Originally published on Romper. A video released Tuesday by attn: — a social impact company whose mission is to “inform and empower the next generation” — has American parents talking and wondering if kids in the U.S. need more recess. The minute-long “Recess Around the World” video has been gaining traction online since it was […]
5 Innovations Disrupting Life as We Know It
Read the rest at Royal PortFolio magazine (archived). How disruptive technologies will change the way we live, work, play, learn—and even how we eat. dis·rupt, v: to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the normal way: to interrupt the normal progress or activity of (something)—Merriam Webster Dictionary. Disrupt: a term so pervasive in […]
Living in a Land of Virtual Reality
Originally published at Royal PortFolio (archived). Oculus Rift—the virtual reality goggles Kickstarted into existence—isn’t just a gamer’s dream, it’s a game-changer that Facebook bet $2 billion will alter the way we interact with technology and with the world around us. When you think of virtual reality, what comes to mind? Maybe you’re picturing cyberpunk techno-goggles strapped […]
Thousands Gather at Market Basket Rally As Sales Plummet 90%
Originally published at Consumer Press. Thousands of Market Basket employees, customers, and supporters descended upon the Tewksbury, Mass. store and corporate headquarters in what is now the start of the third week of protests. Police on site estimated as many as 5,000 to 6,000 people had gathered as of 11 AM Tuesday morning. Rally organizers had been […]