Author Archives: Beatrice Helman

Virtual Grocery Shopping

July 2nd, 2012

Ever heard of a virtual aisle? It saves time from walking up and down 14 aisles of a grocery store. Not to mention transportation time. While home delivery for groceries is hardly groundbreaking, the British grocer Tesco launched a Korean division, “Homeplus,” taking grocery shopping to an even greater level of interactivity. Shoppers in Korea [...]

A Moral Streak: Developers Flock to Non-Profit Khan Academy

June 28th, 2012

Money really isn’t everything, even in Silicon Valley. Tech startup, Khan Academy is an education non-profit attracting highly sought after programmers ready for a change. Khan’s mission struck a nerve, not only with the quickly emerging online education community but also with programmers looking for something more than a lofty salary. Founded in 2006 by [...]

Veepstakes: The Facebook Factor

June 25th, 2012

Could social media influence Mitt Romney’s choice of a running mate? Three who are said to be among the top candidates–Tim Pawlenty, Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan–are all involved in social media to varying degrees. Pawlenty’s website is “under construction” and he barely updates his Facebook page, even though he has just under 100,000 likes, [...]