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Start-Up Slader Looks to Solve the Math Homework Problem

Drake Martinet in Commerce on December 4, 2011 at 3:36 pm PT

Slader, a quiet New York-based education start-up, is picking away at what the school-attending population would probably list as the biggest pain point in their young lives: Homework.

President Obama’s LinkedIn Town Hall: The Other Silicon Valley Jobs Event

Kara Swisher in News on September 26, 2011 at 10:09 am PT

Here’s an idea to get more jobs for the citizens of the U.S.of A.: Fantastic high-speed wireless access!

Intern Becomes Real Live Blog Dude–ATD Hires Drake Martinet

Kara Swisher in News on November 9, 2010 at 10:29 am PT

It is always nice when an intern makes good, and that is entirely the case with Drake Martinet, who joins All Things Digital–as of yesterday, in fact. We could not be happier. Plus, we knew he was our kind of geek after he agreed to spend the night in a tent next to Robert Scoble, to cover last year’s Apple iPad release. Drake will be working on a range of things for ATD, from social and multimedia efforts to site analytics to discovering and writing about promising but nascent tech start-ups.

Welcome to ATD: The Very Enterprising Arik Hesseldahl

Kara Swisher in News on November 4, 2010 at 5:20 am PT

And Arik Hesseldahl makes it four. New reporters and bloggers for All Things Digital, that is. The Bloomberg Businessweek writer–based in New York–will be covering the enterprise arena, as well as chips, for us. As most regular readers know, this site has been expanding its staff, adding even more top-notch editorial might to our already terrific work.

Welcome to ATD: The Very Enterprising Arik Hesseldahl

Kara Swisher in Enterprise on November 4, 2010 at 5:20 am PT

And Arik Hesseldahl makes it four. New reporters and bloggers for All Things Digital, that is. The Bloomberg Businessweek writer–based in New York–will be covering the enterprise arena, as well as chips, for us. As most regular readers know, this site has been expanding its staff, adding even more top-notch editorial might to our already terrific work.

SAT Prep on the Web: A) a Game; B) Online Chat; C) All of the Above

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on November 2, 2010 at 2:33 pm PT

Grockit.com, a test-prep website, aims to get kids addicted to studying by letting them compete against one another or play games that earn them points and recognition.

Viral Video: "Waiting for Superman" Gets Taiwanesed

Kara Swisher in News on October 29, 2010 at 3:53 am PT

Failing schools in the U.S. is not a funny topic. But somehow the odd CGI animators over at Next Media Animation did a very good job with this take on the bracing documentary “Waiting for Superman,” using a clown to signify bad teachers.

BoomTown as Judge Judy, Um, Judge BigApps

Kara Swisher in News on October 13, 2010 at 2:37 am PT

With All Things Digital Global HQ located in the heart of the Castro in San Francisco, BoomTown tries hard not to judge–even that dude who likes to come into the Starbucks naked. But I made an exception to be a judge for an innovative civic geek contest that New York City is doing for the second year called BigApps 2.0, opening up a whole mess of government information and letting software developers have at it. And how much do you want to bet there will be a bed-bug app submitted this year?

BoomTown on TWiT: You Can't Say No to Oprah!

Kara Swisher in News on October 1, 2010 at 10:29 am PT

No, you may not, and that’s what I said on Leo Laporte’s terrific “This Week in Tech” online show last Sunday about why Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his recent $100 million donation to schools in Newark, New Jersey, on the same day as the splashy Hollywood movie–”The Social Network”–eviscerating him premiered. Because the powerful television talk show host wanted him on that week, since she was focusing on education reform! And what Oprah Winfrey wants, Oprah Winfrey gets–which is pretty much my motto for life. Here’s the video.

The Facebook Movie Is Here, the Critics Love It–So Let the Panels Begin!

Kara Swisher in News on September 27, 2010 at 5:16 am PT

The world of Facebook did not stop last Friday–although its unusual downtime was kind of spooky–when “The Social Network” made its debut in New York. The much-anticipated movie opens wide this Friday for all to see what the hubbub is about. And for everyone in Silicon Valley to debate over, of course. BoomTown too.