Chi Tung, 07/30/12

Editor based in Los Angeles

Frank Ocean's Channel Orange and Louis C.K.'s Louie are rare examples of great art that succeed because of -- not in spite of -- their willingness to provide endless grist for the social media mill.

Matti Friedman, 07/30/12

Journalist

An electronic book exists in an infinite number of copies; there is no original. The Aleppo Codex, on the other hand, existed only in its original 500-page manuscript. There were no copies at all, and for this reason its physical safety was always paramount.

Karthika Muthukumaraswamy, 07/29/12

Science and Technology writer

Those who have the time, inclination and money can afford reputation defenders and lawyers who can makeover their online personae. But what does this do for the democratic, free-for-all nature of the World Wide Web?

John Pavley, 07/28/12

CTO @ The Huffington Post, Mgt Hckr

In Las Vegas this weekend, a different kind of Olympics is unfolding, with athletes testing their skills, determination and courage in digital contests at DEFCON, one of the oldest and most important hacker conventions in the world.

Niovi Christopoulou, 07/27/12

Corporate attorney; Co-chair, International Committee of Columbia Business School Alumni Club

It is not a secret among these in the know that Greece could and should develop its information technology sector: Greece's strength is Greek human talent, namely its talented engineers.

Soren Gordhamer, 07/27/12

Author, 'Wisdom 2.0'; host, Wisdom 2.0 Conference

The real conversation of our age is about how to connect to one another through technology -- and in person -- purposefully, in ways that are beneficial to our own well-being, effective for our work, and useful to the world.

Claire Diaz-Ortiz, 07/27/12

Leader of social innovation at Twitter; author, 'Twitter for Good: Change the World, One Tweet at a Time'

Cringing, I spend likely no less than 1 minute and 45 seconds (or more!) each and every day deleting terrible LinkedIn "requests," wishing and hoping that someone -- somewhere -- could teach folks to use LinkedIn appropriately.

Rachel Weiss, 07/27/12

Vice President of Digital Strategy at L’Oréal USA and Chair of L’Oréal Women in Digital

As women, technology provides us with new ways to reach out, share our opinions, and get information in ways we never before could. Technology has provided us with a voice and a living.

Everett Ehrlich, 07/27/12

We should instead focus on doing whatever we can to spread high-speed connectivity everywhere and unleash its potential to create jobs and growth, improve such key sectors as education and health care, and empower individuals.

Karen Purcell, P.E., 07/27/12

Founder, owner, and president, PK Electrical

If we want to attract the best and brightest minds into the fields that will move us forward, we can no longer look to only half of the population. More women can contribute to our field and we can help make that happen.

Mitch Feierstein, 07/26/12

Author, 'Planet Ponzi'

I love this company. I love its products. I own the lot. But you need to put those things to one side when considering your stock portfolio. You need to operate with reason, not adoration.

Shawn Amos, 07/27/12

Freshwire

Welcome to the Socialympics! The 2012 games will undoubtedly go down in history as the most social Olympics yet.

Janet Tavakoli, 07/26/12

President, Tavakoli Structured Finance

The investment banks that helped inflate Facebook's share price may stand to earn fees as Facebook acquires other companies. Unfortunately, the fall in value puts a damper on these plans.

Rob Spiro, 07/26/12

Co-founder, Good Eggs

The opportunity is not to invent a movement, but to build software to support one that already exists. By bringing meaningful technology to the thousands of local food entrepreneurs out there, we can accelerate the changes that they're already making.

Brad Spirrison, 07/26/12

Managing Editor of Appolicious and Chicago-based writer

Showyou showcases videos shared by members of your social graph (most prominently Facebook, Twitter and users you follow within the app), as well as from a growing list of professional providers.

Michael Varrati, 07/26/12

Actor, writer, and pop culture enthusiast

Artists like Alex Day are lending their support to online music availability options like YouTube-MP3. Rather than resist change, people like Alex are meeting it with open arms, hoping it will lead to new opportunities for them and their audience.

X PRIZE Foundation, 07/26/12

Solving the world’s Grand Challenges

The German robotics company Festo recently unveiled the ExoHand, a sophisticated robotic hand that is capable of the fine motor skills that allows the human hand to have a delicate touch or perform complex manipulations.