Mobile Location Analytics: Is Big Shopper watching you? Think mobile device tracking is the domain of Hollywood thrillers and law enforcement? Try the low drama experience of shopping your local mall. Even when you’re not on the phone, texting, or otherwise broadcasting your position with social media, your mobile device can feed location information in […]

"We can either use the technologies of our age or be used by them." -The Wisdom 2.0 Conference Last weekend I attended the Wisdom 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. Technology leaders from Google, Zappos, and Facebook, as well as media powerhouse and lifestyle guru, Arianna Huffington, and mindfulness teachers Jon Kabat-Zinn and Eckhart Tolle discussed […]

In honor of Valentine’s Day, let’s celebrate the many ways in which privacy is sexy. Just like Justin Timberlake once encouraged us to "bring sexy back," how can we "bring privacy back" into our daily lives? Think privacy isn’t sexy? Which would you rather: Leave a little to the imagination, or put it all out […]

So many of us would readily agree that privacy matters, but are we really connecting with the emotional and personal reasons behind our point of view? What makes the concept of privacy resonate with us? There are a host of credible political, social, ethical, and philosophical arguments that highlight the power shared information has on […]