T-Mobile John LeGere FTC Last week we reported, along with a hundred other sites, that the FTC was suing T-Mobile for cramming. Cramming is when third party billing companies bill customers for text messaging services that they don't believe, or don't remember signing up for. In most instances the customer didn't read the fine [...]
President Obama learns about Travis Dougherty's startup DeafTV at 1776 (photo: Facebook) Obama 1776 Startup When Evan Burfield and Donna Harris first began to work on their idea for a startup hub, incubation, corworking space and accelerator in the heart of the nation's capital, they specifically wanted to bring startups close to the [...]
Teacherlists NAESP As a parent of an elementary school student, and having been through 12 years of back to school preparation myself I am intimately familiar with the back to school list. It seems that most parents either get the back to school list in the mail, or it's posted on a wall at the [...]
Mario Kart 8 Happy Meal The Nintendo marketing machine is in overdrive right now. Mario Kart 8 seems to be the title that's driving record sales numbers to the Wii U which had fallen hopelessly behind when the Xbox One and Playstation 4 were released. Nintendo has now inked the highly coveted partnership with McDonalds [...]
It's time to go to the principal's office. We're getting ready for the National Association of Elementary School Principals conference in Nashville this weekend. . We have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is VariQuest. VariQuest offers educators with a ton of Visual Learning Tools, aimed at allowing [...]
Lumos Smart Hub ISTE 2014 We saw a ton of great stuff at ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) 2014 Conference. That said, one of our most favorite products was the Lumos SmartHub. In a nutshell, the Lumos SmartHub is an in-classroom device that works as the centralized hub for all the various classroom [...]
Ohio-based ministry brings message to mobile with DIY app builder Appsbar has awarded its App of the Day honor to FBC Crew as an example of how clubs and organizations, along with their members, are participating in mobile outreach by utilizing the DIY app builder at appsbar.com. FBC Crew serves as the mobile platform for [...]
Orkut Closing If you're saying to yourself right now, "what in the world is Orkut", that's exactly why Google is shutting down it's first foray into the social networking space. Orkut was actually released 10 years ago, during the heyday of Myspace and before Facebook was available to everyone in the world. The social network [...]
Imagine if you would an electric bike. Now imagine if that bike was solar powered. Now further imagine if that solar powered, electric bike was optimized for on and off road performance. If you're thinking that would be one bad ass personal vehicle, you're absolutely right. That's what the folks at Daymak, an innovative company [...]
WEDG Secure Data Cloud Saturday we reported on POM a gps and bluetooth enabled tracking device that gives you peace of mind about your loved ones, precious things and pets. With peace of mind on the top of our minds, we found WEDG a product that gives you peace of mind about your data. The [...]
