Mike Tuttle

My Virtual Neighbor is a website where you can communicate with your real-world neighbors, even if you rarely see each other in person. It was started in response to a neighborhood robbery. The site’s About Us page tells its purpose: …

While Pinterest is a great inspiration source for artists, and generally a great place for finding designs and recipes (my wife made a pineapple upside-down cake from a Pinterest recipe just yesterday), the debate over how Pinterest handles its copyright …

Emotion-sensing computer software that models and responds to students’ cognitive and emotional states – including frustration and boredom – has been developed by University of Notre Dame Assistant Professor of Psychology Sidney D’Mello and colleagues from the University of Memphis …

Computer engineers writing in the International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems have reviewed the research literature to get a clear picture of cloud computing, its adoption, use and the security issues it faces. Cloud computing is the use …

Rick Falkvinge blogged recently about a distasteful experience he had at a seminar that purported to educate about Internet privacy and online identities. Falkvinge is the founder of the Swedish Pirate Party, which works to reform laws about copyright, patents …

Former Pinterest iOS engineer Sahil Lavingia has launched Gumroad. In essence, Gumroad is a payment company. But, as with all great ideas online, it takes something that you think you know about and makes it simple, different. With Gumroad, you …

On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal ran a piece that compared the popularity of Google Plus with that of Facebook. Despite the “apples vs oranges” nature of that comparison, the WSJ said that Google Plus is a “virtual ghost town” …

We reported earlier about the conspiracy theories already swirling about Andrew Breitbart’s death. Was it a hit? Who did he anger? Did it have anything to do with the tapes he was saying he would release about President Obama? Now, …

In a posting on lsnewsgroup.com, Lawrence Sinclair spoke about Andrew Breitbart and the professional relationship that the two of them shared. The story consisted of some confusing questions about whether or not Breitbart’s death was from “natural causes”. There is …

Megan’s friends gathered around to wish her a happy birthday. They sang the song. She blew out the candles. Then…

On his show, Rush Limbaugh called a female Georgetown law student a “slut” and a “prostitute”. Sandra Fluke had been slated to speak at a Congressional hearing about the mandated contraception coverage debate. Fluke was denied a time slot to …

Anthony Weiner was a bright star in the Democrat Party. As a US House representative from New York , Weiner had become a media darling and campaigner for health care reform, one of the most vocal advocates of single-payer health …

According to an article in The Hollywood Reporter, a marketing executive who happened to meet Andrew Breitbart just before he died recounted a conversation he had with the blogger. The two apparently met in a bar at The Brentwood restaurant, …

Lots of us get caught up in trying to multitask everyday. The term has become very commonplace. People even brag about their ability to multitask. But, many business leaders are starting to realize that our minds don’t really “multitask” the …

The employees of the U.S. State Department are apparently like employees anywhere. they hate using outdated browsers that don’t support newer protocols and features that websites are putting into their designs. So, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a …

Well, Rush Limbaugh thought highly of Andrew Breitbart. And, so did a considerable number of other people. These people, on the other hand, did not. And, they are taking the occasion of his passing to say so out loud. Now, …

In the opening segment of his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh spoke about his friend Andrew Breitbart. The transcript of his comments was made available. “A few words about Andrew Breitbart. I’ve known Andrew Breitbart since the 1990s when he …

Last week, Josh Wolford reported on the huge promotion Apple is running, giving away a $10,000 gift card for the person who gets the 25 billionth app download. It looks like that is going to happen tomorrow. Apple has been …

Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart passed away today. The AP reports that Breitbart collapsed while walking near his home in the Brentwood neighborhood. Someone called paramedics who tried to revive him, unsuccessfully. Breitbart was a protegé of blogger Matt Drudge before …

Andrew Breitbart, controversial conservative blogger and journalist, died today at the age of 43. Many were shocked at the news today and took to Twitter to talk about it. A quick glance at tweets related to Breitbart’s untimely passing shows …

Those Google Privacy Policy changes that you’ve been seeing pop-ups about for weeks (“This stuff matters”) goes into effect today. The changes have a lot of people, including governments, up in arms concerning their legality. Despite the uproar, Google has …

An amazing display of the synchronous capabilities of flying quadrotor robots was staged at TED today. In an article earlier this month, we discussed the ability of these machines to be programmed to fly in tight formations, including in three-dimensional …

Earlier today, Chris Gabbard did an article about the new Facebook Timeline For Brands. This is a more business-centric version of Facebook’s ubiquitous Timeline layout. Facebook plans to have all personal and brand pages running on Timeline by the end …

The long-awaited full trailer to the new Avengers movie is here! The teaser trailer gave you a whiff. Now, open up and indulge in the full sonic and visual onslaught that is Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, …