Ideas@Innovations: Dominic Basulto


Posted at 12:14 PM ET, 08/16/2012

Has China created the world’s first social credit card?
By Dominic Basulto
The card serves as the latest proof that China is close to challenging America’s top financial services innovators.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:14 PM ET, 08/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 08/15/2012

App.net and the myth of the social network do-over
By Dominic Basulto
App.net is the latest in a growing line of Facebook and Twitter alternatives. But can it succeed?

By Dominic Basulto  |  07:00 AM ET, 08/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 11:43 AM ET, 08/13/2012

TED, meme-laundering and the ‘Punk Eek’ of ideas
By Dominic Basulto
Years from now, when historians look back at the fossil record for the digital age, they will be puzzled by what appears to be a punctuated equilibrium — a Punk Eek of ideas.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:43 AM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, The Arts, The Lunch Break

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 08/08/2012

Is this what superhuman looks like?
By Dominic Basulto
Oscar Pistorius may not have won gold, but he has forever changed the definition of the Olympic athlete.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 08/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Health, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 08/03/2012

Olympics 2012 and the tyranny of now
By Dominic Basulto
The Olympics is showing how much our lifestyle clock has changed. But here’s the question: Are you “synchronous” or “asynchronous”?

By Dominic Basulto  |  07:00 AM ET, 08/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read

Posted at 03:30 PM ET, 07/26/2012

The AIDS cure: If only there were an app for that
By Dominic Basulto
Do the math and you’ll see why mobile phones are so important in ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

By Dominic Basulto  |  03:30 PM ET, 07/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Education, Technology

Posted at 08:48 AM ET, 07/26/2012

MakerBot’s mixtape, Minecraft’s creative mode and the end of scarcity (video)
By Emi Kolawole
From 3-D printed mixtapes to the pixelated world of Minecraft, will scarcity become a thing of the past?

By Emi Kolawole  |  08:48 AM ET, 07/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology, Video, #Quirky

Posted at 06:00 PM ET, 07/24/2012

Are we building a techno dystopia?
By Dominic Basulto
It’s almost as if our consolation prize for losing the “War On Poverty” was lots of bright shiny gadgets.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 PM ET, 07/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Invention, Technology

Posted at 10:16 AM ET, 07/16/2012

The Web needs to change its password
By Dominic Basulto
The next great innovation may not be about making something new, but protecting what we’ve already created.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:16 AM ET, 07/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 01:34 PM ET, 07/11/2012

Is this what the next Russian Revolution looks like?
By Dominic Basulto
Even as there are protests in the streets of Moscow and online, the Skolkovo project signals a potentially positive shift in Russia.

By Dominic Basulto  |  01:34 PM ET, 07/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Entrepreneurship, The Lunch Break

Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 07/06/2012

The ‘doomsday’ virus and the tragedy of the Internet commons
By Dominic Basulto
The ‘doomsday’ virus is another sign that we are not as aware as we should be of the Internet as a finite resource.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:45 AM ET, 07/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Technology, Morning Read

Posted at 10:21 AM ET, 07/03/2012

How a storm revealed the myth of the ‘cloud’
By Dominic Basulto
In the wake of a storm that took down some of the Web’s most popular sites, a myth emerged.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:21 AM ET, 07/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 06/29/2012

How we’re playing God now
By Dominic Basulto
As technology accelerates, so does our ability to play God.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:59 AM ET, 06/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:34 PM ET, 06/26/2012

Why Baby Boomers are the innovators of the future
By Dominic Basulto
Move over Mark Zuckerberg, aging Baby Boomers are becoming the new face of the innovative startup.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:34 PM ET, 06/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Entrepreneurship, Technology, The Lunch Break

Posted at 10:32 AM ET, 06/22/2012

The Internet’s monster mash
By Dominic Basulto
The Internet’s mashup culture has officially gone Hollywood.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:32 AM ET, 06/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Business, Morning Read, Technology, The Arts, Video

Posted at 06:06 AM ET, 06/20/2012

What happens when Uncle Sam tells Google he doesn’t like your YouTube video?
By Dominic Basulto
Google’s Transparency Report is a welcome step, but is it enough?

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:06 AM ET, 06/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 06/14/2012

The Supreme Court’s health-care innovation moment
By Dominic Basulto
If the Supreme Court does not strike down the law, the clear winners will be the tech innovators.

By Dominic Basulto  |  02:40 PM ET, 06/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Health, Technology

Posted at 09:40 AM ET, 06/12/2012

WWDC: How developers’ wish lists are powering Apple’s innovation engine
By Dominic Basulto
The global developer community plays a bigger role in driving Apple’s innovation than they get credit for.

By Dominic Basulto  |  09:40 AM ET, 06/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 03:47 PM ET, 06/07/2012

The pain in Spain falls gently on the brain
By Dominic Basulto
Spain’s economy is about to implode, but few people in the U.S. seem to care.

By Dominic Basulto  |  03:47 PM ET, 06/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:09 AM ET, 06/05/2012

Hey, ladies: Men are from Venus, too
By Dominic Basulto
Could the Transit of Venus be seen as a metaphor for a new way of thinking about the Web?

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:09 AM ET, 06/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology, Morning Read, Entrepreneurship, Video

Posted at 10:38 AM ET, 06/01/2012

Stuxnet, Flame and fulfilling the dream of Sun Tzu
By Dominic Basulto
The virus-as-weapon war going on in the Middle East is even more true to the “Art of War” than any form of warfare to date.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:38 AM ET, 06/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 02:18 PM ET, 05/30/2012

The new #Fail: Fail fast, fail early and fail often
By Dominic Basulto
It may sound counter-intuitive, but the future of innovation is in learning how to fail.

By Dominic Basulto  |  02:18 PM ET, 05/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Entrepreneurship

Posted at 11:20 AM ET, 05/28/2012

Is this the Web’s great Leap forward?
By Dominic Basulto
The next big thing on the Web may have nothing at all to do with the Web itself, but, rather, how we interact with it.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:20 AM ET, 05/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Invention, Morning Read, Technology, Video

Posted at 11:05 AM ET, 05/22/2012

The Facebook $38 special
By Dominic Basulto
When it comes to Facebook, it helps to remember the law of multiples.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:05 AM ET, 05/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Technology, The Lunch Break

Posted at 01:09 PM ET, 05/17/2012

Moguls with hoodies: The blurring line between Silicon Valley and Hollywood
By Dominic Basulto
The line between the moguls in the Valley and the moguls in Hollywood is blurring.

By Dominic Basulto  |  01:09 PM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Video, The Lunch Break

Posted at 10:52 AM ET, 05/15/2012

JPMorgan and the price of complexity
By Dominic Basulto
It’s important to consider the difference between complex and complicated.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:52 AM ET, 05/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read

Posted at 11:53 AM ET, 05/10/2012

Online education and the super Flynn effect
By Dominic Basulto
Is Ivy League online education going to give the Flynn Effect extra juice?

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:53 AM ET, 05/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Education, The Lunch Break

Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 05/09/2012

Is your technology biased?
By Dominic Basulto
Anyone who uses the Internet has an obligation to understand the inherent biases of digital technology.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:59 PM ET, 05/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, The Lunch Break

Posted at 12:47 PM ET, 05/03/2012

Is social profiling discrimination?
By Dominic Basulto
Should employers and stores be allowed to discriminate based on your social graph?

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:47 PM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, The Lunch Break

Posted at 02:10 PM ET, 05/01/2012

The World Wide Scrapbook: How the Web is changing the way we remember
By Dominic Basulto
The Internet is changing our collective memory from a local network to a global one.

By Dominic Basulto  |  02:10 PM ET, 05/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Education, Health, The Lunch Break

Posted at 11:36 AM ET, 04/26/2012

Google and the myth of first-mover advantage
By Dominic Basulto
“First mover advantage” is being replaced by a new model.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:36 AM ET, 04/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 04/24/2012

The networks of evil
By Dominic Basulto
The “axis of evil” may have been replaced by dictatorships’ use of new media technology to opress their people.

By Dominic Basulto  |  02:00 PM ET, 04/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology, The Lunch Break, Video

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 04/20/2012

Does hacktivism mean the end of ideology?
By Dominic Basulto
What if hacktivism had the potential to erode traditional notions of national ideology?

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:15 AM ET, 04/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:32 AM ET, 04/18/2012

Inner peace in the palm of your hand
By Dominic Basulto
What if your mobile device could help you find inner peace and guarantee you always have sweet dreams?

By Dominic Basulto  |  09:32 AM ET, 04/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:37 PM ET, 04/13/2012

Cory Booker, Hillary Clinton and Ryan Gosling: Memes are the new sound bite
By Dominic Basulto
Don’t be surprised if the sound bite fight transforms into a battle for the mightiest meme.

By Dominic Basulto  |  01:37 PM ET, 04/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, The Lunch Break, #Quirky

Posted at 09:42 AM ET, 04/12/2012

The silly argument against ‘stupid games’
By Dominic Basulto
What if so-called “stupid games,” such as Angry Birds and Words with Friends are making us smarter?

By Dominic Basulto  |  09:42 AM ET, 04/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology, The Arts

Posted at 11:46 AM ET, 04/05/2012

Student loan debt: Can these innovations save America’s workforce?
By Dominic Basulto
Can peer-to-peer lending and a free online education save the American workforce?

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:46 AM ET, 04/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, The Lunch Break

Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 04/01/2012

Mr. A. Preel Ful and the strange rise of the Artisanal Internet
By Dominic Basulto
Young entrepreneurs are becoming involved in a strange, new movement.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:16 PM ET, 04/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Invention, Technology, The Arts, #Quirky

Posted at 11:42 AM ET, 03/30/2012

Clooney, Kony, soldier, spy: Celebrity activism goes high-tech
By Dominic Basulto
Actor George Clooney’s satellite network could be just the beginning of a new era of high-tech celebrity activism.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:42 AM ET, 03/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:06 AM ET, 03/27/2012

James Cameron and our exploration evolution
By Dominic Basulto
We are returning to a time when brave adventurers and the private sector are being called on to supply the vision for future exploration and innovation.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:06 AM ET, 03/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Invention, Morning Read, Research, Technology, Video

Posted at 10:48 AM ET, 03/26/2012

Don’t show me the money: Why eliminating cash may be the secret to prosperity
By Dominic Basulto
There is a direct correlation between becoming a cashless society and becoming a digitally innovative society.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:48 AM ET, 03/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:23 PM ET, 03/20/2012

Mike Daisey, Apple’s cash and the new face of American values
By Dominic Basulto
From labor rights to how a company spends its cash on hand, the way U.S. corporations represent America is changing.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:23 PM ET, 03/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, The Lunch Break

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 03/16/2012

Yahoo, Facebook and the wisdom of Shakespeare
By Dominic Basulto
If the lawyers, rather than the technologists, start to guide the future of Silicon Valley, we could see a massive realignment of power in the tech industry.

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:00 AM ET, 03/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Business, Technology

Posted at 10:52 AM ET, 03/13/2012

Is neuroscience the new ‘Freakonomics’?
By Dominic Basulto
Today, neuroscience, not economics, may provide a better explanation for human behavior in the marketplace.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:52 AM ET, 03/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 03/12/2012

Iran and the era of cyber infection
By Dominic Basulto
Will hackers and cyber-activists in hooded sweatshirts determine the future of war?

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:00 AM ET, 03/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:06 AM ET, 03/06/2012

What if Super Tuesday was more like March Madness?
By Dominic Basulto
Surely, there must be a way to reform the primary election calendar and truly super-size Super Tuesday?

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:06 AM ET, 03/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 03:49 PM ET, 03/02/2012

The ‘iPad 3’: A breakthrough or a stepping stone?
By Dominic Basulto
Will the company introduce a breakthrough product or just another incremental update to its existing technology?

By Dominic Basulto  |  03:49 PM ET, 03/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:57 AM ET, 02/28/2012

A view from inside the 3D manufacturing movement
By Dominic Basulto
Is it really possible for an average person to learn 3D manufacturing — or are some things best left to rocket scientists and industrial designers?

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:57 AM ET, 02/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:10 PM ET, 02/27/2012

Dear Hollywood, nostalgia is not a business model
By Dominic Basulto
The Academy Awards showed what was wrong with the industry when it comes to innovation.

By Dominic Basulto  |  01:10 PM ET, 02/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, The Arts

Posted at 08:50 AM ET, 02/22/2012

Google, Safari and our final privacy wake-up call
By Dominic Basulto
Google is the latest company to be accused of having its hand in the user privacy cookie jar. What does it say about the state of our privacy online?

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:50 AM ET, 02/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology, Video

Posted at 08:38 AM ET, 02/17/2012

Contraception, gay marriage and how to turn a campaign into a movement
By Dominic Basulto
The rise of social issues should have candidates considering the Web and how to turn a campaign into a movement.

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:38 AM ET, 02/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Health, Technology

Posted at 07:17 AM ET, 02/14/2012

My jealous Valentine: How the Internet may be turning you into a stalker
By Dominic Basulto
On Valentine’s Day, that combination of availability and access is especially enticing for the jilted lover, or the vengeful ex.

By Dominic Basulto  |  07:17 AM ET, 02/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:29 PM ET, 02/08/2012

ACTA and the case of the SOPA undead
By Dominic Basulto
The same online furor over Internet piracy unleashed by SOPA and PIPA in the United States has now made its way to Europe.

By Dominic Basulto  |  01:29 PM ET, 02/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:14 PM ET, 02/06/2012

The Super Bowl ad’s online future
By Dominic Basulto
It’s hard not to be struck by the fundamental difference between the “old” and “new” ways of marketing to consumers.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:14 PM ET, 02/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 02/02/2012

Drones and the new fog of war
By Dominic Basulto
A revolution in military affairs is leading to a revolution in human affairs.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:00 AM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:27 PM ET, 01/31/2012

The Facebook IPO pricetag and why young tech CEOs should be rooting for Zuckerberg
By Dominic Basulto
Facebook’s much-anticipated IPO filing comes after months of speculation about what will almost certainly be the biggest Internet offering ever.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:27 PM ET, 01/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:32 PM ET, 01/19/2012

Apple: A textbook case of innovation
By Dominic Basulto
The classic question facing any innovator is not just how to come up with something new and different - but how to address a real pain point of the customer in a creative, cost-effective way.

By Dominic Basulto  |  01:32 PM ET, 01/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Education, Invention, Technology

Posted at 08:02 AM ET, 01/18/2012

Wikipedia goes dark, but is the site still relevant?
By Dominic Basulto
The Wikipedia Blackout started Wednesday as a show of solidarity with Internet companies, such as Reddit, that are protesting the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The blackout should have been a bigger deal than it is.

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:02 AM ET, 01/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:01 AM ET, 01/12/2012

The search for the right candidate just got more personal
By Dominic Basulto
OPINION | The 2012 election campaign is about to get a lot more personal, at least if Google has any say in it.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:01 AM ET, 01/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:39 AM ET, 01/10/2012

Meet the new political elite: Computer programmers
By Dominic Basulto
Code is becoming the new lingua franca of Web activists around the nation, powering Anonymous-style movements against politicians and the status quo. In the process, programmers and coders are helping to create a new power base within the electorate.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:39 AM ET, 01/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:31 AM ET, 01/04/2012

Patent Wars 2012: Here’s what to expect
By Dominic Basulto
After taking a week off for the holidays, the tech patent wars that flared up throughout 2011 seem to be in full swing once again.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:31 AM ET, 01/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 01/04/2012

How disruptive is Apple TV?
By Dominic Basulto
One of most hotly anticipated tech products of the coming year is the new Apple TV set. But how disruptive will it be?

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:00 AM ET, 01/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:04 AM ET, 01/03/2012

The Iowa Caucuses, dark horses and the mystery of crowds
By Dominic Basulto
With less than 24 hours to go before the Iowa Caucuses, the Iowa Electronic Markets show that there is a possibility for a dark-horse candidate.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:04 AM ET, 01/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 12/24/2011

China, Russia and the new digital spy game
By Dominic Basulto
We have entered a new era of cyberwarfare that is strangely reminiscent of the Cold War.

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:00 AM ET, 12/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/22/2011

Can the U.S. government hack health care?
By Dominic Basulto
The path to fixing the health-care system in the United States could lead straight through your cell phone.

By Dominic Basulto  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Invention, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 01:18 PM ET, 12/19/2011

IBM Five-in-Five: Company makes tech future predictions
By Emi Kolawole
The predictions are part of the company’s annual Five-in-Five series, which looks at the “five innovations that will change how people work, live and play over the next five years.”

By Emi Kolawole  |  01:18 PM ET, 12/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Energy, Health, Invention, Research, Technology, Video, The Lunch Break

Posted at 11:35 AM ET, 12/16/2011

Facebook, Google, Twitter and the Internet knockoff economy
By Dominic Basulto
Nearly every week it seems like Google introduces a new product that emulates one already popular with Internet users. And they’re not alone.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:35 AM ET, 12/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Entrepreneurship, Invention, Technology

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/15/2011

Why is Bill Gates selling nuclear tech to China?
By Dominic Basulto
Something feels wrong about seeing him launch a new chapter in his tech career in China and not the U.S.

By Dominic Basulto  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Business, Energy, Invention, Technology

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/09/2011

Newt Gingrich, can the Internet trust you?
By Dominic Basulto
The GOP presidential hopeful’s story may play well in Iowa, but what about on the Internet?

By Dominic Basulto  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:02 AM ET, 12/07/2011

Unemployment and the most dangerous question of the 2012 election
By Dominic Basulto
OPINION | Do the traditional unemployment figures accurately reflect the true state of the American economy? That might just turn out to be the most dangerous political question of 2012, especially for the Obama administration.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:02 AM ET, 12/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Business, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 08:41 AM ET, 12/01/2011

Where will the next Facebook come from?
By Dominic Basulto
Netscape, Google and now Facebook. Where will the next, big tech company come from?

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:41 AM ET, 12/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 11/23/2011

The Internet’s culture of nonviolent retaliation
By Dominic Basulto
Where will we draw the line when it comes to the way we protect our civilians and government leaders?

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 11/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology, Video

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 11/22/2011

Warren Buffett and why IBM is just like a railroad
By Dominic Basulto
In real life, as in the board game Monopoly, railroads are valuable properties. Just ask Warren Buffett.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 11/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Business, Energy, Health, Morning Read, Technology, Video

Posted at 10:31 AM ET, 11/19/2011

SOPA’s ugly message to the world about America and internet Innovation
By Dominic Basulto
OPINION | The Stop Online Piracy Act’s passage would send a strong message to the world.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:31 AM ET, 11/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Business, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 11/15/2011

The Supreme Court could put health-care innovation on life support
By Dominic Basulto
OPINION | The Supreme Court’s decision could make it even more difficult to innovate in the health-care arena.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 11/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Health, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 08:51 AM ET, 11/11/2011

Eddie Murphy, Ashton Kutcher and the plight of the at-risk celebrity
By Dominic Basulto
OPINION | The Internet is turning everything we thought we knew about being a celebrity upside down.

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:51 AM ET, 11/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Business, Morning Read, Technology, The Arts

Posted at 01:32 PM ET, 11/10/2011

Daily deals and the demise of Black Friday
By Dominic Basulto
In the daily deals universe it’s Black Friday every day. And here’s the problem: The Black Friday and daily deals crowds are almost entirely one and the same.

By Dominic Basulto  |  01:32 PM ET, 11/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Business

Posted at 01:13 PM ET, 11/08/2011

Siri has made your voice the next killer app
By Dominic Basulto
OPINION | Voice is now poised to change the way we interact with our Internet-connected devices.

By Dominic Basulto  |  01:13 PM ET, 11/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 12:49 PM ET, 11/03/2011

Popping the ‘supercommittee’ ‘Filter Bubble’
By Dominic Basulto
OPINION | The bad news: They have a “Filter Bubble” problem. The good news: There may be a way to fix it.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:49 PM ET, 11/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Morning Read

Posted at 08:19 AM ET, 11/02/2011

The real Wall Street occupation is online
By Dominic Basulto
The same 1’s and 0’s that transmit trillions of dollars worldwide can become the basis for a digital revolution in finance.

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:19 AM ET, 11/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology, Business, Morning Read

Posted at 10:00 PM ET, 10/28/2011

Curing the Gen Y student loan hangover
By Dominic Basulto
OPINION | President Obama made an important first step in fixing the nation’s student loan problem. But is it enough?

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:00 PM ET, 10/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Education, Morning Read

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 10/26/2011

Mary Meeker: Web 2.0 requires economy 2.0
By Dominic Basulto
OPINION | Meeker reminds us that the bullish case for tech only makes sense when there is a bullish case for the economy.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 10/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Morning Read, Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 10/11/2011

Moscow’s new high-tech hub: Riddle, mystery or enigma?
By Dominic Basulto
Russia’s version of Silicon Valley - an “innovation city” built from scratch on the outskirts of Moscow - is finally starting to take shape.

By Dominic Basulto  |  07:00 AM ET, 10/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology, Urban Development

Posted at 07:17 AM ET, 10/07/2011

Innovators, data will set you free
By Dominic Basulto
OPINION | In any 48-hour period, more data is created than had been created by all of humanity in the past 30,000 years.

By Dominic Basulto  |  07:17 AM ET, 10/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Business

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 10/04/2011

Banking on a new generation of payment alternatives
By Dominic Basulto
If you feel trapped by rising debit-card swipe fees, here are some options that may have banks reconsidering their next move.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 10/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 09/29/2011

Silicon Valley and the next $100 billion stimulus
By Dominic Basulto
A handful of companies in the technology sector are sitting on a combined cash hoard of over $100 billion.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 09/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 09/27/2011

Zuckerberg lays down the law: One timeline to rule them all
By Dominic Basulto
Facebook’s relentlessly-hyped, celebrity-studded f8 developer conference is starting to rival Apple.

By Dominic Basulto  |  09:00 AM ET, 09/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Invention, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 08:49 AM ET, 09/23/2011

Ahoy, matey! The Pirate Party is about to board your campaign
By Dominic Basulto
The success of the Pirate Party in Europe should be a wake-up call for American politicians.

By Dominic Basulto  |  08:49 AM ET, 09/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Morning Read

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 09/16/2011

Say ‘good-bye’ to ‘too big to fail’
By Dominic Basulto
The FDIC, Federal Reserve and Financial Stability Oversight Council have united on the mandatory creation of "living wills" for the largest banks in the country.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 09/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 09/14/2011

The starvation of America’s middle class
By Dominic Basulto
When you think “world hunger,” you probably think of far-off places. Think again.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 09/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Health, Morning Read, Urban Development

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 09/09/2011

The Postal Service’s path from zero to hero
By Dominic Basulto
The U.S. Postal Service is clearly in need of a radical overhaul, and it can be done.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 09/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 09/06/2011

Welcome to your curated Web, courtesy of corporate America
By Dominic Basulto
The amount of content online is growing, and with it comes the need for a new kind of information gatekeeper.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 09/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Morning Read, The Arts

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 09/02/2011

The underground venture capital economy
By Dominic Basulto
At a time when the above-ground economy seems to be stuck in perpetual neutral, something very interesting is happening in the underground, VC economy.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 09/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Entrepreneurship, Invention, Morning Read, Technology

Posted at 01:15 PM ET, 08/30/2011

Wal-Mart’s cosmic voodoo
By Dominic Basulto
Wal-Mart is starting to turn heads in the tech world — and that may have important implications for the way we think about the future of the shopping experience.

By Dominic Basulto  |  01:15 PM ET, 08/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Technology, Video

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 08/26/2011

The Internet is whatever you want it to be
By Dominic Basulto
If you’re online, you’re probably in a bubble and you don’t even realize it.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 08/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology, Video, Morning Read

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 08/24/2011

Robots and the end of war as we know it
By Dominic Basulto
Technological advancement and market demand are converging when it comes to military robotics.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Innovations, Dominic Basulto, Invention, Research, Technology

Posted at 01:24 PM ET, 08/18/2011

The gamification of the presidential election
By Dominic Basulto
The nation’s challenges are complex, so it’s no surprise politicians are turning the delivery of information about them into a game.

By Dominic Basulto  |  01:24 PM ET, 08/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 12:33 PM ET, 08/15/2011

Google opens its wallet for Motorola Mobility
By Dominic Basulto
Google’s surprise move is perhaps the clearest signal yet that the worlds of the traditional Internet are colliding like never before.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:33 PM ET, 08/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 08/12/2011

Get ready for the new era of manufacturing
By Dominic Basulto
Dominic Basulto | The future of manufacturing in America may look completely different from the way that you imagine it.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 08/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Business, Entrepreneurship, Invention, Morning Read, Research, Technology

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 08/10/2011

This is the Internet, do not power it down
By Dominic Basulto
As a giant self-replicating organism, the Web may not evolve the way we think it will.

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 08/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 08/05/2011

Let’s make a deal for an economic recovery
By Dominic Basulto
Could deal sites like Groupon help save the economy via America’s small businesses?

By Dominic Basulto  |  06:00 AM ET, 08/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Business, Morning Read

Posted at 12:39 PM ET, 08/01/2011

The debt ceiling debate proves we need political hackers, not political hacks
By Dominic Basulto
A valuable lesson from the debt debate: We need more — and better — digital, civic engagement.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:39 PM ET, 08/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 12:04 PM ET, 07/28/2011

The end of communication as we know it
By Dominic Basulto
As companies race to adapt to the rapid digitization of the world’s information into 1s and 0s, they are also re-defining how we communicate with each other.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:04 PM ET, 07/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 10:08 AM ET, 07/26/2011

Airbnb chooses the road less traveled
By Dominic Basulto
The big travel brands have only themselves to blame if Airbnb manages to continue its unchecked expansion.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:08 AM ET, 07/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Entrepreneurship, Business, Video

Posted at 12:38 PM ET, 07/21/2011

Apple’s OS X Lion is the new king of the technology jungle
By Dominic Basulto
Ideas@Innovations | The greatest innovations from Apple are not always obvious.

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:38 PM ET, 07/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Invention, Technology

Posted at 11:53 AM ET, 07/19/2011

The return of the blockbuster drug
By Dominic Basulto
Ideas@Innovations | A recent FDA announcement may mean the demise of the blockbuster drug may have been greatly exaggerated.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:53 AM ET, 07/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Business, Health

Posted at 12:51 PM ET, 07/14/2011

Energy innovation and the battle of the BULB
By Dominic Basulto
If we cannot agree, as a nation, to adopt cheaper, more efficient light bulbs, is it even possible to begin innovating in energy?

By Dominic Basulto  |  12:51 PM ET, 07/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Energy, Technology

Posted at 11:13 AM ET, 07/12/2011

Silicon Valley’s great social experiment
By Dominic Basulto
Ideas@Innovations | In many ways, the creation of a new social network such as Google+ requires the mind of a sociologist or anthropologist, not a technologist.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:13 AM ET, 07/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 11:35 AM ET, 07/08/2011

The do-it-yourself health-care revolution gets a boost
By Dominic Basulto
Ideas@Innovations | If government, or the private sector, won’t give us an innovative health-care system, the people will create it themselves.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:35 AM ET, 07/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Health, Invention, Research, Technology, Video

Posted at 02:13 PM ET, 07/05/2011

Is it possible to tweet a recovery?
By Dominic Basulto
Ideas@Innovations | Is it really possible to crowd-source a recovery via hashtags?

By Dominic Basulto  |  02:13 PM ET, 07/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 10:15 AM ET, 06/30/2011

Don Draper needs to re-brand infrastructure for the internet era
By Dominic Basulto
Ideas@Innovations | Don Draper needs to re-brand infrastructure for the internet era.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:15 AM ET, 06/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Business, Dominic Basulto, Energy, Technology, Urban Development

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 06/28/2011

The driverless car: Innovation on autopilot
By Dominic Basulto
Ideas@Innovations | Google’s unorthodx approach to innovation has led the company to its next big idea: Driverless cars.

By Dominic Basulto  |  11:00 AM ET, 06/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Invention, Technology, Video

Posted at 05:31 PM ET, 06/24/2011

Fail whale, meet the Chinese dragon
By Dominic Basulto
Ideas@Innovations | Far from being a Twitter copycat, China’s Sina Weibo has emerged as a force to be reckoned with.

By Dominic Basulto  |  05:31 PM ET, 06/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology

Posted at 10:01 AM ET, 06/23/2011

Ready, Fire, Aim: The revolution will be photographed
By Dominic Basulto
Ideas@Innovations | Lytro’s revolutionary, but it may be lost on the hipster photographers of today who want their photos to look older — not younger.

By Dominic Basulto  |  10:01 AM ET, 06/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Invention, Technology, The Arts, Dominic Basulto, Video

Posted at 02:27 PM ET, 06/22/2011

The men and women who want to live forever
By Dominic Basulto
Ideas@Innovations | New technology may eliminate the Faustian bargains associated with prolonging life.

By Dominic Basulto  |  02:27 PM ET, 06/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Health, Technology, Research, The Arts, The Arts

Posted at 02:01 PM ET, 06/21/2011

Facebook needs to face the music
By Dominic Basulto
Ideas@Innovations | If Internet radio company Pandora could be valued at $2 billion, just how much is Facebook Music worth?

By Dominic Basulto  |  02:01 PM ET, 06/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dominic Basulto, Technology, Business, Business