I cannot claim mush credit for my progressive sentiments as it was my parents who rebelled against our family’s conservatism. I was raised by a father dedicated to ending the Vietnam War and building housing for the poor and a mother who was an advocate for Civil Rights. A professor and a child psychologist – [...]
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Skype Interview with Josh Silverman on Haiti and Bettering Humanity
Luxembourg,LX. As you probably know, the multilingual, cross-platform Voice over Internet Protocol, instant messaging, and videoconferencing sensation known as Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. Calls to other users within Skype are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made [...]
The Impact of Cell Phones on Psychology, Community, Culture, Arts & Economics
New York, N.Y. To harness power, one must first acknowledge power. To some people, the ubiquitous cell phone is still ‘just’ a phone. To others, it is so much more. It is the world in the palm of their hand – literally. But challenges lie ahead. As cell phones have become an integral part of [...]
C.E.O. Brooke Partridge Helps Lead Technology Thought in Developing World
New York, N.Y. Despite our best efforts to meet in Barcelona, at the GSM World Congress, with 49,000 participants spread between 1,300 vendors, C.E.O. Brooke Partridge and I missed each other. We succeeded in connecting between New York and Palo Alto by phone a week later. It had been my impression that she was someone I had to interview, [...]
