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It’s official: Microsoft is scared of the PlayStation 4. Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will sell the Xbox One without the Kinect for $399, starting on June 9. The price cut levels the playing field and drops the Xbox One’s sticker price to the same level as Sony’s PS4. It also eliminates one of Continue Reading →

It’s official: Microsoft is scared of the PlayStation 4. Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will sell the Xbox One without the Kinect for $399, starting on June 9. The price cut levels the playing field and drops the Xbox One’s sticker price to the same level as Sony’s PS4. It also eliminates one of Continue Reading →

335 words. In today’s high-speed culture, that’s all we need to be effective. Let me explain. The “335 words” refers to a 2007 college graduation speech by Nobel economist Thomas Sargent. Yes, the entire speech is 335 words. It’s a compact list of 12 economic principles. Read it here. Sargent understands to be memorable, you must value a person’s time and Continue Reading →

These five awesome apps chart European History — from the Roman Empire through World War II — and are stacked with loads of helpful features. While students will most likely not grow up to be a stand-up philosopher or discover first hand that it’s “good to be king,” they can get closer to understanding the Continue Reading →

The relationship between social media and TV is of considerable interest to media owners, agencies and brands. Twitter is investing heavily to buy social media monitoring companies, and Facebook is also seeking to bolster its claim on social engagement with TV. There’s no doubt that ‘Social TV’ has become the subject of much speculation. But just how significant is Continue Reading →

If you’re my Facebook friend, it’s ridiculously easy to find out every book I read, every song I listen to, and many of the movies I watch. Having linked my Goodreads, Spotify and Netflix accounts to my Facebook page, it’s probably difficult to NOT see the media I’m consuming. Plus, if something I’m reading or Continue Reading →

The modern classroom has opted for digital over print, virtual over reality and innovation over tradition. Twenty-first century technology has revolutionized our classrooms, giving educators more teaching tools and students more ways to engage in the learning process. How we teach and learn will never be the same. Implementation of Tech Tools iPads and other Continue Reading →

Big cities are crowded, competitive and challenging. In other words, they are exactly where 20-somethings should live. “When you’re stacked up against your peers, you can really measure yourself and see how you’re doing,” said Coltrane Curtis, co-founder and managing partner of Team Epiphany, a brand solutions agency in NYC. “The city serves as an excellent Continue Reading →

The recently announced deal between Amazon and HBO — in which Amazon will offer to its Amazon Primes customers much of HBO’s classic programming — should be examined for its long-term implications. Are there any businesses that are liable to get hurt? In staff meetings, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos insists that there is always an empty chair that Continue Reading →

I recently wrote about the grand opening of Health City Cayman Islands. The grand opening of HCCI at the end of February ushered in a new era of hospitals in this century. HCCI has since opened its doors and is performing surgery on its first patients. It is starting to deliver on the promise of Continue Reading →