Before you get worried that Larry Page is prosecuted for large-scale drug trafficking, leading to a Google shutdown—you can rest at ease — they bought their way out of criminal charges — to the tune of $500,000,000 (and yes, I did write out the 0′s for effect). The nation-wide prescription drug ring sting setup by [...]
Author Archives: Robin Wilding
Move Over Mexican Drug Cartels – Feds say Google is the new Illicit (pharma) Drug Pusher
— By Robin Wilding
National Defense Authorization Act 2012 gives Americans a taste of their own Medicine
— By Robin Wilding
The initial cloud of smoke has cleared on 2012′s National Defense Authorization Act and we are still no better informed about the extent of its newly formed ambiguous power than we were when it was passed two weeks ago. The NDAA of 2012 broke with its traditionally monotonous roots when its scope spread far beyond [...]
Vendor Benchmarker Ashwin Ramasamy Talks about his Entrepreneurial Experiences with ContractIQ
— By Robin Wilding
Ever had a new vendor let you down? Had trouble finding a company that does/sells X? Then ContractIQ has got your back. ContractIQ is a fresh new start-up matching the Small and Medium Enterprise space with top-of-their-class service providers. With a continually updated list of benchmarked vendors ContractIQ advises SME business on their vendor selection [...]
Elisha Tan, digital skill Pimp and online Entrepreneur discusses her new learning platform Learnemy
— By Robin Wilding
The greatest inventions develop out of need. Elisha Tan found one. Her new web application, Learnemy plugs a hole in the marketplace — for peer-to-peer, formally informal learning. Learnemy is a platform for knowledge-thirsty individuals looking to connect with others to learn skills and/or sell/utilize their skills. By providing the platform Elisha is connecting people [...]
Occupy the Internet creates virtual tent city with The Global Square
— By Robin Wilding
In a digital cry Occupy Wall Street is screaming ‘Viva la Revolución!’ with their new Facebook-like virtual stomping ground, The Global Square. The Global Square is the movement’s new virtual Zuccotti Park, a place where Occupiers can squat virtually — free from state and corporate intervention, they hope. The Occupy Wall Street movement along with [...]
DeSopa Circumvents SOPA — Despite its Anti-Circumvention Measures
— By Robin Wilding
Leave it to the internet to find a way to circumvent impending laws designed solely to control it. Pro-internet developer Tamer Rizk designed a tool that can circumvent the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and ‘save the internet’. Rizk’s app is rather ironic given that it circumvents SOPA – despite its anti-circumvention measures. His new [...]
A (Virtual)sit-down with Andrea Chang and her brainchild BrainGig
— By Robin Wilding
Most entrepreneurs go into business for the incredible experience or with aspirations of financial freedom – but very few go into it with a benevolent agenda like Andrea Chang. OK, quasi-benevolent. The technology/idea Andrea invented, BrainGig, helps connect individuals and teams with much-needed funding opportunities. When Andrea saw the disconnect between existing funding opportunities and [...]
Entrepreneur Interview Series: A Sit-Down with Screenius genius co-founder Seth Cohen
— By Robin Wilding
Screenius may sound like the ominous description of an evil-genius iPad app hell-bent on world domination — but it’s far less maleficent than that. Screenius is a newly-launched iPad app that is joining the ranks of Angry Birds, Doodle Jump and Pocket God. Screenius is another infotainment tool — one that helps you funnel your [...]
JustRemindIt App is a helpful Band-Aid solution for Alzheimer Epidemic
— By Robin Wilding
Some creative Silicon Valley professionals branch off on their own to become entrepreneurs by starting their own tech venture. Aditya Kothadiya did exactly that, twice. As a founder of Shopalize and JustRemindIt, Aditya is riding entrepreneurial journey twice. This enterprising individual’s newest venture JustRemindIt has created a simple and yet brilliant application: a service that [...]
New Mobile Real Estate tool Flaretag: an interview with creator, 10-year Nokia Veteran Daniel Arroyo
— By Robin Wilding
The smartphone revolution is bringing the power of the internet to our daily lives via the powerful apps that are integrating our online and offline worlds. And those apps are being built by techno-geek-entrepreneurs such as Daniel Arroyo. Daniel is a mobile-oriented entrepreneur, and creator of Flaretag — “a platform to connect web content with [...]