Joel I. Klein, 2/3/12

CEO, Education Division, News Corporation

The Obama Administration's push for digital textbooks, while useful, represents only initial steps on the proverbial thousand mile journey.

Josh Levy, 2/3/12

Internet Campaign Director, Free Press

Arizona State University is going after free speech. If it gets away with this, other universities could be emboldened to follow suit. We must defend ASU students' right to speak online.

Jonathan D. Moreno, 2/2/12

Professor, University of Pennsylvania; Senior Fellow, CAP; Author, 'The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America'

Coordinated risk regulation in advance of product development would encourage America's innovators to more aggressively explore low-risk/high-potential-value terrain while freeing up resources to move dual use oversight into the 21st century.

Larry Magid, 2/3/12

Technology journalist

Derailing the bills was indeed a big victory, but was it "people power" or a new form of corporate lobbying?

Naomi Troni, 2/3/12

Global CMO, Euro RSCG Worldwide

Like millions of long-standing BlackBerry users, my stake in the company isn't financial; it's the time and effort I've spent learning to use my BB.

Andy Ostroy, 2/3/12

Political & pop culture analyst

Let's not take away from the power of protest, and what we as citizens can achieve, by wasting so much time fawning over technology's role in all of it.

Piyush Mangukiya, 2/3/12

Co-Founder, EducareLab.com

One thing is clear: Through the power of mobile apps, the traditional way of "going to school" is about to change in a major way.

Robert Whent, 2/2/12

Entrepreneur in Residence, WEtech Alliance

The new Samsung Galaxy Note builds on the success of the Galaxy SII, the best smartphone released in 2011, and comes with some significant improvements, like the addition of the S-Pen stored conveniently in the bottom of the phone.

Adam Levin, 2/2/12

Founder, Credit.com

Google's new policy is exemplary in its brevity, comprehensibility, and candor. If you disagree, try reading one from a bank or a wireless carrier (emphasis on the word "try").

Trevor Neilson, 2/1/12

President, Global Philanthropy Group

The hundreds of billions of interactions that Facebook facilitates every day help us enjoy those we know and love on a more frequent basis -- no matter where they live. This is philanthropy.

Daniel Burrus, 2/2/12

Technology Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Author

Now that 2012 is well underway, be ready for the following 20 technology-driven trends to continue to create both disruption and opportunity in the business world. It's the only way you'll gain competitive advantage in the coming years.

Peter Navarro and Greg Autry, 2/2/12

Author, 'Death by China: Confronting the Dragon -- A Global Call to Action'

Heck, I'm as excited as the next guy about glorious pictures of an expanding universe and finding those sneaky scorpions on Venus, but the ultimate purpose of space flight and all human explorations must be to expand the realm of human presence and deliver a brighter future for all.

Tamara Shayne Kagel, 2/1/12

Writer, Lawyer, Dancer, Blogger

Have you noticed that when you make plans with someone, you almost never really make plans with them? You essentially make plans to talk with them on the phone at a certain time from a certain location. This drives me crazy.

Stephen Downing, 2/2/12

Former LAPD Deputy Chief

In more than twenty years with the Los Angeles Police Department, where I retired as deputy chief of police, I saw a lot of puzzling behavior at close range. This week I saw some odd behavior from Google, YouTube and President Obama.

Brett King, 2/2/12

Author Bank 2.0, founder Movenbank

In its purest form, this will be simply a challenge to the branch-led distribution model. How so? Ultimately, with mobile banking and payments, the branch and resultant paperwork processes becomes a convenience "penalty" for transactional and basic onboarding.

Beverly Macy, 1/26/12

Co-founder and CEO, Gravity Summit LLC

The world has finally realized the power of real-time social media and how it can make or break a brand, an event, or a message. Social TV has truly arrived -- and it is entirely controlled by the conversation taking place on Twitter and Facebook -- not by the brand.

Ann Brenoff, 1/31/12

Senior Writer, The Huffington Post

I somehow deleted my birth date from my Facebook profile. As a result of this oversight -- my bad, all of it -- most of my friends didn't remember that Wednesday was my birthday.