look at the BlackBerry Z10
I packed up my review version last week of the Verizon BlackBerry Z10 somewhat reluctantly. I enjoyed gliding and sliding around on the button-less Z10, …
Tales from Startup Alley: AppsBuilder, Bellissimo
There was a small, but significant Italian presence at TechCrunch Disrupt NY this year. I had a chance to meet with Luigi Giglio, CTO and …
Tales from Startup Alley: WebKite
I would have almost passed by WebKite had it not been for Eric Silver’s advanced tech-event floor skills: WebKite’s founder cleverly got my attention by …
Startup Mania at New York Tech Day
Faced with 400+ startups squeezed into a narrow pier on the Hudson and guided by the official NYTD floor map conveniently organized around Family Guy …
Right to be Forgotten on Twitter
The EU’s proposed “Right to be Forgotten” has become a major point of contention for US companies doing business across the Atlantic–more precisely it’s a …
Revenge of BlackBerry? Brief Visit with the Z10
A few months back, I would not have been inclined to review another new smartphone for a good long time. It hasn’t escaped our notice …
NYC Media Lab’s Future Interfaces
I’m regretting missing NYC Media Labs sponsored get-together at Razorfish’s–holy Craig Kanarick!–HQ in midtown Manhattan. Spawned from a partnering of NYC Economic Development Corp, NYU-Poly, …
Piktochart: Infographics Made Really Easy
I’m not a designer and my web programming skills are minimal but I was able to make a somewhat informative infographic in just a few …