Yu Zhou, 1/29/12

Professor of Earth Science and Geography, Vassar College

Debates in the United States in response to these disclosures have been how to assign blame or whether consumers can force Apple to be more ethical. This is not enough. The problems are certainly not limited to Apple or Foxconn.

Eric D. Isaacs, 1/30/12

Director, Argonne National Laboratory

Something is very wrong when good jobs go overseas because American corporations can't find enough qualified Americans to fill them here.

Brian Fox, 1/30/12

CTO, Virtual World Computing

The best way to protect and even promote democracy is to protect the freedom of the Internet. While SOPA has created a stir publicly, we must be vigilant about even some of the "conveniences" we are presented with, lest we all break the law of unintended consequences.

Mike Kravinsky, 1/30/12

Filmmaker and Video blogger

In my experience of documenting professional reinvention, I've found that it's often not really starting over; it's more revisiting a dream deferred.

Suren Dutia, 1/30/12

Senior Fellow, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Highly skilled immigrants are America's competitive advantage, and it is critical today more than ever that we woo and welcome them to our shores.

Christopher Burgess, 1/29/12

President and COO at Atigeo, LLC

As we celebrate Data Privacy Day, we bear witness to a number of new privacy policies which are being presented, dare one say thrust, upon user populations for major online social networks.

Pamela Poole, 1/29/12

Freelance writer and translator

"Are you on Twitter?" If your answer is "No," then this is for you. And if you're over 45, chances are that's your answer.

Steve Rosenbaum, 1/29/12

CEO, Magnify.net; Author, 'Curation Nation', NYC Entrepreneur At Large

Facebook is big, and getting bigger. So don't feel despondent about the fact that you're having trouble managing the stream of data that Facebook is sending at you. It's not you -- it's them.

Larry Magid, 1/28/12

Technology journalist

For the most part, teens' experience on Google+ will be just like adults, but there are some special safeguards for users under 18. Google didn't put any major breaks on teens -- it's giving them freedom, but it did make some default settings for teens more restrictive.

Maggie Jackson, 1/28/12

Award-winning columnist, author of "Distracted"

Parents and educators alike are buzzing about this new cure for our distracted, multitasking children. The name of the app? SelfControl.

Faisal J. Abbas, 1/27/12

Award-winning journalist, blogger & social commentator based in London, England

However, I am not one of those commentators who preach all day without providing a solution -- I think Twitter should simply charge for its service and become totally advertising-free; it is true that countries will still ban it but people will find a way to connect.

Alex Nowrasteh, 1/27/12

Policy Analyst, Competitive Enterprise Institute

Soviet central planners, whom Brin's family sought to escape, tried to predict demand for goods and services with catastrophic consequences. American immigration officials shouldn't harbor the same conceit. It's time to end this charade.

Steven Weber, 1/27/12

Actor, wise-ass

The stream of regularly refuted garbage churned up in the AEI think tanks and Fox newsrooms for confusion's sake is spewed everyday into our culture and subsequently, Twitter. How difficult is it to keep your head straight when you're paranoid and threatened? Oh, very.

John Dearborn, 1/27/12

President, JumpStart Inc.

If entrepreneurial education is important to America's economy and global competitiveness, and good for its students, why don't we recruit entrepreneurs for our colleges the way we do athletes?

Ryan Holmes, 1/27/12

CEO, HootSuite

A social media skill set is valuable to anyone entering the job market or looking for career advancement. But is everyone who uses Twitter or Facebook a pro? Not even close.

James Denselow, 1/25/12

Writer, Middle East geopolitical and security issues

It was not Facebook, Twitter or YouTube that brought down Hosni Mubarak. The Egyptian people did that. But this does not mean that social media and Internet‐based technologies played no role, or that their role was insignificant, as some have alleged.

Dori Hartley, 1/26/12

Author, 'Angels and Echoes'

Social networking is about having an audience and being an audience. You make friends for entertainment purposes. It feels good. And then it becomes a lifestyle, an addiction.