This category features new ventures in the realms of schooling, lessons, teaching and general knowledge building. In particular these posts showcase startups helping everyone better themselves through knowledge transfer.
Are you a startup looking to get some testers on board to find out where your idea has flaws or where it can use upgrades? BetaPunch, is a Baltimore based startup that connects startups with beta testers, while letting them video record their screens and get paid to test…. Read More…
For years TED has fulfilled their mission of spreading ideas and inspiration through conferences, media and research fellowships. Taking this a step further and in the direction of generations to come, today TED launches a new TED-Ed initiative to assist educators and students worldwide. Understanding the evolutionary role … Read More…
On average, it will cost $55,600 to attend Princeton, Penn, Michigan or Stanford next year. But now you can enroll in online courses at all four…… Read More…
Students can opt for taking a 4 story high slide instead of the stairs in this campus building…. Read More…
Lately, I have really started to get into listening to podcasts, especially tech and productivity ones. They are great for my long commutes to and from work, and a good break from the constant negativity that is out there on talk radio. I also find that I am also listening to my podcasts at home … Read More…
When’s the last time you read a technical book that didn’t make your head spin? One that you actually learned something from, and didn’t fall asleep while reading it? One that inspired you to get up and create something better? Book reviews aren’t exactly what you’ve come to expect from AppStorm. There’s not lo… Read More…
I’ve started noticing an odd trend: DRM used to bug me to death, but it hasn’t seemed nearly as frustrating lately. I’ve never purchased music with DRM, choosing instead to rip CDs (that I’d legally bought) until iTunes quit DRM-locking their songs. But then it has increasingly become apparant that … Read More…
As Upworthy’s launch editors openly admit the first offering from the new website is “super-basic”. It contains nothing more, so far, than a mission statement and a couple of links relating to the Trayvon Martin story…. Read More…
Those in the creative fields know the power of critique, learning from peers and growing within what they are most passionate about. Sites like Dribbble do a great job with sharing and crowndsourcing respected opinions and critiques from other designers to build better design. Photic.me is a place for people to learn about photography with other photographers. … Read More…
Ever since college, one of the things I would do to relax and take a break was to pick up a sports or tech magazine and just enjoy the articles. I loved reading magazines and I still do, but, there is a vast different in how I read them today than I did 12 years … Read More…