New in gov't customer service: NY Nearest Subway Augmented Reality App

Craig Newmark, 07.11.2009

Founder of Craigslist

A new iPhone app can tell you where the nearest New York subway station is.

What Ma Bell Is Really Afraid Of

Timothy Karr, 07.09.2009

Campaign Director, Free Press and SaveTheInternet.com

Why should consumers be hobbled by deals that allow carriers to tie down the hottest new devices and block our ability to use them as they're intended?

MJ Funeral Viewed By 31 Million on TV, 10 Million+ Online: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer July 9, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 07.09.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Nielsen is reporting that over 31 million people viewed Michael Jackson's funeral on television. While the number is very high, it does not take int...

Why Won't Apple or MS Give Us What Google Might?

Scott Foval, 07.08.2009

Writer, Consultant, and Media Producer

With the announcement late tonight that Google is set to release an operating system, the time has come to ask "Why can't we have it all?"

Michael Jackson's Funeral Expected to Strain Internet: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer July 7, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 07.07.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Web sites are rapidly preparing for a big day today, as coverage of Michael Jackson's funeral is expected to strain servers. The ceremony is...

Is Verizon Getting the iPhone?

Ron Galloway, 07.06.2009

Director of "Rebooting Healthcare"

With AT&T's exclusivity agreement due to expire in the next year, pressure is mounting amongst Verizon customers and shareholders for Verizon to come to some sort of agreement with Apple.

How to Attract the Leaders to Rebuild our Economy

Simon Sinek, 07.07.2009

Simon Sinek advises leaders and organizations how to inspire people.

Offering CEOs big money to come and run companies does not guarantee great leadership. In fact, the practice may attract the wrong leaders altogether.

Hacker Jailbreaks iPhone 3GS: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer July 6, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 07.06.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Geroge Hotz is the first hacker to unlock the Apple iPhone 3GS. Hotz, who was the first to jailbreak the first iPhone, released the application...

Michael Jackson Breaks Download Record: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer July 2, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 07.02.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

In less than a week since he passed away, Michael Jackson has sold over 2.6 million digital songs. Digital sale of Jackson's song in the ...

Applesauce

Peter Schwartz, 07.02.2009

Apple succeeds because it violates every large-company, mass-consumer convention.

Eebs: A History of Future Publishing

Giles Slade, 07.01.2009

The Kindle is for the book-lover who might buy a first, a signed or a special edition. It is lingerie. It is a box of chocolates or a bottle of double-malt. Competition will drive it to adapt, and it will.

AEG to Refund $85 Million in Michael Jackson Tickets: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer July 1, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 07.01.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

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Words Of Wisdom: Which Quotes Inspire You?

Julia Moulden, 06.27.2009

New Radical: how we earn our living can become the way we give back.

For years, I've been collecting great quotes. They're words to live by. And they're invaluable to a speechwriter like me.

The Life And Awesomeness Of Steve Jobs

Dan Frommer, 06.25.2009

Senior Editor, Silicon Alley Insider

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is back in Cupertino -- for good, we hope -- after a six-month medical leave.

Steve Jobs Lives (or Is Not Dead, Apparently)

Michael Wolff, 06.24.2009

Author of Newser.com's Off the Grid column

It may be that many successful public companies are run by crazy buggers -- secretive, paranoid, and contrary to a fantastic degree. It may be that Steve Jobs is actually a breath of fresh air.

Can Newsweek's Dan Lyons Cover Apple, Now? (Video)

Andy Plesser, 06.24.2009

Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV

We wonder why Dan Lyons, author of the Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, the clever, stinging, first-person send-up of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, has restarted his blog. Particularly now that his identity is known and he is a staffer at Newsweek?

Dating in Gay York: The Text Message Kiss Off on the L Train

Justin Miller, 06.23.2009

A Sarah Lawrence College alum, Justin lives in Williamsburg.

Let me introduce you to 2009 and to an emerging epidemic happening all around the city, everyday: the broken gay heart.

Getting Good, Local Food on the iPhone

Paul McRandle, 06.23.2009

At $2.99, Locavore is a bit more expensive than the average iPhone application, but the features are enticing.

Can Jon Miller and Owen Van Natta Save MySpace or Is It Toast?

Charles Warner, 06.23.2009

What can MySpace do to grow? It has to start a new business, not merely tweak its tired old business. It can buy a disruptive technology, like Apple did when it launched the iPod and iPhone.

Apple Sold Over 1 million iPhone 3GS in 1st Weekend: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer June 23, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 06.23.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Apple announced that the company sold over one million iPhone 3GS units this past weekend. Apple also reported that more than six mi...

Revolution.com

Cedric Perrier, 06.22.2009

CEO, Music Entertainment

In the last six months alone, we have begun to see the rise of the electronic electorate and with it a real prospect for the growth of Referendum politics.