Transactional emails are not something that we think a lot about. You know, the emails you get after registering on a website, resetting your password, or when someone likes a post. You get these emails, and your done with them. For developers and websites, the only time you ever think about these emails is [...]
Maybe sitting next to your BFF Jennifer in 6th grade English class wasn't the smartest idea, but did you know that seating in class can make a huge difference in the way students learn. Sometimes a smart class seating chart isn't just based on making sure two students aren't going to talk to each other. [...]
Nissan Bahar and Franky Imbesi, the creators of a simple direct booting OS on a USB stick called Keepod plan on changing the world for many. On a recent trip to Nairobi Bahar and Imbesi visited the WhyNot Academy. The school still used chalkboards and textbooks to help teach the students. It was just two [...]
Getting students engaged in learning can be tricky. Often times the easiest way to reach students is by making the curriculum fun, and game shows have often been a part of that. The problem many educators were facing is the fact that a lot of the software available to turn lessons into interactive games was [...]
There are a bunch of different ways to search for real estate. You have Craigslist, Zillow, or the more traditional relator route. Navigation the market, however, is a real challenge. The charts and graphs can be incredibly complex. In short, looking for a house can be a major pain. Not any more. Househappy, a Portland, [...]
This year while the kids are enjoying a summer off, EdTech advisors, educational IT specialists, teachers, administrators and EdTech buyers across the country are going to be busy with a handful of good EdTech conferences. Atlanta will play host to the largest EdTech conference in the US, ISTE. Texas will play host to the TCEA [...]
On the last day of TechCrunch Disrupt New York, Michael Arrington sat down with Whisper CEO Michael Heyward and Sequoia Capital partner Roelof Botha. What was supposed to a normal "Tell us about Whisper" interview turned into a heated debate. There has already be a ton written about the exchange between Arringon and Heyward, but I think a [...]
Right now you're probably thinking what on earth is a gaming console for dogs? Are we teaching dogs how to spend hours upon hours playing video games? Is your dog ready for Mario Kart 8? Well think about this for a second. At it's core, what does a video game console do for us? It [...]
Various reliable news sources are reporting that Apple is in the midst of their biggest acquisitions ever. The Financial Times broke the story around 2pm today that Apple is planning on buying Beats By Dre the audio streaming service and hardware company founded in partnership by Dr. Dre, record label executive Jimmy Iovine and originally, [...]
It seems that everyone with a smartphone has been waiting patiently for years for Nintendo to make some kind of mobile move. Nintendo knows that there loyal fans, customers and gamers have been waiting for some form of Mario Brother or Mario Kart mobile game, they aren't there just yet. Many analysts suggest that Nintendo [...]
